In MACRO & ECONOMIC INDICATOR NEWS, the UK joins the CPTPP, Finland is cleared to join NATO, inflation falls in Spain and Germany while deal-making falls but UK business confidence rises. In BANKING NEWS, we reflect on the current crisis but Shawbrook comes up smelling of roses. In TECH NEWS, we see more reaction to AI, monetising Twitter Blue riles celebs and Meta pulls back on some ads. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, the UK minimum wage is to rise, the rise in UK pension age is officially postponed, Moonpig booms, Shein is on the launchpad, Morrisons sees a rise in revenues, Ford gambles on a nickel plant and Starbucks faces challenges from here.AND FINALLY, I bring you an amusing kid and an inspirational grandad..