Inflation in Taiwan exceeds warning threshold for 6th straight month
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TAIPEI -- Consumer prices in the Taiwan region rose 2.33 percent in October from a year earlier, remaining above the island's inflation warning threshold for a sixth consecutive month, official data showed Thursday, as higher food, fuel and travel costs continued to put pressure
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF
SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.
- EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF+1.6% 18d
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF holds stocks listed in Taiwan, which this story is about (“taiwan”).
- EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-2.3% 7d
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Taiwan
- EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d
VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Taiwan.
- EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-1.9% 18d
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Taiwan
- WMT Walmart+20.2% 30d
Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.
- AMZN Amazon.com+6.7% 30d
Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRTNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| XLYNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EWT | +17.61% | +14.37% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EMB | +0.02% | -0.54% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EMLC | -0.28% | -0.71% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EEM | +5.12% | +5.25% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| WMTNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMZNNo 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.
Inflation in Taiwan exceeds warning threshold for 6th straight month China Daily
Source: China Daily
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEM | three days earlier | +5.25% | final price |
| EEM | five days earlier | +5.12% | final price |
| EMB | three days earlier | -0.54% | final price |
| EMB | five days earlier | +0.02% | final price |
| EMLC | three days earlier | -0.71% | final price |
| EMLC | five days earlier | -0.28% | final price |
| EWT | three days earlier | +14.37% | final price |
| EWT | five days earlier | +17.61% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Jonathan Jackson sold Walmart (WMT) (jointly held), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 39 days before publication. Filed 19 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Walmart (WMT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 27 Oct 2026. That is 10 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 70 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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12 out of 100
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