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Interest rates over the years

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Interest rates over the years

Long term interest rates have reached their highest point in three years caused by demand for debt dramatically increasing due to billions in borrowing to advance artificial intelligence technology.

Directly affected

  • No company is 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.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-0.7% 16d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “artificial intelligence” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-5.3% 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-15.0% 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.

  • DHI D.R. Horton-4.1% 30d

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

  • SCHW The Charles Schwab

    The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • MSFT Microsoft+3.7% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “artificial intelligence” (AI and big tech) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT-2.31%-1.35%base+0.43%after closeafter closeafter close
IEF-1.06%-0.90%base+0.08%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQNo price data for this ticker———————
JPM+0.58%+1.08%base+0.76%after closeafter closeafter close
BAC-0.32%+0.51%base+0.00%after closeafter closeafter close
DHI-8.25%-5.74%base-0.63%after closeafter closeafter close
SCHWNo price data for this ticker———————
MSFTNo 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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Interest rates over the years WV News

Source: WV News

Ishares Tr (TLT) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)that day0.00%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier+0.51%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier-0.32%final price
Horton D R (DHI)that day-0.63%final price
Horton D R (DHI)three days earlier-5.74%final price
Horton D R (DHI)five days earlier-8.25%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)that day+0.08%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)three days earlier-0.90%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)five days earlier-1.06%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)that day+0.76%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier+1.08%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier+0.58%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)that day+0.43%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)three days earlier-1.35%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)five days earlier-2.31%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TLT)

Companies carried with this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Interest rates over the years.” 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 “Interest rates over the years,” 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

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    In “Interest rates over the years,” 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

    Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Interest rates over the years.” 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

  • DHI Horton D R

    In “Interest rates over the years,” 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

  • SCHW Schwab Charles

    In “Interest rates over the years,” Schwab Charles (SCHW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

How “Interest rates over the years” reaches Ishares Tr (TLT)

On 26 Oct 2026, “Interest rates over the years” is the story that connects Ishares Tr (TLT) to 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

Price levels for Ishares Tr (TLT)

IEF traded between 88.64 and 91.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 90.08. JPM traded between 325.12 and 344.37 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 331.52. TLT traded between 76.44 and 81.94 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 79.46.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Tr (TLT)

46 out of 100

“Interest rates over the years” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.