ASX set to fall as Wall Street slumps on inflation report; Anthropic targets $2 trillion valuation

Wall Street slumped after an inflation report, and Australian share futures pointed to a lower open for the ASX, according to the headline by Stan Choe. The inflation print appears to have pushed back expectations for central bank rate cuts, with higher-for-longer rate assumptions compressing equity multiples and weighing on rate-sensitive growth stocks in the S&P 500. Because the ASX tracks Wall Street closely and is heavy in resources and banks, its exposure runs mainly through the overnight US risk-off move and any follow-through in commodity-linked and interest-rate-sensitive sectors. The report also referenced Anthropic targeting a $2 trillion valuation, a signal of heavy investor appetite for AI-related private assets even as public equities sold off. Traders will watch the next US Consumer Price or Producer Price release and Federal Reserve commentary for confirmation of whether inflation pressure is persisting.

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