'Record high': Payment defaults stoke fears of mass insolvencies

CreditorWatch's monthly Business Risk Index showed defaults on payments between businesses reached a record high of 1,586 in June, increasing the risk of insolvencies across the economy as household spending slows and further interest rate rises loom.

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