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Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations

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Covered by 2 outlets: marketscreener.com, TradingView.

Key takeaways

  • Nov 12 - Romania's consumer price inflation rose to 6.94% on the year in October from 6.61% the previous month, slightly exceeding expectations, data from the National Statistics Board showed on...
  • Exposed: TIP, XLP, WMT, COST, PG
  • Market reaction: TIP −0.5% on the day; XLP −0.4% on the day; COST +0.5% on the day

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Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations

Nov 12 - Romania's consumer price inflation rose to 6.94% on the year in October from 6.61% the previous month, slightly exceeding expectations, data from the National Statistics Board showed on...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • 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.

  • WMT Walmart+19.7% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com+7.2% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • COST Costco Wholesale+18.8% 30d

    Costco Wholesale (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XRT-1.37%+0.47%base-1.72%after closeafter closeafter close
XLY-2.75%-0.01%base-0.45%after closeafter closeafter close
EEM-6.42%-1.63%base-1.52%after closeafter closeafter close
EMB-0.03%+0.53%base-0.81%after closeafter closeafter close
EMLC+0.45%+1.06%base-0.57%after closeafter closeafter close
WMT+1.59%-0.08%base+0.18%after closeafter closeafter close
AMZN-2.10%+0.26%base+0.46%after closeafter closeafter close
COST-1.92%-1.90%base+0.51%after 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.

Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations marketscreener.com

Source: marketscreener.com

The price since 12 Nov 2026: Ishares Tr (TIP) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AMZNthat day+0.46%final price
AMZNthree days earlier+0.26%final price
AMZNfive days earlier-2.10%final price
Costco Wholesale (COST)that day+0.51%final price
Costco Wholesale (COST)three days earlier-1.90%final price
Costco Wholesale (COST)five days earlier-1.92%final price
EEMthat day-1.52%final price
EEMthree days earlier-1.63%final price
EEMfive days earlier-6.42%final price
EMBthat day-0.81%final price
EMBthree days earlier+0.53%final price
EMBfive days earlier-0.03%final price
EMLCthat day-0.57%final price
EMLCthree days earlier+1.06%final price
EMLCfive days earlier+0.45%final price
Walmart (WMT)that day+0.18%final price
Walmart (WMT)three days earlier-0.08%final price
Walmart (WMT)five days earlier+1.59%final price
XLYthat day-0.45%final price
XLYthree days earlier-0.01%final price
XLYfive days earlier-2.75%final price
XRTthat day-1.72%final price
XRTthree days earlier+0.47%final price
XRTfive days earlier-1.37%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TIP)

Companies tied to this story

  • TIP Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TIP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations.” Reason on file: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • XLP Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations.” Reason on file: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations.” Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • COST Costco Wholesale

    For “Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations,” Costco Wholesale (COST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Costco Wholesale (variety stores): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • PG Procter & Gamble

    Procter & Gamble (PG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations.” Reason on file: The Procter & Gamble (soap, detergents, cleang preparations, perfumes, cosmetics): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • KO Coca Cola

    Coca Cola (KO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations.” Reason on file: The Coca-Cola (beverages): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Ishares Tr (TIP)

On 12 Nov 2026, “Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations” is the story that connects Ishares Tr (TIP) to this story.

For Ishares Tr (TIP), the reason on file says iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLP): Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Price levels for Ishares Tr (TIP)

TIP traded between 103.77 and 105.61 across 15 sessions. The latest close on file is 105.27. WMT traded between 108.59 and 130.92 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 129.23. XLP traded between 80.10 and 82.29 across 5 sessions. The latest close on file is 81.02.

A simple score for Ishares Tr (TIP)

54 out of 100

“Romanian inflation rises to 6.94% y/y in October, slightly above expectations” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.