95. Recession, Inflation and Volatility – Dissecting the latest quarterly CFO Survey with Ian Stewart


Repeat offender, Ian Stewart, Chief Economist from Deloitte, and Founder of the CFO Survey joins Hannah Munro on this week’s episode of CFO 4.0!

Ian shares some key findings from the most recent CFO Survey, a quarterly survey that is sent out to some of the UK’s leading CFOs on pressing issues.

Hannah & Ian explore some interesting findings, including that CFOs predicted the recession.


  • Why do the Bank of England and Treasury use the CFO Survey findings
  • Key findings from the most recent CFO Survey
  • How CFOs predicted the recession two months before the Bank of England announced it
  • What strategies CFOs are using to deal with high inflation
  • How the Pandemic, Brexit, and the Ukraine war have impacted supply chains and shocked the economy

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