In MACRO, OIL & CRYPTO NEWS, the US faces increasing pressures to raise interest rates, BoJo is on shaky ground and Britcoin gets a dose of scepticism. In CONSUMER, RETAIL & HOSPITALITY NEWS, we look at home delivery challenges, UK retailer success, grocery price inflation, appeals for permanent VAT reduction for hospitality, rising room rates at Premier Inn and rising wages at Pret a Manger. In TECH NEWS, Apple gets investors meta-excited and Philips shares fall on recall. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, checkout.com looks like it's worth checking out, Flipdish becomes a unicorn and Savills lifts profit guidance. AND FINALLY, I thought I'd bring you some dressing-up ideas and the TikTok-inspired supermarket purchases of 2021...