ASX briefings — Thursday 15 October 2026

ASX 200 futures fall 0.3% as hot US CPI sends the Nasdaq down 1.88%

ASX 200 futures fell 0.3% to 8,716 by 7:05am AEDT on 15 October 2026. US September CPI rose 3.7% on the year against 3.6% expected, the Nasdaq fell 1.88% and the S&P 500 1.11% as NVDA.US, AMD.US and MU.US dropped on Fed hike bets. Gold fell 1.20%, copper 1.65%, BHP.US implies about a 1.9% fall for BHP.AU, and Australian September jobs data lands at 11:30 AEDT.