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First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation

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DEFENSEFirst interest rate rises in threeyears expected as Iran war driveshigh inflationGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about defense and oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-3.0% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story.

  • XAR SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.6% 30d

    SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+13.4% 16d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+15.7% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum+1.5% 30d

    Occidental Petroleum (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.3% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ITANo price data for this ticker———————
XARNo price data for this ticker———————
USO-1.54%-1.29%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
XOMNo price data for this ticker———————
CVXNo price data for this ticker———————
OXYNo price data for this ticker———————
COPNo 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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First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation Morning Star | The People’s Daily

Source: Morning Star | The People’s Daily

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) compared with industrial stocks (XLI) since 1 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-1.29%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-1.54%final price

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Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies tied to this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation.” Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) and the defense link

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is the company in “First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation,” the 1 Nov 2026 Defense story.

The link for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is this: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story

What this defense story puts on the calendar

ITA traded between 197.59 and 215.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 209.72. USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.83. XAR traded between 210.89 and 237.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 227.38.

What the saved facts support for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

46 out of 100

“First interest rate rises in three years expected as Iran war drives high inflation” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.