ASX 200: What to Know Before the Australian Stock Market Opens on 26 November 2025
As the Australian share market heads into Wednesday’s session on 26 November 2025, investors are digesting a powerful cocktail of global rate‑cut optimism, surging gold and resources stocks, and fresh local corporate shocks in banking and defence tech. Here’s a comprehensive look at the key drivers likely to shape the ASX 200 at the open tomorrow. Quick snapshot 1. Global lead: Rate‑cut hopes, softer yields and cheap oil Fed cut bets keep risk assets supported Global markets continue to trade around one big theme: the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut rates in December. According to Reuters, traders are now pricing in around an 85% chance of