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RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use

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  • Exposed: EWA, BWX, EFA, BHP, IREN
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GEOPOLITICS ALPHARBA’s Hauser: Inflation is toohigh, whichever measure you useGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about Australia.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF-0.0% 30d

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

  • 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 Australia

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.4% 8d

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

  • BHP BHP Group-8.6% 30d

    BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares.

  • IREN Iren-36.9% 30d

    Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares.

  • MESO Mesoblast

    Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWA-0.70%-1.41%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
BHP+2.12%-0.09%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IREN+20.98%+1.50%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MESO+9.81%+1.96%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.

RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use FXStreet

Source: FXStreet

Price since this story was published: Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BHP Group (BHP)three days earlier-0.09%final price
BHP Group (BHP)five days earlier+2.12%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 Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)three days earlier-1.41%final price
Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)five days earlier-0.70%final price
Iren Limited Ordinary Shares (IREN)three days earlier+1.50%final price
Iren Limited Ordinary Shares (IREN)five days earlier+20.98%final price
Mesoblast (MESO)three days earlier+1.96%final price
Mesoblast (MESO)five days earlier+9.81%final price

Members of Congress who traded Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWA Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf

    In “RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use,” Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“rba”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use.” 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 Australia

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia

  • BHP BHP Group

    For “RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use,” BHP Group (BHP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares

  • IREN Iren Limited Ordinary Shares

    Iren Limited Ordinary Shares (IREN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use.” Reason on file: Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares

  • MESO Mesoblast

    Mesoblast (MESO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 5 Nov 2026 story “RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use.” Reason on file: Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares

Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)

The 5 Nov 2026 story “RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use” names Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) because of this story.

For Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA), the reason on file says iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“rba”)

Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia

Dates and price levels for Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)

EFA traded between 102.00 and 104.68 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWA traded between 27.76 and 29.31 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.12.

A simple score for Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)

46 out of 100

“RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.