{"id":63014,"date":"2026-06-11T14:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-cancels-iran-strikes-amid-potential-peace-deal-spacex-ipo-demand-tops-100b\/63014\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:08:16","slug":"trump-cancels-iran-strikes-amid-potential-peace-deal-spacex-ipo-demand-tops-100b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-cancels-iran-strikes-amid-potential-peace-deal-spacex-ipo-demand-tops-100b\/63014\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Cancels Iran Strikes Amid Potential Peace Deal; SpaceX IPO Demand Tops $100B"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>President Trump abruptly canceled<\/strong> scheduled military strikes against <strong>Iran<\/strong> on Thursday, claiming that a potential peace deal has been approved by &quot;all parties,&quot; including regional allies like <strong>Israel<\/strong> and <strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SpaceX (<a href=\"\/stock\/SPCX\">SPCX<\/a>)<\/strong> retail IPO orders have reportedly surged past <strong>$100 billion<\/strong>, signaling massive individual investor appetite for the aerospace giant&#39;s public debut.<\/li>\n<li><strong>OpenAI<\/strong> announced the acquisition of cloud startup <strong>Ona<\/strong> to bolster its <strong>Codex<\/strong> ecosystem and enable the development of persistent, long-running AI agents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthropic<\/strong> is seeking financial backing from <strong>Google (<a href=\"\/stock\/GOOG\">GOOG<\/a>)<\/strong> to support its first data center leases, part of a broader <strong>$35 billion<\/strong> infrastructure push.<\/li>\n<li><strong>US 30-year bond yields<\/strong> hit <strong>5.020%<\/strong> in a <strong>$22 billion<\/strong> auction that saw a bid-to-cover ratio of <strong>2.33<\/strong>, reflecting cautious but steady demand for long-term government debt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Geopolitical De-escalation and Market Reaction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> announced via <strong>Truth Social<\/strong> on Thursday that he has &quot;cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran&quot; for the evening. The decision followed reports that a draft agreement, mediated by <strong>Qatar<\/strong>, had reached the highest levels of Iranian leadership and received conceptual approval from a broad coalition including <strong>Israel<\/strong>, <strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>, the <strong>UAE<\/strong>, <strong>Turkey<\/strong>, and <strong>Egypt<\/strong>. Despite the halt in strikes, the <strong>US naval blockade<\/strong> of Iranian ports remains in full effect until the deal is finalized.<\/p>\n<p><em>Market sentiment shifted rapidly on the news, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/sp500\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/SPY\">SPY<\/a>) erased earlier gains to turn negative before stabilizing.<\/em> Investors remain wary of the fragile ceasefire, especially after <strong>Iran\u2019s Defense Ministry<\/strong> warned that any violation of territorial integrity would meet a &quot;decisive response.&quot; Earlier in the day, the <strong>Pentagon<\/strong> experienced a brief partial lockdown and evacuation due to a hazmat alert regarding air quality, which was later determined to be a <strong>false alarm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>SpaceX IPO and AI Infrastructure Wars<\/h2>\n<p>Demand for the <strong>SpaceX (<a href=\"\/stock\/SPCX\">SPCX<\/a>)<\/strong> initial public offering has reached a fever pitch, with retail orders now exceeding <strong>$100 billion<\/strong>. The company is expected to allocate at least <strong>20%<\/strong> of the offering to individual buyers, potentially making it the largest IPO in history. <em>The surge in interest highlights a &quot;fear of missing out&quot; (FOMO) among investors eager to gain exposure to Elon Musk&#39;s aerospace and satellite ventures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the artificial intelligence sector, <strong>OpenAI<\/strong> is moving to dominate the &quot;agentic&quot; software market by acquiring <strong>Ona<\/strong>. The startup&#39;s technology provides secure cloud environments where AI agents can perform complex tasks over days or weeks. Simultaneously, <strong>Anthropic<\/strong> is leveraging its partnership with <strong>Google (<a href=\"\/stock\/GOOG\">GOOG<\/a>)<\/strong> to backstop lease payments for five US-based data centers. This move is part of a <strong>$35 billion<\/strong> deal involving <strong>Broadcom (<a href=\"\/stock\/AVGO\">AVGO<\/a>)<\/strong> to secure the massive compute capacity required for future AI models.<\/p>\n<h2>Energy and Treasury Markets<\/h2>\n<p>US energy executives have reportedly warned the <strong>White House<\/strong> that oil reserves are running &quot;dangerously low&quot; as the administration uses stockpiles to contain price spikes caused by the Iran conflict. <strong>CNN<\/strong> reported that industry stockpiles could hit critical levels within weeks if a diplomatic resolution is not reached. <em>The potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key point in the draft agreement mentioned by Trump, is seen as vital for stabilizing global oil markets.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>US Treasury Department<\/strong> successfully auctioned <strong>$22 billion<\/strong> in 30-year bonds on Thursday at a high yield of <strong>5.020%<\/strong>. While the yield was slightly lower than the previous month&#39;s auction, the <strong>2.33 bid-to-cover ratio<\/strong> indicated that demand remains somewhat constrained by long-term inflation concerns. <strong>Indirect bidders<\/strong>, which include foreign central banks, accounted for nearly <strong>60%<\/strong> of the accepted bids, showing continued international interest in US sovereign debt despite regional volatility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways President Trump abruptly canceled scheduled military strikes against Iran on Thursday, claiming that a potential peace deal has 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