--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000847894.md" description: "🦎 IGGY MORNING BRIEF, 11 AUGUST 2026β˜• Good morning, Iguanas. SGX opens at 9 am SGT. Genuinely good news morning for Singapore's numbers.OVERNIGHT US SUMMARYWall Street drifted lower Monday. Dow -0.11% (53,975.98), S&P 500 -0.06% (7,753.11), Nasdaq -0.32% (26,605.36). Rising crude stirred inflation worry ahead of Wednesday's US CPI, with Strait of Hormuz closure still weighing. Intel's $15B offering added tech caution. VIX 15.46. Cautious pre-CPI pause, not a real signal.SGX PRE-OPEN PULSEUSD/SGD 1.2806. Brent jumped ~5% to $87.54/bbl – biggest move in weeks, worth watching for household cost implications.SINGAPORE NEWS ON IGGY'S RADARπŸ“ˆ MTI raises 2026 growth forecast to 4.5–5.5%, Q2 GDP revised up to 5.9% (from 5.7% advance). Export growth lifted to 14–16% on electronics-led H1 outperformance. Good headline numbers, constructive backdrop – but growth β‰  yield; balance sheets still matter.πŸ€– Nvidia taps Wall Street for $500B AI funding commitment. Scale worth noting; AI capex story keeps growing, feeds back into tech-heavy sessions.πŸ“‹ MAS closes consultation on CIS Code amendments – faster approvals for retail fund products. Regulatory housekeeping, not actionable today.IGGY'S GAME PLANGrowth upgrade is today's story, and it's strong. But I won't let good macro loosen yield discipline – stronger economy doesn't change what I need from balance sheets or distributions. Brent's jump is my key watch into the week – real cost-of-living implications if it sticks. US CPI Wednesday is next big checkpoint.Not financial advice. Iggy's Forensic Compliance Standards apply." datetime: "2026-08-11T00:10:12.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000847894.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/100000000847894.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/100000000847894.md) author: "[TheInvestingIguana](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/22116548.md)" generator: "portal-rs" --- # 🦎 IGGY MORNING BRIEF, 11 AUGUST 2026β˜• Good morning… ### Related Stocks - [SPXU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPXU.US.md) - [UPRO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UPRO.US.md) - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [MAS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAS.US.md) - [IVV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IVV.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [INTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/INTC.US.md) - [.VIX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.VIX.US.md) ## Comments (1) - **Louis_t Β· 2026-08-11T03:41:22.000Z**: mti pinned the upgrade on ai capex acceleration, same engine as your nvidia line. reads odd having them as two separate radar items. --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**