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URI vs BX · data through Oct 2, 2026

URI and BX clearly differ on 1 of 19 forces. The widest gap is natural gas: in weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%, URI typically moved +0.01% and BX −0.08%.

URIBXBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceURIUnited RentalsBXBlackstone Inc.
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−2.9%−4.5% to −1.2%Clear−3.1%−4.6% to −1.6%Clear
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points+5.2%+0.56% to +9.8%Tentative+5.2%+1.6% to +8.8%Tentative
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+1.0%−1.3% to +3.3%Not distinguishable from zero−0.03%−1.9% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%−0.21%−1.5% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.34%−1.4% to +0.74%Not distinguishable from zero
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points−2.0%−5.4% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero−1.4%−4.0% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points−0.62%−3.2% to +2.0%Not distinguishable from zero−1.0%−3.0% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points+0.74%−0.35% to +1.8%Not distinguishable from zero−0.39%−1.2% to +0.46%Not distinguishable from zero
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points+0.02%−1.7% to +1.7%Not distinguishable from zero−0.51%−2.0% to +0.93%Not distinguishable from zero
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%−0.27%−1.9% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero−0.83%−2.1% to +0.39%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%−0.23%−1.1% to +0.61%Not distinguishable from zero−0.56%−1.4% to +0.31%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%Clear difference+0.01%−0.03% to +0.04%Not distinguishable from zero−0.08%−0.11% to −0.04%Clear
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%−0.04%−1.1% to +1.1%Not distinguishable from zero+1.4%+0.34% to +2.5%Tentative
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+1.2%+0.86% to +1.6%Clear+0.87%+0.61% to +1.1%Clear
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage point+0.83%+0.46% to +1.2%Clear+0.65%+0.30% to +1.0%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point+0.45%+0.05% to +0.85%Tentative−0.06%−0.45% to +0.32%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar+1.7%−1.4% to +4.7%Not distinguishable from zero−1.7%−4.3% to +0.94%Not distinguishable from zero
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−0.80%−2.2% to +0.65%Not distinguishable from zero+0.19%−1.0% to +1.3%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point−0.03%−0.43% to +0.37%Not distinguishable from zero−0.29%−0.58% to +0.01%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point−0.05%−0.25% to +0.15%Not distinguishable from zero+0.08%−0.11% to +0.28%Not distinguishable from zero
Each figure is the stock's typical move in a week when the force moved by the stated amount, after accounting for the stock market, with its 90% range beneath. Grey figures could not be told apart from zero. A row is marked a clear difference only when the two 90% ranges do not overlap.

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