In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, the Bank of England raises the interest rate - but the ECB stands firm/chickens out - while Turkey and Brazil do weird things. In OMICRON NEWS, the UK economy takes a hit, Harrods brings its sale forward, the Congestion Charge ends early, hospitality suffers and Goldman Sachs orders the cancellation of parties. In RETAIL NEWS, Boohoo suffers a triple whammy, Shein keeps a-comin', Matalan does a deal with THG and Just Eat signs up Asda. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, EDF suffers nuclear fallout, an Indian edutech start-up aims for glory and Arrival cooks something up for Uber. AND FINALLY, I bring you a misheard Christmas...