ASX 200 LIVE: ASX to rise, US bond yields fall on buyback plans, results pending from Fortescue, APA, Goodman, Brambles

ASX 200 LIVE: ASX to rise, US bond yields fall on buyback plans, results pending from Fortescue, APA,…

ASX 200 futures +0.1% before earnings season; Moderna +160% on melanoma vaccine trial, S&P 500 +0.3%. Earnings season at risk from wage inflation and rising refinancing costs (up 25%); AI infrastructure capex pursues low-margin models, pressuring corporate profitability vs mining era.