RBA frets over severe global shock from Middle East war
WAR in the Middle East has the potential to trigger a “severe international shock” that would flow through to Australia’s economy, the Reserve Bank warns. International risks were “high and rising”, said Brad Jones, an assistant governor at the central bank, as it released its twice-yearly health check of the Australian financial system on Thursday. Already concerned over stretched valuations and high volatility in global equity markets, the US-Israeli attack on Iran and its impact on global energy markets has exacerbated RBA fears over risks to the financi