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Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals

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Key takeaways

  • Shafaq News- Washington The US Treasury on Wednesday added secondary sanctions warnings to the existing sanctions listings of two Baghdad-based banks and several Iraqi individuals, according to the
  • Exposed: XLF, KRE, USO, BWET, JPM
  • Market reaction: XLF +3.0% on the day (still updating); KRE +1.9% on the day (still updating); BWET −15.7% on the day (still updating)

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Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals

Shafaq News- Washington The US Treasury on Wednesday added secondary sanctions warnings to the existing sanctions listings of two Baghdad-based banks and several Iraqi individuals, according to the

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-1.6% 30d

    Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-3.0% 30d

    SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+6.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iraqi” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iraqi” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase+0.1% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-11.4% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

  • WFC Wells Fargo+4.4% 30d

    Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

  • C Citigroup-7.0% 30d

    Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLF-1.85%-1.14%base+3.03%after closeafter closeafter close
KRE-1.00%-1.14%base+1.87%after closeafter closeafter close
USO+5.38%+6.75%base-8.55%after closeafter closeafter close
BWET+7.18%+11.56%base-15.67%after closeafter closeafter close
JPM+0.41%-0.26%base+3.61%after closeafter closeafter close
BAC+2.47%+0.71%base+3.08%after closeafter closeafter close
WFC-2.11%-2.46%base+2.12%after closeafter closeafter close
C+1.17%-0.05%base+1.52%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.

Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals شفق نيوز

Source: 블루밍비트

The price since 4 Nov 2026: Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)that day+3.08%still updating
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier+0.71%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier+2.47%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day-15.67%still updating
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+11.56%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+7.18%final price
Citigroup (C)that day+1.52%still updating
Citigroup (C)three days earlier-0.05%final price
Citigroup (C)five days earlier+1.17%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)that day+3.61%still updating
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier-0.26%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier+0.41%final price
Spdr Series Trust (KRE)that day+1.87%still updating
Spdr Series Trust (KRE)three days earlier-1.14%final price
Spdr Series Trust (KRE)five days earlier-1.00%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-8.55%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+6.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.38%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)that day+2.12%still updating
Wells Fargo (WFC)three days earlier-2.46%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)five days earlier-2.11%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)that day+3.03%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)three days earlier-1.14%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)five days earlier-1.85%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

Companies carried with this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals.” Reason on file: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iraqi” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals,” 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 “iraqi” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    In “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals.” Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    For “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals,” Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    In “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals,” Citigroup (C) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is the company in “Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals,” the 4 Nov 2026 this story story.

What ties Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) to the headline is this: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF: it holds banks. Linked by “banks” (banks) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) price range

KRE traded between 67.80 and 71.93 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.61. USO traded between 142.51 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 158.17. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

What the saved facts support for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Shafaq News..US adds sanctions warnings to Iraqi banks, individuals” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.