Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action
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Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action FXStreet
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
- 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
- UGA UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP
Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.
- GSG ISHARES S&P GSCI COMMODITY-
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
Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action FXStreet
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The price since 13 Oct 2026: United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is -1.79%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a -1.40% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -0.20%, a -1.60% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA | that day | -1.56% | final price |
| BA | the next day | -2.60% | final price |
| BA | two days later | -0.40% | final price |
| BA | three days later | +0.30% | final price |
| BA | three days earlier | -0.93% | final price |
| BA | five days earlier | +0.18% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | that day | -0.02% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | the next day | -0.60% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | two days later | -0.47% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | three days later | -0.74% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | three days earlier | -0.30% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | five days earlier | +1.46% | final price |
| GD | that day | -0.79% | final price |
| GD | the next day | -0.15% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +0.55% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +2.69% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.56% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | -1.12% | final price |
| iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) | that day | +0.96% | final price |
| iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) | the next day | +0.49% | final price |
| iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) | two days later | +0.44% | final price |
| iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) | three days later | +1.89% | final price |
| iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) | three days earlier | -0.77% | final price |
| iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) | five days earlier | -1.76% | final price |
| HII | that day | -2.41% | final price |
| HII | the next day | +0.16% | final price |
| HII | two days later | +1.23% | final price |
| HII | three days later | +2.87% | final price |
| HII | three days earlier | +0.38% | final price |
| HII | five days earlier | -0.10% | final price |
Who collects and who pays in defense
Companies mentioned with this story
- UGA United States Gasoline Fund
In “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action,” 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
For “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action,” 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
For “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action,” 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
Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action.” 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 13 Oct 2026 story “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action.” 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 “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action,” 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
For “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action,” 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
- IEI Ishares Tr
In “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action,” Ishares Tr (IEI) 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) and the defense link
The 13 Oct 2026 story “Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action” names United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) because of Defense.
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
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
The price range for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA), and the dates in the story
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
“Fed’s Barkin says persistent inflation warrants policy action” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.