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Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high

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Key takeaways

  • FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation rose to a three-year high last month on expensive energy and was set to rise further in the coming months, likely firming up market bets for another European Central ​Bank rate hike in December.
  • Exposed: VGK, FXE, BWX, EFA, ASML
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high

FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation rose to a three-year high last month on expensive energy and was set to rise further in the coming months, likely firming up market bets for another European Central ​Bank rate hike in December. Inflatio...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

    Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“euro zone”).

  • FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust-0.3% 9d

    Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust follows the euro, whose moves this story covers.

  • 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 Europe

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-1.5% 9d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Europe

  • ASML ASML Holding N.V-0.8% 16d

    ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares.

  • HSBC HSBC Holdings-6.5% 16d

    HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares.

  • SHEL Shell+3.5% 11d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares.

  • NVS Novartis AG+1.5% 15d

    Novartis AG (pharmaceutical preparations) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
VGK-0.30%-0.05%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FXE-0.20%-0.15%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWX+0.16%+0.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EFA+0.59%+0.25%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ASML+7.25%+0.88%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
HSBC+2.25%+1.01%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SHEL+0.85%+4.31%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NVS-1.99%+0.99%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

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.

Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high 95.7 KELO-FM

Source: 95.7 KELO-FM

Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) since “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Asml Holding (ASML)three days earlier+0.88%final price
Asml Holding (ASML)five days earlier+7.25%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier+0.49%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier+0.16%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier+0.25%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier+0.59%final price
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE)three days earlier-0.15%final price
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE)five days earlier-0.20%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)three days earlier+1.01%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)five days earlier+2.25%final price
Novartis Ag (NVS)three days earlier+0.99%final price
Novartis Ag (NVS)five days earlier-1.99%final price
Shell (SHEL)three days earlier+4.31%final price
Shell (SHEL)five days earlier+0.85%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)three days earlier-0.05%final price
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)five days earlier-0.30%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)

Companies carried with this story

  • VGK Vanguard Intl Equity Index F

    For “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high,” Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“euro zone”)

  • FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust

    In “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high,” Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust follows the euro, whose moves this story covers

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high.” 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 Europe

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    For “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Europe

  • ASML Asml Holding

    For “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high,” Asml Holding (ASML) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares

  • HSBC Hsbc Holdings

    For “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high,” Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares

  • NVS Novartis Ag

    Novartis Ag (NVS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high.” Reason on file: Novartis AG (pharmaceutical preparations) is one of the largest Europe-based companies traded in the US, so news about Europe (“euro zone”) reaches its shares

How “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high” reaches Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)

On 4 Nov 2026, “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high” is the story that connects Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) to this story.

For Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK), the reason on file says Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“euro zone”)

A second company, Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE), is listed for a different reason: Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust follows the euro, whose moves this story covers

Price levels for Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK)

FXE traded between 102.76 and 103.56 across 9 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.25.

How solid “Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high” looks

77 out of 100

“Euro zone inflation rises to three-year high” scores 77 out of 100. The score uses 5 sources, and 8 linked companies.