Episode 2026-06-10

You're listening to Seven Horns A I — your A I-powered market update. Good morning and welcome to your pre-market briefing on this Wednesday, June the tenth, twenty twenty-six. Overnight, Asian markets showed a mixed picture that ultimately points to caution for the US open. The Nikkei two hundred twenty-five had a dramatic swing in its recent sessions. After surging over two point one seven percent on Monday, it reversed sharply in its Tuesday session, falling one point eight nine percent. That sell-off was driven by escalating US-Iran military tensions, continued pressure on chip stocks, and a hotter-than-expected Japan producer price reading which rose six point three percent year-over-year. China and Hong Kong proxies, as measured by the F X I E T F, showed slight strength, up zero point two zero percent in pre-market, suggesting relative stability there despite the broader risk-off tone. Overall, Asian markets are already reflecting the US tech weakness, and European markets, currently trading lower by nearly one percent as indicated by the E F A E T F, are taking their cue from the negative sentiment. Here in the US, futures are pointing to a notably weaker open this morning. S&P five hundred futures are down about eight-tenths of a percent versus yesterday's close, while Nasdaq one hundred futures are showing a more significant decline of one point two seven percent. Dow futures are also lower by three-quarters of a percent. This is not a marginal drift; pre-market i