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Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle

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Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle

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Directly affected

  • FDS Factset Research Systems

    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 “interest rates” (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 “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-3.5% 30d

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

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-3.8% 30d

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

  • BAC Bank of America-12.5% 30d

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

  • WFC Wells Fargo-5.0% 30d

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

  • C Citigroup-7.8% 30d

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

  • DHI D.R. Horton+5.5% 30d

    D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FDS+3.36%+7.15%base-0.02%after closeafter closeafter close
TLT-1.71%-0.37%base-0.26%after closeafter closeafter close
IEF-0.94%-0.05%base-0.16%after closeafter closeafter close
XLF+0.25%+0.04%base+0.46%after closeafter closeafter close
JPM-0.20%-1.26%base+1.19%after closeafter closeafter close
BAC+0.28%-0.24%base+0.61%after closeafter closeafter close
WFC-0.31%-0.35%base+1.65%after closeafter closeafter close
C+0.95%-1.64%base+1.20%after closeafter closeafter close
DHINo 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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Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle TradingView

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

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)that day+0.61%still updating
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier-0.24%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier+0.28%final price
Citigroup (C)that day+1.20%still updating
Citigroup (C)three days earlier-1.64%final price
Citigroup (C)five days earlier+0.95%final price
FDSthat day-0.02%still updating
FDSthree days earlier+7.15%final price
FDSfive days earlier+3.36%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)that day-0.16%still updating
Ishares Tr (IEF)three days earlier-0.05%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)five days earlier-0.94%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)that day+1.19%still updating
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier-1.26%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier-0.20%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)that day-0.26%still updating
Ishares Tr (TLT)three days earlier-0.37%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)five days earlier-1.71%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)that day+1.65%still updating
Wells Fargo (WFC)three days earlier-0.35%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)five days earlier-0.31%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)that day+0.46%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)three days earlier+0.04%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)five days earlier+0.25%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TLT)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    In “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle,” 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 “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

  • IEF Ishares Tr

    In “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle,” 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 “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle,” 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 “banks” (banks) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    For “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    In “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle,” 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 “interest rates” (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 “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle.” Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    For “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle,” 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 “banks” (banks) in this story

  • DHI Horton D R

    In “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle,” Horton D R (DHI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

Ishares Tr (TLT)

The 28 Oct 2026 story “Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle” names Ishares Tr (TLT) because of this story.

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

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

Dates in the story, and the Ishares Tr (TLT) price range

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.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Tr (TLT)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Fitch Says U.S. Banks Better Prepared for Higher Interest Rates Than In 2022-23 Tightening Cycle” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.