In MACRO & CRYPTO NEWS, China gets annoyed with the US for shooting down its spy balloon and "Britcoin" progresses. In CONSUMER-RELATED NEWS, we look at house prices and mortgage lending while interest rates for savers face scrutiny and return rail fares face extinction. In EV NEWS, dealers and buyer fret about high prices, a price war is resisted, Tesla increases Model Y prices, Musk wins another lawsuit, Toyota's new chief looks set to take the conventional road and Chinese marques hit Europe. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Big Tech companies pursue AI alliances and disclose the cost of culls, Amazon looks to sublet UK warehouses, Crew Clothing is bullish and stove-makers transition to induction. AND FINALLY, I bring you an optical illusion (that I can't see)...