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Big Four Split, America's mysterious shoppers.

Welcome back to the Views Room. I'm your host, Amy Donnellan, a columnist of breaking views

coming to you from London. One of the big four accountancy firms could be headed for Splitsville.

Late last week, reports suggested that Ernst & Young, otherwise known as EY, was looking to break

off its audit business from its consulting unit.

It's an interesting idea and one that regulators and governments have long viewed as a means of reducing conflicts of interest

and even avoiding busts like Carillion in Britain and Wirecard in Germany.

The upside for the accountancy giant is creating a consulting business that could be worth $60 billion if it were valued like $198 billion rival Accenture.

Plus, surging inflation is putting a dampening mood on US consumers, but not their spending power.

Bills for restaurants and bars are up 20% and although it would seem that such a rising tide should lift all ships, it turns

out luxury brands like Tiffany and LVMH have more insulation than Walmart and Target. And that's

because the latter's cash-strapped lower-income customers are opting for cheaper items and the

companies are facing rising expenses. First up, my colleague Peter Tall Larson and I chat about EY's plan to hive off its audit practice from its faster growing consulting unit.

Next, Gina Chon is beamed in from Washington, D.C. to talk about the mysteries of America's robust spending power amid rampant inflation.

Welcome back. It's Peter Tharlarsen here in London, joined by Amy Donnellan.

Hi, Amy. Hi, Peter. I've been to chat to you. And to you. And this week, we are talking about big news in the world of professional services, particularly accounting firms, because

EY, one of the big four accounting firms, is apparently considering splitting its audit business

from its consulting practice, which is something that I feel like we have talked about for years,

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