ASX slips as Middle East war rattles global stocks, RBA rate hike looms | Finance Report | ABC NEWS

The local share market closed down 0.68 per cent as the Reserve Bank meets ahead of an expected interest rate hike.
US and European stocks fell again on Friday over fears that the Iranian conflict would slow global growth and stoke inflation.

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