In MACRO, MARKETS & ENERGY NEWS, US inflation slows - putting more pressure on Bailey - BP invests big in offshore wind power and the Hornsea Four wind farm gets the OK. In RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RELATED NEWS, would-be homebuyers get nervous, renting is a nightmare and Winkworth has a profit warning. In TECH NEWS, we look at "what now" with Microsoft/Activision, Nvidia wants to be an anchor investor in Arm, impressive chatbot Claude 2 is launched and AI junk floods the internet. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, UK banks pass the test but they're told to cough up for savers, Sunak seems to be pushing for a public sector pay rise, Wetherspoons prospers and Superdrug sees higher profits. AND FINALLY, I bring you a very annoying puzzle...