Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB
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Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB CFO Dive
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond
Long-term bonds move when yields change
- IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Treasury bonds move when yields change
- SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates
- SPY SPDR S&P 500
Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path
- JPM JPMorgan Chase
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
- BAC Bank of America
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
- GS Goldman Sachs
Bank profits move with lending and interest rates
- XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR
A fund of financial companies
- KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking
Regional banks are sensitive to interest rates
- IEI ISHARES TR
Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB CFO Dive
Source: CFO Dive
Price since this story was published: Ishares Tr (IEI)
Since the first closing price after “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB,” Ishares Tr (IEI) is +0.33%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +0.72% difference versus the market.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAC | that day | -4.71% | final price |
| BAC | the next day | -4.21% | final price |
| BAC | two days later | -5.05% | final price |
| BAC | three days later | -6.60% | final price |
| BAC | three days earlier | +0.67% | final price |
| BAC | five days earlier | -0.78% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | that day | -0.58% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | the next day | -0.46% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | two days later | -0.72% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | three days later | -0.84% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | three days earlier | -0.35% | final price |
| Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) | five days earlier | +0.25% | final price |
| GS | that day | -1.49% | final price |
| GS | the next day | -0.10% | final price |
| GS | two days later | -1.29% | final price |
| GS | three days later | -1.85% | final price |
| GS | three days earlier | +0.37% | final price |
| GS | five days earlier | -0.51% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IEF) | that day | +0.18% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IEF) | the next day | +0.89% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IEF) | two days later | +0.98% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IEF) | three days later | +0.59% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IEF) | three days earlier | -0.16% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IEF) | five days earlier | -0.47% | final price |
| JPM | that day | +1.14% | final price |
| JPM | the next day | +1.21% | final price |
| JPM | two days later | +2.46% | final price |
| JPM | three days later | +0.59% | final price |
| JPM | three days earlier | +0.44% | final price |
| JPM | five days earlier | -0.60% | final price |
Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (IEI)
Companies tied to this story
- IEI Ishares Tr
In “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB,” Ishares Tr (IEI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- UGA United States Gasoline Fund
United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust
For “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund
Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- MOO Vaneck Etf Trust
Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- XME Spdr Series Trust
For “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
- IWM Ishares Tr
In “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
Ishares Tr (IEI)
The 13 Oct 2026 story “Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB” names Ishares Tr (IEI) because of this story.
For Ishares Tr (IEI), the reason on file says Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is here too. Its reason reads: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations
Price levels for Ishares Tr (IEI)
GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. IEI traded between 113.03 and 114.41 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 113.99. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.
A simple score for Ishares Tr (IEI)
46 out of 100
“Small business optimism falls, hit by inflation, low labor quality: NFIB” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 21 linked companies.