Global stocks drop amid Iran war | Oil price shock | Busting romance scams
The ASX 200 has had its worst weekly drop since Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariffs shocked global markets in April last year.
Investors weigh the prospect of a drawn-out war in the Middle East, with the rising oil price prompting further inflation concerns.
And a national taskforce targeting romance scams concludes, referring thousands of suspected scam transactions, social media sites and email addresses for further investigation.
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