00:00The Middle East is ancient, beautiful and contested.
00:06An expanded conflict will further shake up the world economy.
00:10These figures are largely from before the missiles started landing.
00:14Looking ahead, the futures market is worried things will get worse.
00:19The oil price soared, inevitable because the region is a key producer of the black juice
00:24that powers our economy.
00:26The price of a barrel of crude oil surged 11% in trading and then trimmed back.
00:32If that maintains, you'll pay more at the bowser, but let's zoom out a bit.
00:36The price has been, this year, below where it was a decade ago.
00:42Gold is a store of wealth, a security in tough times, so no surprise up today as investors
00:47fret.
00:48Our dollar dropped nearly a full percentage point as the news broke, moderating only in
00:54the hours after.
00:56The share market dipped lower, meaning it was essentially flat across the week.
01:01And this week, Aranesh Narain Maharaj, the former CEO of now-defunct stockbroker BBY, appeared
01:07in court charged with aiding and abetting dishonest conduct.
01:11Regulator ASIC says it's complex, and they're not kidding.
01:15We're talking about alleged offences from 2014.
01:20There have been multiple prosecutions in the decades since.
01:23This news actually came out a few days ago, but on the timeline for dealing with allegations
01:28of white-collar crime in Australia, that's the blink of an eye.
01:32And that's finance.
01:33Wow.
01:34That's what I want to be.
01:34That's why I want to be in the middle of the process.
01:36We're going to be able to start a few days out.
01:37That's what I want to be.
01:38That's what I want to be.
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