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UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: EWD, EWU, BWX, EFA, ERIC
  • Market reaction: EWD −1.2% on the day; EWU −0.2% on the day; PSNY −12.4% on the day

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This report is about Sweden and the UK.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWD iShares MSCI Sweden ETF

    iShares MSCI Sweden ETF holds stocks listed in Sweden, which this story is about (“swedish”).

  • EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-1.0% 13d

    iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“uk”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Sweden

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-0.7% 6d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Sweden

  • ERIC Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)+2.9% 6d

    Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (radio and tv broadcasting and communications equipment) is one of the largest Sweden-based companies traded in the US, so news about Sweden (“swedish”) reaches its shares.

  • PSNY Polestar Automotive Holding UK

    Polestar Automotive Holding UK (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Sweden-based companies traded in the US, so news about Sweden (“swedish”) reaches its shares.

  • HSBC HSBC Holdings-6.6% 12d

    HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.

  • LIN Linde+9.9% 30d

    Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWD-1.78%+0.58%base-1.17%after closeafter closeafter close
EWU+0.13%+1.05%base-0.18%after closeafter closeafter close
BWX+1.13%+1.50%base-0.63%after closeafter closeafter close
EFA-1.86%+0.32%base-0.61%after closeafter closeafter close
ERIC-1.84%-0.14%base-0.05%after closeafter closeafter close
PSNY-16.62%-3.59%base-12.41%after closeafter closeafter close
HSBC-2.35%+0.02%base-1.24%after closeafter closeafter close
LIN-1.05%-1.15%base-0.77%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.

UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus FXStreet

Source: FXStreet

Ishares (EWD) since “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)that day-0.63%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)three days earlier+1.50%final price
Spdr Series Trust (BWX)five days earlier+1.13%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)that day-0.61%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)three days earlier+0.32%final price
Ishares Tr (EFA)five days earlier-1.86%final price
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC)that day-0.05%final price
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC)three days earlier-0.14%final price
Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC)five days earlier-1.84%final price
Ishares (EWD)that day-1.17%final price
Ishares (EWD)three days earlier+0.58%final price
Ishares (EWD)five days earlier-1.78%final price
Ishares Tr (EWU)that day-0.18%final price
Ishares Tr (EWU)three days earlier+1.05%final price
Ishares Tr (EWU)five days earlier+0.13%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)that day-1.24%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)three days earlier+0.02%final price
Hsbc Holdings (HSBC)five days earlier-2.35%final price
Linde (LIN)that day-0.77%final price
Linde (LIN)three days earlier-1.15%final price
Linde (LIN)five days earlier-1.05%final price
Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY)that day-12.41%final price
Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY)three days earlier-3.59%final price
Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY)five days earlier-16.62%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares (EWD)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWD Ishares

    In “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus,” Ishares (EWD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Sweden ETF holds stocks listed in Sweden, which this story is about (“swedish”)

  • EWU Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (EWU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“uk”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus.” Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Sweden

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    In “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Sweden

  • ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone

    Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus.” Reason on file: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (radio and tv broadcasting and communications equipment) is one of the largest Sweden-based companies traded in the US, so news about Sweden (“swedish”) reaches its shares

  • PSNY Polestar Automotive Holding UK

    In “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus,” Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Polestar Automotive Holding UK (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest Sweden-based companies traded in the US, so news about Sweden (“swedish”) reaches its shares

  • HSBC Hsbc Holdings

    Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Nov 2026 story “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus.” Reason on file: HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares

  • LIN Linde

    In “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus,” Linde (LIN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“uk”) reaches its shares

How “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus” reaches Ishares (EWD)

The 12 Nov 2026 story “UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus” names Ishares (EWD) because of this story.

Ishares (EWD) is on the page because iShares MSCI Sweden ETF holds stocks listed in Sweden, which this story is about (“swedish”)

Also listed, Ishares Tr (EWU): iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“uk”)

Dates in the story, and the Ishares (EWD) price range

EWU traded between 45.65 and 47.21 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 46.84.

How strong the case is around Ishares (EWD)

46 out of 100

“UK GDP and Swedish inflation in focus” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.