Business news 15 August 2022

James Salmon, Operations Director.

Bank Of England

The Bank of England is reviewing its mandate after Liz Truss was critical of its approach.

China

Industrial production rose by only 3.8% surprising analysts who had expected 4.3% and retail sales were also below par, increasing by only 2.7%. In response they unexpectedly reduced the medium term lending rate to 2.75%.

Saudi Aramco

The Saudi oil giant broke records with a $48.4 quarterly profit, a 90% year on year increase.

Russia

Russia has re-opened its Moscow based bond market setting up a new platform open to investors from countries that haven’t imposed sanctions.

House Prices

House Prices fell in August for the first time this year, according to Rightmove’s latest house price index, but the move could be seasonal rather than reflective of a broader slowdown. UK house prices fell 1.3% month-on-month in August to stand at an average asking price of £365,173, reversing July’s 0.4% rise.

European recession

Bloomberg economists put the risk of a euro-area recession is the highest since November 2020 as energy shortages threaten to drive already record inflation higher still with probability rising from 45% to 60% (it was only 20% before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine).

Why should you become a CPA member!

The Credit Protection Association (CPA) has been assisting thousands of UK businesses to get paid since 1914. We have seen many financial crises, this one will be particularly deadly for suppliers for some time to come.

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