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CPA Daily Business News – Friday 23 January 2026

UK borrowing falls, retail spending flickers and confidence battles perception

UK businesses end the week facing a familiar mix of mixed economic signals, political uncertainty and rising insolvency risk. Government borrowing has fallen sharply, helped by higher tax receipts, while retail spending showed a short-lived December bounce driven by online sales rather than renewed consumer confidence. At the same time, investment sentiment toward the UK remains fragile, audit reform has stalled, and insolvency notices continue to mount across construction, property, care and professional services. Global markets have rallied on easing trade tensions, but for SMEs selling on credit, cash flow discipline remains critical.

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CPA Daily Business News – Monday 26 January 2026

Weak confidence, shifting tax rules and rising payment pressure

UK businesses are starting the week with confidence still fragile and payment risk clearly trending higher. The CBI is warning of weaker private-sector activity, while debate over business rates and tax treatment for large financial groups highlights how unevenly costs and incentives can fall across the economy. Add in tighter household finances from mortgage resets, a tougher jobs market, and fresh compliance pressure from Making Tax Digital, and the message for SMEs is simple: protect cash flow early, and tighten credit discipline before arrears build.

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CPA Daily Business News – Tuesday 27 January 2026Cost pressures bite, insolvencies mount and markets push to record highsUK businesses are facing a familiar but intensifying mix of rising costs, fragile demand and growing insolvency risk. Inflation in shops is picking up again, hospitality and retail remain under strain, and insolvency notices continue to spread across construction, property, education and professional services. At the same time, global markets are pushing towards record highs, fuelled by strong earnings and surging commodity prices — a reminder that financial conditions and day-to-day trading realities for SMEs remain sharply disconnected. For businesses selling on credit, cash flow discipline has rarely mattered more.

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CPA Daily Business News – 28 January 2026 UK businesses are navigating a difficult mix of high costs, fragile demand and rising insolvency risk. While pubs have secured limited business rates relief, the wider hospitality, retail and leisure sectors remain under strain, with closures, rescue deals and profit warnings continuing to mount.At the same time, warning signs are emerging around employment confidence, particularly among younger workers, while major manufacturers are pausing investment plans amid economic uncertainty. Globally, markets are being pulled in opposite directions: AI-driven optimism has pushed US equities to record highs, but falling US consumer confidence, a sliding dollar and political uncertainty are driving volatility across currencies and commodities.read the full blog here:  cpa.co.uk/business-news-28-january-2026/

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#LatePayment
#BusinessNews
#Insolvency
#Hospitality
#Retail
#CreditControl
#UKEconomy
 

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CPA Daily Business News – 29 January 2026

UK and global markets may look resilient on the surface, but beneath the headlines cash flow pressure remains intense. Insolvencies are still running well above pre-pandemic levels, retail failures continue to mount, borrowing costs remain restrictive, and even where AI and markets are booming, confidence in returns is far from universal. For SMEs selling on credit, today’s news reinforces one message: risk hasn’t gone away — it’s just become more uneven and harder to spot.

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