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This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAThis Week Could Help DecideWhether the Fed Raises InterestRates in DecemberGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about US interest rates.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-1.8% 30d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF-0.9% 30d

    iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-5.3% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-15.0% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • DHI D.R. Horton-4.1% 30d

    D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • SCHW The Charles Schwab

    The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT-1.92%+0.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IEF-0.97%+0.09%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JPM+0.37%+0.74%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BAC+0.22%+1.07%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHI-4.42%+0.78%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SCHWNo price data for this ticker———————

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.

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This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December Barron's

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Price since this story was published: Ishares Tr (TLT)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier+1.07%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier+0.22%final price
Horton D R (DHI)three days earlier+0.78%final price
Horton D R (DHI)five days earlier-4.42%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)three days earlier+0.09%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)five days earlier-0.97%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier+0.74%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier+0.37%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)three days earlier+0.06%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)five days earlier-1.92%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TLT)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    In “This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December,” Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • IEF Ishares Tr

    For “This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December,” Ishares Tr (IEF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    In “This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    In “This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December,” Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • DHI Horton D R

    Horton D R (DHI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December.” Reason on file: D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

  • SCHW Schwab Charles

    For “This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December,” Schwab Charles (SCHW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Charles Schwab (security brokers, dealers and flotation companies): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

Ishares Tr (TLT)

Ishares Tr (TLT) is the company in “This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December,” the 26 Oct 2026 this story story.

Ishares Tr (TLT) is on the page because iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

A second company, Ishares Tr (IEF), is listed for a different reason: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

Dates and price levels for Ishares Tr (TLT)

IEF traded between 88.64 and 91.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 90.08. JPM traded between 325.12 and 344.37 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 331.52. TLT traded between 76.44 and 81.94 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 79.46.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Tr (TLT)

46 out of 100

“This Week Could Help Decide Whether the Fed Raises Interest Rates in December” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.