In MACRO, ENERGY & CURRENCY NEWS, central banks aim for smaller rate rises, China's economy takes a Covid hit, Japan's economy goes into reverse, Germany completes an LNG import terminal, sterling strengthens and FTX repercussions continue. In CONSUMER & RETAIL NEWS, real wages suffer, luxury's strength continues but champagne and turkey supplies look shaky, Walmart and Home Depot do well as Amazon continues its downbeat tone. In REAL ESTATE NEWS, tech firms dump office space and Landsec loses out. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Vodafone announces a weak performance but BAE Systems gets bullish. AND FINALLY, I bring you Moncler clothing for dogs and a new J-pop export...