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Conflict in the Middle East has rattled global markets with oil prices soaring after key producer Iran was struck by an Israeli attack. Gold prices also ticked up while the Aussie dollar moderated after an initial dip.

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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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