Nvidia's $500 BILLION AI War Chest — And The Stock Fell Anyway | Aug 11, 2026 Markets & Crypto Recap
Nvidia lined up a $500 BILLION Wall Street war chest for AI — and the stock fell anyway. Oil is surging, bitcoin keeps failing at one key level, and Wednesday's inflation report could decide all of it.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026 morning breakdown:
⛽ WTI settled up ~5% near $82, Brent near $88, after President Trump demanded Iran pay compensation and talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz stalled. Both higher again this morning.
📈 The 10-year Treasury yield pushed above 4.7%, near its highest since January. Rate HIKE odds for September are now roughly even, up from about 44% Monday. Cleveland Fed President Hammack said several increases may be needed.
📉 S&P 500 closed down 0.1% at 7,752. Dow and Nasdaq each off about 0.3%.
🤖 Nvidia announced partnerships with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilize over $500 billion for AI data centers — and shares still fell 2-3% on circular financing concerns. Intel dropped nearly 4% on a $15 billion dilutive stock offering.
₿ Bitcoin near $64,000, failing above $65,000 for a fourth straight day. Ether near $1,878. XRP the weakest major near $1. The SEC scheduled a Friday meeting to propose Regulation Crypto — its first formal crypto rulemaking.
🥇 Gold near $4,357, close to a seven-week high, on heavy Chinese central bank buying.
Capital is rotating toward energy and hard assets while AI leadership wobbles. Wednesday's CPI is the next test.
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