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UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar

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The reading comes a day before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.

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

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • 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

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The reading comes just hours before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.

Source: CNBC Top

How far United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) has moved since 16 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is -0.62%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a -1.14% difference versus the market.

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Who is named in “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar”

Companies mentioned with this story

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    In “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) 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

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    In “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar,” 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

    In “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) 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

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    For “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar,” Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) 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

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar.” 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 “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar,” 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

    Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • HYG Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

How “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar” reaches United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

On 16 Sep 2026, “UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar” is the story that connects United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) to this story.

United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is on the page because Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

A second company, iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG), is listed for a different reason: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

Dates in the story, and the United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) price range

DBA traded between 27.85 and 28.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.19. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

A simple score for United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

46 out of 100

“UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 21 linked companies.