$SELF

By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks slid on Thursday, tracking a steep Wall Street selloff, as investors worried about global inflation, China's zero-COVID policy and the Ukraine war, while the safe-haven dollar eased. European equity markets also looked set for another rough day. The pan-region Euro Stoxx 50 futures fell 0.52%, German DAX futures were down 0.63% while FTSE futures were 0.51% lower. Nasdaq futures eased 0.15%, although S&P500 futures reversed earlier losses to be 0.05% higher. Overnight on Wall Street, retail giant Target Corp (NYSE:TGT) warned of a bigger margin hit due to rising costs as it reported its quarterly profit had halved. Its shares plunged 24.88%. The Nasdaq fell almost 5% while the S&P 500 lost 4%.[.N] "The bounce on Tuesday was proven to have been 'too optimistic', thus the self-doubt stemming from the misjudgement only makes traders click the sell button even harder," said Hebe Chen, market analyst at IG. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan snapped four days of gains and slumped 1.8%, dragged down by a 1.5% loss for Australia's resource-heavy index, a 2.1% drop in Hong Kong stocks and a 0.3% retreat in mainland China's bluechips. Japan's Nikkei shed 1.7%. Tech giants listed in Hong Kong were hit particularly hard, with the index falling more than 3%. Tencent sank more than 6% after it reported no revenue growth in the first quarter, its worst performance since going public in 2004. China's technology sector is still reeling from a year-long government crackdown and slowing economic prospects stemming from Beijing's strict zero-COVID policy, even though soothing comments from Vice Premier Liu He to tech executives had buoyed sentiment on Wednesday. Two U.S. central bankers say they expect the Federal Reserve to downshift to a more measured pace of policy tightening after July as it seeks to quell inflation without lifting borrowing costs so high that they send the economy into recession. "It must be said that the concern for inflation has never gone away since we stepped into 2022. However, while things haven't reached the point of no return, they are seemingly heading in the direction of 'out of control'. That is probably the most worrying part for the market," IG's Chen said. The U.S. dollar, which had rallied on falling risk appetite, eased 0.15% against a basket of major currencies, after a 0.55% jump overnight that ended a three-day losing streak. The Aussie gained 0.8%, while New Zealand's kiwi bounced 0.6% to, as an easing in Shanghai's COVID lockdown helped sentiment. [FRX/] Data on Wednesday showed that British inflation surged to its highest annual rate since 1982 as energy bills soared, while Canadian inflation rose to 6.8% last month, largely driven by rising food and shelter prices. Bilal Hafeez, CEO of London-based research firm MacroHive, said there was a strong bias toward safe-haven assets right now, particularly cash. "There may be short-term bounces in equities like the last few days, but the big picture is that the era of low yields is over, and we are transitioning to a higher rates environment," Hafeez told the Reuters Global Markets Forum. "This will pressure all the markets that benefited from low yields - especially equities." U.S. Treasuries rallied overnight and were largely steady in Asia, leaving the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes at 2.9076%. The two-year yield, which rises with traders' expectations of higher Fed fund rates, touched 2.6800% compared with a U.S. close of 2.667%. Oil prices recovered from early losses, as lingering fears over tight global supplies outweighed fears over slower economic growth. Brent crude rose 1.2% to $110.41 per barrel, while U.S. crude was up 0.8% to $110.48 a barrel. Gold was slightly lower. Spot gold was traded at $1814.88 per ounce. [GOL/]

Block Sees Bitcoin Disrupting Payments Networks, Expects Self-Custody to Grow https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/18/block-sees-bitcoin-disrupting-payments-networks-expects-self-custody-to-grow/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

**@conorsen:** High labor costs mean stores are going to shift to self-service ordering kiosks to cut out cashiers, but that only works if they’re cashless. But cashless ordering means everyone needs access to digital payments, so there becomes a need for government to ensure equal access. https://twitter.com/conorsen/status/1525894968136634370

**@CNBC:** Arizona has rapidly become an epicenter for EV and self-driving tech — and now it's the site of 3 big new semiconductor factories. Watch the full video here: https://t.co/N6fsv82HAT https://t.co/cjtRlvGnWl https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1525762917513109504

**@firoozye:** Where the next financial crisis could come from - Private Equity has become a group of self-dealing oligarchs. via @FT https://t.co/APxa5V9Kr4 https://twitter.com/firoozye/status/1525736629230571520

**@nytimesbusiness:** A self-described “comically terrible spy,” he became an informer when he gained access to confidential files incriminating Deutsche Bank in suspect financial transactions. https://t.co/WmtWo8otMW https://twitter.com/nytimesbusiness/status/1525560337843605504

**@APompliano:** “Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.”― Ludwig von Mises https://twitter.com/APompliano/status/1525486674544844801

Bitcoin Self-Custody Company Casa Raises $21M https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/10/bitcoin-self-custody-company-casa-raises-21m-series-a/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

@vcline..... You will! price action is self similar from 1min to the Monthly timeframe. Just focus on your vpa. Go through any of anna's workbook on vpa. It will help you to master chart reading no matter the timerframe you're looking at.

