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Tuesday 15 March 2022 5:00 pm  |  Updated:  Tuesday 15 March 2022 4:27 pm

The City View: Victoria Scholar on brutal Chinese stock sell-off, oil, and UK labour market

Today Andy Silvester chats to Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment at Interactive Investor, about China’s tech sector being hit by significant stock market sell-offs yesterday and today; European equities down, with companies having exposure to China seemingly taking more of a hit; oil prices hitting a two-week low; and lacklustre labour participation in the UK job market.

Andy also goes through the news: HSBC will be shutting down 69 branches; Bentley has doubled its 2021 profit; and Volkswagen’s boss has warned of production shortages.

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