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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation

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The decision was split 7-2, with board members Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato dissenting from the hike.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • GS Goldman Sachs

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of financial companies

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking

    Regional banks are sensitive to interest rates

  • UGA UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP

    Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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The decision was split 7-2, with board members Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato dissenting from the hike.

Source: CNBC Top

How far United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) has moved since 18 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is +0.72%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a +1.61% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    For “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    In “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    In “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    For “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • HYG Ishares Tr

    In “Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation,” Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

“Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation” (18 Sep 2026) reaches United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) through this story.

For United States Gasoline Fund (UGA), the reason on file says Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Also listed, iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG): Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Price levels for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

DBA traded between 27.85 and 28.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.19. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

How strong the case is around United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

46 out of 100

“Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high, flags concerns over inflation” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 23 linked companies.