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Wolf Money(world market review 25-31 May 2026)

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  J.R Charton United Kingdom “See Malaya by Railway” poster circa 1930s Collection of National Museum of Singapore Market Summary 25-31 May 2026 *USA* + US PCE index rose 0.4% MoM in Apr, up 3.8% YoY; Core PCE up 0.2% MoM, up 3.3% YoY, both in 3 yrs high; personal spending rose 0.5%, person income roughly flat  -US average American personal savings rate fell to just 2.6% in Apr, down from 5.8% YoY, lowest since Apr 2008, well below 30-year average of 5.7%  -US consumer confidence dipped 0.7 pts in May at 93.1 -US Q1 GDP revised lower to 1.6% YoY from 2%; driven by downward revisions to investment n consumer spending   ± US wholesale inventories up 0.5% MoM to US$938.6bn in Apr, vs revised 1.5% increase in Mar -US initial jobless claims rose 5k to 215k on 3rd wk of May, continuing jobless claims up 15k; weekly employment up by 37,500   + US aggregate business investment in Q1 up 6.4% YoY, deeper AI spending driving these gains  -US goods deficit at US$82.4bn...

Wolf Money(Portfolio update end May 2026)long post

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  (Image credit: openaccessgoverment.org) Oh! MyGod(thos) I had the privilege of speaking to a friend who formerly worked as a developer for AI. Through the 2 hours of conversation. My knowledge of AI has been upgraded from the status of Noob. He is trying to develop an Ai model for the education sector. I wouldn’t go further since it is still a work in progress. He hopes to get a running model by the end of next month.  The hottest job now in the tech space is AI developer. From our conversation, I got to know, an experienced developer makes $25,000 a month with one of the big tech. Even the junior developer is drawing a 5-figure salary. If anyone is looking for a career transition, a developer in the AI industry draws in top dollar. The conversation also sparked my interest in AI. I chanced upon Anthropic, Claude Mythos, the most powerful frontier AI model ever created. After reading and trying to understand the implications of Mythos, I walked away quite disturbed by the la...

Wolf Money(Singapore Savings Bonds June 2026 results)

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  (Source: MAS) No surprise about the demand for this month SSBs or lack of it. Next month SSBs are likely to come with a higher yield due to rising yields across the world due to inflationary pressure from higher oil prices. Out of $400m available, $184.3m found buyers. God bless. 🙏 Please consider following us on telegram for the latest update on Lone Wolf investor by clicking on the link below. No form filling, no payment required, no collection of data, no data mining, no hard selling, no obligation.  https://t.me/joinchat/oCgkD3sQFRMzMWM1 Disclaimers   All investments is highly speculative in nature and involves substantial risk of loss. We encourage our reader to invest very carefully. We also encourage reader to get personal advice from your professional investment advisor and to make independent investigations before acting on information that we publish. Much of our information is derived directly from information published by companies or submitted to governmen...

Wolf Money(world market review 18-24 May 2026)

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  (Image credit: businessinsider.com Market Summary 18-24 May 2026 *USA* -US consumer sentiment index plunged 10% MoM in May at 44.8, hitting all time low; cost of living pressures as main concern   -US year-ahead inflation expectations rose to 4.8% from 4.7% in Apr; Long-run inflation expectations at 3.9% from Apr’s 3.5%   -Fed Apr meeting highlighted heightened inflation concerns among policymakers; further policy firming could be appropriate if inflation persistently above 2% target  + Trump said “an agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalisation” between US, Iran n regional powers, including reopening of Hormuz + US S&P Global Composite PMI at 51.7 in May, same as in Apr  + US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.3 in May, highest in 4 yrs  ± US S&P Global Services PMI eased to 50.9 in May at 2-mth low  + US initial jobless claims down 3000 to 209,000 in wk ending May 16 ± Kevin Warsh sown in as chair of the US Federa...

Wolf Money(Singapore Savings Bonds June 2026 review)

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  (Source: MAS) This month’s SSBs have yet to reflect the impact of higher SGS bonds’ yield. To a certain degree, Singapore SGS has become the gold standard. The low 10 year SGS yield reflects our prudent approach to public finance. There will be a small uptick in SSBs’ yield next month. SSB is a great risk-free instrument to house short-term liquidity. I view SSBs as a high yielding savings account especially for those looking for 1,3 and 6 month fixed deposit. At 1.46% starting yield. It is not too shabby. The closing date for applications falls on the 25th of May@9pm. God bless.  Please consider following us on telegram for the latest update on Lone Wolf investor by clicking on the link below. No form filling, no payment required, no collection of data, no data mining, no hard selling, no obligation.  https://t.me/joinchat/oCgkD3sQFRMzMWM1 Disclaimers   All investments is highly speculative in nature and involves substantial risk of loss. We encourage our reader t...

Wolf Money(world market review 11-17 May 2026)

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  (Image credit: AZQUOTES.com) Market Summary 11-17 May 2026 *USA* + Trump leaves Beijing after historic 2-day summit with Xi, said he made some ‘fantastic trade deals’ -US annual inflation up from 3.3% to 3.8% in Apr; up 0.6% MoM after up 0.9% in previous mth  + US retail sales up 0.5% MoM in Apr, sales at gasoline stations recorded biggest increase at 2.8%  -US consumer sentiment index declined 3.2% MoM in May at 48.2 + US employment added average 39,250 jobs per wk in the 4 wks ending Apr 25  -US 10-year Treasury note rose 10bps to 4.6% at a fresh 1-year high as concerns over war-driven inflation intensified  -US PPI rose seasonally adjusted 1.4% MoM in Apr, biggest increase since Dec 2022; up 6% YoY, the most since Dec 2022  -US core PPI rose by 1% MoM in Apr, rises the most since Mar 2022  + US manufacturing output rose 0.6% in Apr, the most in 14 mths  -US business inventories rose 0.9% MoM in Mar, vs expectations of 0.8 up, strongest increa...