--- all you newbies better RECOGNIZE that not every TRADE needs to exist. and uncle SAM and the homies at TDA/Robinhood would love for you to trade juan more time. so y'all better CHECK yo self before you rekt yo'self. OG status is risk mgmt and taxation avoidance cuz you aint tryna play games no mo! lol. ---------

hedge yo self

very self-aware

Self-custody, control and identity: How regulators got it wrong https://cointelegraph.com/news/self-custody-control-and-identity-how-regulators-got-it-wrong

at least you are self aware

And wait for it to base over that level. > @maletone said: I think you place your stops in verious obvious places and dont give your self enough room

I think you place your stops in verious obvious places and dont give your self enough room

Emmanuel Macron on crypto: 'I don't believe in a self-regulated financial sector' https://cointelegraph.com/news/emmanuel-macron-on-crypto-i-don-t-believe-in-a-self-regulated-financial-sector

Hacker bungles DeFi exploit: Leaves stolen $1M in contract set to self destruct https://cointelegraph.com/news/hacker-bungles-defi-exploit-leaves-stolen-1m-in-contract-set-to-self-destruct

Smart Offsets: Algorand Ups Sustainability Pledge With Self-Executing Code https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/04/21/smart-offsets-algorand-ups-sustainability-pledge-with-self-executing-code/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Hut 8 in Deal to Become 100% Self-Mining Company https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/19/hut-8-in-deal-to-become-100-self-mining-company/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Self-Regulatory Organizations Growing Alongside New U.S. Crypto Regulation https://cointelegraph.com/news/self-regulatory-organizations-growing-alongside-new-u-s-crypto-regulation

**@ritholtz:** Fascinating read: Behavioral economics upended the idea that humans act solely in their rational self-interest. So why do most undergrads barely learn anything about the field? https://t.co/qJ1b3bBnuc https://twitter.com/ritholtz/status/1514978506672947202

TESLA CEO MUSK: I AM CONFIDENT THAT TESLA WILL SOLVE THE SELF-DRIVING PROBLEMS THIS YEAR - TED TALK. $TSLA

NFT Self Defense: Staying Safe in Web3 https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/nft-self-defense-staying-safe-in-web3.htm

how do I comment under my self so it only shows 1 thread

Buenos Aires to Create Digital Identity Platform https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/31/buenos-aires-to-launch-a-self-sovereign-digital-identity-protocol/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Buenos Aires to Launch a Self-Sovereign Digital Identity Protocol https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/31/buenos-aires-to-launch-a-self-sovereign-digital-identity-protocol/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

**@nytimesbusiness:** L.G.B.T.Q. romance novels have been around for decades, but they have been a quiet presence, almost entirely self-published or put out by small presses. Now, sales have doubled year on year, with help from the biggest publishers and mainstream retailers. https://t.co/taKd49PrSZ https://twitter.com/nytimesbusiness/status/1509274363157172224

Polygon ID platform seeks to enhance self-agency and privacy in the Web3 space https://cointelegraph.com/news/polygon-id-platform-seeks-to-enhance-self-agency-and-privacy-in-the-web3-space

**@nytimesbusiness:** “It feels crazy to be expected to keep your cool and go on with your life,” a designer in Brooklyn said. “I don’t know if I can bring my full self to work anymore because it feels so disingenuous with what’s happening outside work.” https://t.co/c97osw3vwv https://twitter.com/nytimesbusiness/status/1509206825048190984

**@CNBC:** Would you take a ride in a self-driving vehicle?🚗 https://twitter.com/CNBC/status/1509159031184805890

UnionPay Launches Self-service Platform for Merchants to Add Digital Yuan Pay Options https://cryptonews.com/news/unionpay-launches-self-service-platform-for-merchants-add-digital-yuan-pay-options.htm

seems self explanatory

Nah, I like @brAli even though he is one of the most self serving traders I know

Coinbase Adds Solana Tokens to Self-Custody Wallet in Non-EVM First https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/17/coinbase-adds-solana-tokens-to-self-custody-wallet-in-non-evm-first/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

who is ZM male? > @maletone said: reminder to self short ZM pumps

reminder to self short ZM pumps

researching buying virtual real estate with a virtual mortgage in the metaverse, so my virtual self has a place to hang out

Self-made wealth more likely to flow into crypto than inherited: Report https://cointelegraph.com/news/self-made-wealth-more-likely-to-flow-into-crypto-than-inherited-report

I never trust anything Dimon or the banks say. They maybe being honest on this occassion but it strikes me almost everything they say is self serving

Crypto firms may still face SEC penalties for self-reporting securities laws violations: Report https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-firms-may-still-face-sec-penalties-for-self-reporting-securities-laws-violations-report

it is a self suffficient country so heh sanctions have not done much

EU READY TO LAUNCH SECOND PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST MOSCOW IF RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVE INTO UKRAINE BEYOND SEPARATIST-CONTROLLED, SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLICS -EU'S DOMBROVSKIS

in these modern times u have to ask ur self - is this a doozy?

