Queen strips son Prince Andrew of royal and military titles, head doctor says Australian Omicron hospitalisation rates could be peaking, Asia's richest man to pledge US$76bn in green investments, and MORE.

The huge inflation number overnight in the US must be making some people worry that this is like the 1980s when inflation drove home loan interest rates up to 18% for some poor borrowers!

2021 was a strong year for the Australian sharemarket. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose from 6587.1 to close the year at 7444.6, a gain of 13.0%. When dividends are included, the return topped 17.2%.

Supply chain crisis worsened by Omicron outbreak in China, Boris Johnson under fire for attending party during lockdown, US sees highest CPI numbers since 1982, and MORE.

Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year and rising interest rates could make it a rougher ride for those who have taken a punt on the creme de la creme of crypto currencies.

Peter Switzer is joined by Siimon Reynolds from Buyers Circle.

Your car isn’t saving you as much tax as you thought, in fact, you’re paying tax on it that arguably shouldn’t exist!

World Bank forecasts muted global growth for 2022, BHP punts on African nickel mine, US stock analysts still optimistic for equities in 2022, and MORE.

My view is that this current virus problem won’t be as serious and we’ll get through it.