In MACRO, ENERGY & CRYPTO NEWS, the Fed makes a drastic rate hike, gas prices rise, BP invests big in renewables and crypto continues to take a massive drubbing. In CONSUMER & RETAIL TRENDS, US consumers hold back, China retail sales fall, WH Smith benefits from the return to travel, Whitbread does well but is less certain of the future, H&M is the same and Sainsbury's deepens its beef with Aldi. In EV BATTERY NEWS, Foxconn builds a plant in Taiwan and Britishvolt educates its workforce. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Apple signs a big MLS deal, YouTube shorts catch up with TikTok and BTS causes a stir.AND FINALLY, I bring you little bloke with a massive appetite...