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Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters

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Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters Investing.com Canada

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • 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

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • BA Boeing

    Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending

  • LHX L3Harris

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • HII Huntington Ingalls

    Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT———————
RTX———————
NOC———————
GD———————
TLT———————
IEF-0.55%-0.31%—+0.04%+0.16%+0.34%+1.06%
ITA———————
BA———————
LHX———————
HII———————

Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters Investing.com Canada

Source: Investing.com

How far United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) has moved since 12 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is -1.70%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a -0.23% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BACthat day+0.48%final price
BACthe next day-0.66%final price
BACtwo days later-5.34%final price
BACthree days later-4.84%final price
BACthree days earlier-1.44%final price
BACfive days earlier-0.48%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)that day+0.37%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)the next day+0.35%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)two days later-0.23%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)three days later-0.11%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)three days earlier+0.60%final price
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA)five days earlier+0.44%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
Ishares Tr (IEF)that day+0.04%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)the next day+0.16%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)two days later+0.34%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)three days later+1.06%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)three days earlier-0.31%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)five 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
UGA
SPY

Middle East, seven days against thirty

Middle East has 0 linked stories in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters.”

Who gains and who pays if Middle East stays in the story

Companies carried with this story

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters.” 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

    For “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters,” 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

    Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters.” 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 “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters,” 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

    In “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) 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

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • HYG Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

What Middle East means for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

The 12 Oct 2026 story “Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters” names United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) because of Middle East.

What ties United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) to the headline is this: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

A second company, iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG), is listed for a different reason: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Dates and 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.

A simple score for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

46 out of 100

“Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus By Reuters” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 21 linked companies.