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Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021

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Australian foreign minister welcomes Iraqi government’s decision to allow engineer to leave Baghdad Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Australian engineer Robert Pether has been allowed to leave Iraq after a four-year stint in a Baghdad jail cell that his family feared would kill him. Pether’s family say they have been “living in hell” since he was arrested without charge in April 2021 in connection to a business dispute between his firm – which was building a new headquarters for the central bank – and the Iraqi government. Continue reading...

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

  • ALLY ALLY FINANCIAL INC

    GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT———————
IEF-0.55%-0.31%—+0.04%+0.16%+0.34%+1.06%
SHY———————
SPY———————
JPM-0.20%-1.04%—+0.47%-0.44%+0.70%+0.77%
BAC-0.48%-1.44%—+0.48%-0.66%-5.34%-4.84%
GS-0.18%-0.88%—-0.12%-0.37%-1.86%-0.47%
XLF———————
KRE———————
ALLY+0.11%-0.59%—+0.85%+0.03%-2.26%+0.37%

Australian foreign minister welcomes Iraqi government’s decision to allow engineer to leave Baghdad Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Australian engineer…

Source: The Guardian

Ally Financial (ALLY) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Ally Financial (ALLY) is -0.15%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +1.32% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ally Financial (ALLY)that day+0.85%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)the next day+0.03%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)two days later-2.26%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days later+0.37%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days earlier-0.59%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)five days earlier+0.11%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)that day+0.48%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)the next day-0.66%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)two days later-5.34%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)three days later-4.84%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier-1.44%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier-0.48%final price
GSthat day-0.12%final price
GSthe next day-0.37%final price
GStwo days later-1.86%final price
GSthree days later-0.47%final price
GSthree days earlier-0.88%final price
GSfive days earlier-0.18%final price
IEFthat day+0.04%final price
IEFthe next day+0.16%final price
IEFtwo days later+0.34%final price
IEFthree days later+1.06%final price
IEFthree days earlier-0.31%final price
IEFfive days earlier-0.55%final price
JPMthat day+0.47%final price
JPMthe next day-0.44%final price
JPMtwo days later+0.70%final price
JPMthree days later+0.77%final price
JPMthree days earlier-1.04%final price
JPMfive days earlier-0.20%final price
ALLY
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Who gains and who loses around Ally Financial (ALLY)

Companies tied to this story

  • ALLY Ally Financial

    In “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Ally Financial (ALLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BAC Bank Of America

    For “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/

    In “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CM Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/

    Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021.” Reason on file: GA selected CM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CRBG Corebridge Financial

    In “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CRBG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • EFC Ellington Financial

    In “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Ellington Financial (EFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EFC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rate-policy changes can alter funding costs, net-interest margins, and financial-sector valuation

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    For “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rate-policy changes can alter funding costs, net-interest margins, and financial-sector valuation

Ally Financial (ALLY)

Ally Financial (ALLY) is the company in “Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021,” the 12 Oct 2026 this story story.

The link for Ally Financial (ALLY) is this: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Bank Of America (BAC): GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Ally Financial (ALLY) price range

ALLY traded between 36.18 and 40.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.53. BAC traded between 49.26 and 58.11 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 50.39. BMO traded between 159.57 and 177.46 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.07.

A simple score for Ally Financial (ALLY)

46 out of 100

“Detained Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after being jailed in 2021” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.