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European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAEuropean shares stutter as bankearnings fail to offset pre-FedjittersGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about US interest rates and banks.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-1.8% 30d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF-0.9% 30d

    iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-3.5% 30d

    Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

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

  • BAC Bank of America-15.0% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-5.5% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • WFC Wells Fargo-7.9% 30d

    Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

  • C Citigroup-11.1% 30d

    Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT-1.71%-0.37%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
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VGKNo price data for this ticker———————
BACNo price data for this ticker———————
JPMNo price data for this ticker———————
WFCNo price data for this ticker———————
CNo 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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European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

The price since 28 Oct 2026: Ishares Tr (TLT) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ishares Tr (TLT)three days earlier-0.37%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)five days earlier-1.71%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TLT)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    In “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters,” Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • IEF Ishares Tr

    For “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters,” Ishares Tr (IEF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • VGK Vanguard Intl Equity Index F

    Vanguard Intl Equity Index F (VGK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters.” Reason on file: Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“european”)

  • BAC Bank Of America

    For “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters.” Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters.” Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    For “European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters,” Citigroup (C) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “bank” (banks) in this story

Ishares Tr (TLT)

“European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters” (28 Oct 2026) reaches Ishares Tr (TLT) through this story.

Ishares Tr (TLT) is on the page because iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

Ishares Tr (IEF) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

Price levels for Ishares Tr (TLT)

IEF traded between 88.64 and 91.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 90.08. TLT traded between 76.44 and 81.94 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 79.46. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

How strong the case is around Ishares Tr (TLT)

54 out of 100

“European shares stutter as bank earnings fail to offset pre-Fed jitters” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 8 linked companies.