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Romania adds another 1.2% of GDP to its public debt in August alone

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: EEM, EMB, EMLC
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHARomania adds another 1.2% of GDPto its public debt in August aloneGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about emerging markets.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-3.3% 13d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“romania”).

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF+0.3% 6d

    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 emerging markets

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-1.6% 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 emerging markets.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EEM-2.96%-0.90%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EMB+0.70%+0.73%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EMLC+0.82%+0.78%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.

Romania adds another 1.2% of GDP to its public debt in August alone Romania Insider

Source: Romania Insider

How far Ishares Tr (EEM) has moved since 13 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ishares Tr (EEM)three days earlier-0.90%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)five days earlier-2.96%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)three days earlier+0.73%final price
Ishares Tr (EMB)five days earlier+0.70%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)three days earlier+0.78%final price
Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC)five days earlier+0.82%final price

Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (EEM)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • EEM Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Nov 2026 story “Romania adds another 1.2% of GDP to its public debt in August alone.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“romania”)

  • EMB Ishares Tr

    In “Romania adds another 1.2% of GDP to its public debt in August alone,” 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 emerging markets

  • EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf

    Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Nov 2026 story “Romania adds another 1.2% of GDP to its public debt in August alone.” 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 emerging markets

Ishares Tr (EEM)

“Romania adds another 1.2% of GDP to its public debt in August alone” (13 Nov 2026) reaches Ishares Tr (EEM) through this story.

What ties Ishares Tr (EEM) to the headline is this: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“romania”)

A second company, Ishares Tr (EMB), is listed for a different reason: 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 emerging markets

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

EEM traded between 65.24 and 68.87 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 65.76. EMB traded between 90.23 and 91.35 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 91.26. EMLC traded between 24.50 and 25.02 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 24.56.

A simple score for Ishares Tr (EEM)

27 out of 100

“Romania adds another 1.2% of GDP to its public debt in August alone” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.