By Doina Chiacu and Alexander Marrow WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -The United States and NATO said Russia was still building up troops around Ukraine on Wednesday despite Moscow's insistence it was pulling back, questioning President Vladimir Putin's stated desire to negotiate a solution to the crisis. In Ukraine, where people raised flags and played the national anthem to show unity against fears of an invasion, the government said a cyber attack that hit the defence ministry was the worst of its kind that the country had seen. It pointed the finger towards Russia, which denied involvement. The Russian defence ministry said its forces were pulling back after exercises in southern and western military districts near Ukraine - part of a huge Russian build-up that was accompanied by demands for sweeping security guarantees from the United States and NATO. It published video that it said showed tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery units leaving the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014. But U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said key Russian units were moving towards the border, not away. "There's what Russia says. And then there's what Russia does. And we haven't seen any pullback of its forces," Blinken said in an interview on MSNBC. "We continue to see critical units moving toward the border, not away from the border." What Washington wanted to see was exactly the opposite, he said. "We need to see these forces moving away." A senior Western intelligence official said Russian military exercises were at their peak and the risk of Russian aggression against Ukraine would remain high for the rest of February. "There are no credible signs at this point that there will be any kind of military de-escalation," the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that Russia could still attack Ukraine "with essentially no, or little-to-no, warning". NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said a pullout would be welcome but that moving troops and tanks back and forth did not amount to proof it was really happening. "We have not seen any withdrawal of Russian forces. And of course, that contradicts the message of diplomatic efforts," Stoltenberg said before a meeting of the alliance in Brussels. "What we see is that they have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way. So, so far, no de-escalation." The Kremlin said NATO's assessment was wrong. Moscow's ambassador to Ireland said forces in western Russia would be back to their normal positions within three to four weeks. World stockmarkets crept higher for the second day in a row and Russian shares and the rouble gained ground as investors welcomed the apparent easing in tension, despite the Western scepticism. Russia says it never planned to attack Ukraine but wants to lay down "red lines" to prevent its neighbour from joining NATO, which it sees as a threat to its own security. The Kremlin said Putin was keen to negotiate with the United States, which has offered discussions on arms control and confidence-building measures while ruling out a veto on future NATO membership for Ukraine. 'CREATING TENSION' Russia has accused the United States and Britain of hysterical war propaganda after their repeated warnings of a possible attack and reports in some Western media that it would happen on Wednesday. Both countries have cast doubt on whether the Russian troop pullback is for real, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying on Tuesday that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still massed near Ukraine's borders and an invasion remained "distinctly possible". Germany also said it wanted proof. China, which has cultivated closer ties with Russia as both countries have come under increasing criticism from the West, accused the United States of "playing up the threat of warfare and creating tension". Military analysts say a key indicator of a significant pullback will be whether field hospitals and fuel stores are dismantled and units from Russia's far east, which are taking part in huge exercises in Belarus this week, return to their bases thousands of miles away. Russia security specialist Mark Galeotti said the absence of any Russian attack should not be interpreted as meaning that "Putin blinked". "Nothing has changed on the ground in any meaningful way. Putin could have invaded yesterday, he can still do so tomorrow," he wrote on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). DAY OF UNITY Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he did not see any sign of a Russian troop withdrawal. "When the troops do withdraw everyone will see that.. but for now, it’s just a statement," the BBC quoted him as saying during a visit to western Ukraine. Zelenskiy designated Wednesday a patriotic holiday in response to Western media reports that Russia could invade on that day. "No one can love our home as we can. And only we, together, can protect our home," he said earlier The defence ministry said hackers were still bombarding its website and had succeeded in finding vulnerabilities in the programming code. Traffic was being rerouted to servers in the United States while the issue was being fixed, it said. A senior Ukrainian security official said the only country that would be interested in such cyber attacks was Russia. The Kremlin denied that Russia was involved but said it was not surprised that Ukraine would blame Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had "taken note" of a request from Russia's parliament on Tuesday for him to recognise the "independence" of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian government forces since 2014. But he said that would not be line with the 2014-15 Minsk agreements aimed at ending the conflict, in which Ukraine says some 15,000 people have been killed. The comment appeared to indicate that Putin would not rush into recognising the separatist areas but might keep such an option in reserve. Blinken said such a step would undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, violate international law, call into question Russia’s stated commitment to continue to engage in diplomacy and "necessitate a swift and firm response from the United States in full coordination with our Allies and partners".

BA news FFA pulls ablitity to Self Certify 787

Intel's $INTC Mobileye unit currently plans to build and deploy self-driving electric shuttles with its partners in the US in 2024 according to Reuters

hedge yo self before you reck yo self

SONY'S NEW AI BEATS GRAN TURISMO - NIKKEI SONY WILL FIRST USE THE AI PROGRAM TO DEVELOP NEW MORE REALISTIC STRATEGY GAMES - NIKKEI SONY ALSO CONSIDERING MAKING INROADS INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND COULD USE THE AI PROGRAM TO DEVELOP SELF-DRIVING TECHNOLOGY - NIKKEI