The Australian market is set to fall after Wall Street closed down.
Overnight, President Donald Trump threatened that the US military was “going to be attacking” Iran if no peace deal was agreed, claiming Tehran was “playing us for suckers”.
Gold also plunged 4.5 per cent.
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Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 8:04am
Markets snapshot
- Australian dollar: -0.1% to 69.96 US cents
- Wall Street: S&P500 (-1.6%), Dow (-1.9%), Nasdaq (-1.9%)
- Europe: Dax (-1%), FTSE (+0.3%), Eurostoxx 50 (flat)
- Spot gold: -4.4% to $US4,073/ounce
- Brent oil: +3.9% to $US95/barrel
- Iron ore: flat to $US107.1/tonne
- Bitcoin: -0.9% to $US61,200
Prices current at around 8:04am AEST
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Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 7:48am
ASX set to fall after Wall Street closed down
Hello everyone and happy Thursday!
Welcome to another day on the finance blog!
Business reporter Yiying Li here to guide you through all the business, finance and economics news of the day.
And to start with, the ASX 200 futures are pointing to a lower open, down 0.8% to 8,601 points.
That’s after Wall Street closed down, with the S&P 500 losing 2.3% and the Dow Jones falling 1.8%.
Overnight, President Donald Trump said the US military was “going to be attacking” Iran if no peace deal was agreed, claiming Tehran was “playing us for suckers”.
Gold also plunged 4.5%.
But for now, grab yourself a warm coffee, tea or juice and see you back here soon!
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