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Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics

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This report is about US interest rates and gold.

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.

  • GLD SPDR Gold Shares-3.3% 30d

    SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “precious metals” (gold) in this story.

  • PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF-9.9% 30d

    iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “metals” (metals & mining) 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.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT-2.31%-1.35%base+0.66%after closeafter closeafter close
IEF-1.06%-0.90%base+0.21%after closeafter closeafter close
GLDNo price data for this ticker———————
PICK+5.65%+4.69%base+0.53%after closeafter closeafter close
JPM+0.58%+1.08%base+1.28%after closeafter closeafter close
BAC-0.32%+0.51%base+1.09%after closeafter closeafter close
DHI-8.25%-5.74%base+0.18%after closeafter closeafter close
SCHWNo 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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Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics CME Group

Source: CME Group

The price since 26 Oct 2026: Ishares Tr (TLT) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)that day+1.09%still updating
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+0.18%still updating
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+0.21%still updating
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+1.28%still updating
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier+1.08%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier+0.58%final price
Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)that day+0.53%still updating
Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)three days earlier+4.69%final price
Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK)five days earlier+5.65%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)that day+0.66%still updating
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

    For “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics,” 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

    For “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics,” 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

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    For “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics,” Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “precious metals” (gold) in this story

  • PICK Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining

    In “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics,” Ishares Msci Global Metals & Mining (PICK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF: it holds metals and mining companies. Linked by “metals” (metals & mining) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    In “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics,” 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

    For “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics,” 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

  • DHI Horton D R

    Horton D R (DHI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics.” 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

    For “Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics,” 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

Ishares Tr (TLT)

“Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics” (26 Oct 2026) reaches Ishares Tr (TLT) through this story.

For Ishares Tr (TLT), the reason on file says 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

The price range for Ishares Tr (TLT), and the dates in the story

GLD traded between 373.41 and 400.78 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 379.67. 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.

How strong the case is around Ishares Tr (TLT)

69 out of 100Price not final

“Precious Metals Buffeted By Higher Interest Rates, Deficits and Geopolitics” scores 69 out of 100. The score uses 4 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.