Australia Consumer Mood Stuck in the Doldrums in March

SYDNEY, March 14 Reuters Australian consumer sentiment stayed stuck at historically depressed levels in March amid concerns over inflation and interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday, with the appetite for buying bigticket items especially weak. The WestpacMelbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment was unchanged in March, following a dive of 6.9 the month before. […]
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Oil Prices Continue Slump in Fallout from SVB Shutdown

POLLU.S. crude stockpiles seen up, products likely down Coming up API data on U.S. stockpiles, U.S. CPI data OPEC oil market report due later on Tuesday LONDON, March 14 Reuters Oil prices dropped more than 2 a barrel on Tuesday, extending the previous day39;s slide, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rattled equities markets and sparked […]
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Volkswagen to Invest 193B over 5 Years to Hit EV Target

VW investing up to 15 bln euros in batteries, raw materials Twothirds of 5yr budget for electrification, digitalisation Software unit Cariad saw 2.1 bln euro operating loss in 2022 Car maker to present results of mock listing exercise for brands Shares down 3.1 BERLIN, March 14 Reuters Volkswagen plans to invest 180 billion euros 193 billion […]
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