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German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears

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  • Exposed: USO, XLE, BWET, EWG, BWX
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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This report is about oil and tanker shipping.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+6.3% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

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

  • EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF-3.5% 19d

    iShares MSCI Germany ETF holds stocks listed in Germany, which this story is about (“german”).

  • 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 Germany

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.4% 8d

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

  • FRO Frontline+10.3% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+2.0% 16d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+15.71%+7.84%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+8.14%+5.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET+32.30%+28.62%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWG-2.48%-3.14%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWX-0.60%-0.53%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EFA-1.31%-1.92%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO+16.66%+7.37%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+8.08%+6.08%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.

German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears Investing.com

Source: Investing.com

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+28.62%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+32.30%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier-0.53%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier-0.60%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier-1.92%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier-1.31%final price
Ishares (EWG)three days earlier-3.14%final price
Ishares (EWG)five days earlier-2.48%final price
FROthree days earlier+7.37%final price
FROfive days earlier+16.66%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+7.84%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+15.71%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+5.85%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+8.14%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+6.08%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+8.08%final price

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears,” 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 “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • EWG Ishares

    For “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears,” Ishares (EWG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Germany ETF holds stocks listed in Germany, which this story is about (“german”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears.” 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 Germany

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    For “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears,” 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 Germany

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 5 Nov 2026 story “German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 142.51 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 158.17. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“German yields slide to Aug lows as 20% weekly oil crash deflates inflation fears” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.