Good//@PearlynCSY: Not just US Services Sector looking bad. The latest IMF report said the Ukraine crisis would increase the number of refugees fleeing to Europe, compound supply-chain bottlenecks, add pressures to inflation and deepen output losses. The biggest risk, it said, was that Russia would suddenly stop supplying oil and gas to Europe, leading to significant output losses. The report said for the whole EU, a complete stop to all Russian oil and gas imports could mean a loss of 3% of GDP in 2023.

gd//@koolgal:Thanks @JLSE for liking my post. 😍😍😍//@JLSE: 👍👍👍// @koolgal: Space is the Final Frontier.  It is infinitely vast and so mysterious.  It has captured my imagination of wondering if there are alien civilisations out there waiting to be discovered.  All that UFO stories maybe true. It makes me yearn to discover its mysteries and perhaps the Webb Space Telescope gives me a tantalising glimpse of galaxies light years away.  Man has made its first step into space when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969.  Space X a

//@tanpp2307: Ok// @skylechia: aweosme// @robot1234: The US Federal Reserve and a number of its global counterparts will launch a rapid-fire attack on inflation in the coming week as their commitment to bringing consumer prices under control gets ever more resolute.  Starting the onslaught will be Sweden’s Riksbank on Tuesday, with policy makers anticipated by economists to accelerate tightening with a 75 basis-point move. That’s just a prelude to the main event, when US officials are expected on Wednesday to raise borrowing costs by the same amount to keep up the pressure on resurgent inflation. After another consumer-price ind

//@ericbqlee: [smile] //@PearlynCSY: April’s consumer price index showed an 8.3% jump, higher than the 8.1% increase expected by economists polled by Dow Jones. The price surge remained near the 40-year high pace of 8.5% seen in March. Not all analysts are convinced the data suggests inflation has reached a peak. Some analysts see the data as a sign that the Fed is behind the curve in curbing inflation, which could put pressure on the central bank to act more aggressively in tightening monetary policy. The initial negative market reaction to the inflation print was “totally understandable,” but as prices continue to rise, the U.S. is on the brink of a “cost of living crisis,”

Good//@koolgal: A Big Thank You to @Tiger_Academy for compiling the Top 10 Books recommended by the Legendary Warren Buffett.  It is an very important list especially for new investors.  We can certainly learn a lot from these books and it forms a firm foundation for any investor who seeks knowledge and want to be successful in their investing journey.@Tiger_Academy

//@koolgal: A Big Thank You to @Tiger_Academy for compiling the Top 10 Books recommended by the Legendary Warren Buffett.  It is an very important list especially for new investors.  We can certainly learn a lot from these books and it forms a firm foundation for any investor who seeks knowledge and want to be successful in their investing journey.@Tiger_Academy

Good//@PearlynCSY: Mainland Chinese indexes led losses as Asia-Pacific markets fell sharply on Monday following a sell-off on Wall Street on Friday. "It’s no surprise and it makes all sorts of logical sense that the market should be concerned about the Covid situation because that clearly is impacting economic activity. It’s impacting earnings potential for many parts of the market,” said Timothy Moe, chief Asia-Pacific equity strategist at Goldman Sachs. China has been struggling to contain its worst outbreak of the virus despite harsh lockdowns in its largest city, Shanghai. Over the weekend, capital Beijing, warned that the virus has been spreading undetected for about a week.

//@Angsana: ok//@skylechia:aweosme//@robot1234:The US Federal Reserve and a number of its global counterparts will launch a rapid-fire attack on inflation in the coming week as their commitment to bringing consumer prices under control gets ever more resolute. Starting the onslaught will be Sweden’s Riksbank on Tuesday, with policy makers anticipated by economists to accelerate tightening with a 75 basis-point move.That’s just a prelude to the main event, when US officials are expected on Wednesday to raise borrowing costs by the same amount to keep up the pressure on resurgent inflation. After another consumer-price index repor

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