In MACRO, ENERGY & OIL NEWS, Nancy Pelosi goes to Taiwan, Hong Kong falls into recession again, UK manufacturing slumps, wind turbines get bigger and Saudi Aramco goes shopping. In REAL ESTATE NEWS, we see headwinds for office property and developments for residential. In CONSUMER/RETAIL-RELATED NEWS, US consumers go to dollar stores, German retail sales fall, Heineken passes on prices, Alibaba hopes to keep in contact with New York and JD Sports gets slapped. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Pearson looks to the future, trad ad agencies do better than expected and HSBC has issues. AND FINALLY, I bring you a very intriguing map...