AUDIO: What does 4.3 per cent inflation mean for interest rates?
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Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF+2.2% 30d
iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australia”).
- BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia
- EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.2% 11d
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWA | -0.81% | -1.17% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BWX | -0.23% | +0.14% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EFANo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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The price since 28 Oct 2026: Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) versus the S&P 500
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spdr Series Trust (BWX) | three days earlier | +0.14% | final price |
| Spdr Series Trust (BWX) | five days earlier | -0.23% | final price |
| Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) | three days earlier | -1.17% | final price |
| Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) | five days earlier | -0.81% | final price |
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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)
Companies tied to this story
- EWA Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf
For “AUDIO: What does 4.3 per cent inflation mean for interest rates?,” Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australian”)
- BWX Spdr Series Trust
Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “AUDIO: What does 4.3 per cent inflation mean for interest rates?.” Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia
- EFA Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “AUDIO: What does 4.3 per cent inflation mean for interest rates?.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia
Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)
Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) is the company in “AUDIO: What does 4.3 per cent inflation mean for interest rates?,” the 28 Oct 2026 this story story.
Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) is on the page because iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australian”)
Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia
Dates and price levels for Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)
EFA traded between 102.00 and 106.44 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWA traded between 27.76 and 29.31 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.12.
A simple score for Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)
27 out of 100
“AUDIO: What does 4.3 per cent inflation mean for interest rates?” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.