Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge
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Among the items that recorded the sharpest price increases were Irish potatoes, whose prices rose by 34.9 per cent, followed by diesel at 32.5 per cent and cabbages at 29.1 per cent.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- USO United States Oil Fund+9.3% 30d
United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “fuel prices” (oil) in this story.
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d
Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “fuel prices” (oil) in this story.
- DBA Invesco DB Agriculture Fund-3.5% 30d
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund: it follows farm commodity prices. Linked by “food and fuel” (grains and farm goods) in this story.
- BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “fuel prices” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- AFK VanEck Africa Index ETF
VanEck Africa Index ETF holds stocks listed in Africa, which this story is about (“kenya”).
- VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“irish”).
- EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-2.1% 11d
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 Africa
- EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.2% 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 Africa.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
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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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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies mentioned with this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “fuel prices” (oil) in this story
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge,” 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 “fuel prices” (oil) in this story
- DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund
In “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco DB Agriculture Fund: it follows farm commodity prices. Linked by “food and fuel” (grains and farm goods) in this story
- BWET Amplify Commodity Trust
For “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge,” 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 “fuel prices” (tanker shipping) in this story
- AFK Vaneck Etf Trust
For “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge,” Vaneck Etf Trust (AFK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Africa Index ETF holds stocks listed in Africa, which this story is about (“kenya”)
- EMB Ishares Tr
For “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge,” Ishares Tr (EMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: 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 Africa
- EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf
For “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge,” Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: 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 Africa
- EEM Ishares Tr
Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Africa
United States Oil Fund (USO)
United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge,” the 31 Oct 2026 this story story.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “fuel prices” (oil) in this story
Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “fuel prices” (oil) in this story
Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)
DBA traded between 26.99 and 28.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 27.16. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.21. XLE traded between 61.91 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.72.
How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“Kenya's inflation rises to 7.3% in October as food and fuel prices surge” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.