Market reactions after the US strikes on Iran have been more 'muted' than expected, especially compared to the response from a week ago.

Reports indicate investors have brushed off this escalation. 

Shane Solly from Harbour Asset Management explains further.

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Market reactions after the US strikes on Iran have been more 'muted' than expected, especially compared to the response from a week ago.
Reports indicate investors have brushed off this escalation.&nbsp;
Shane Solly from Harbour Asset Management explains further.
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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management spokesperson on the market response to the US strikes on Iran

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The conflict in the Middle East is continuing on for another week, and it's got experts concerned about the economic impacts.

Iran's blocking shipping in retaliation for the US and Israel bombardment - sending oil prices spiking.

Milford Asset Management expert Michael Luke explained how markets have continued to drop.

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The conflict in the Middle East is continuing on for another week, and it's got experts concerned about the economic impacts.
Iran's blocking shipping in retaliation for the US and Israel bombardment - sending oil prices spiking.
Milford Asset Management expert Michael Luke explained how markets have continued to drop.
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Michael Luke: Milford Asset Management expert on the impacts of the ongoing conflict in Iran

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Over in Australia, the Reserve Bank bumped the OCR up to 4.1 percent, up by 0.25 percentage points.

This is the second significant hike it two months, and it's got experts speculating about what this means for the economy on the whole.

HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham wondered what this could mean for other global markets. 

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Over in Australia, the Reserve Bank bumped the OCR up to 4.1 percent, up by 0.25 percentage points.
This is the second significant hike it two months, and it's got experts speculating about what this means for the economy on the whole.
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham wondered what this could mean for other global markets.&nbsp;
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Paul Bloxham: HSBC chief economist on the RBA increasing the OCR for the second month in a row

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The Resources Minister is insistent Crown funds should help heat the geothermal sector.

A Government strategy has been released on its plan to double the use of geothermal energy by 2040.

It's also ring fenced $50 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund for the development of geothermal energy projects. 

Resources Minister Shane Jones says it's a worthy investment.

"The Crown stepped up to the plate in the 1950s, did an enormous amount of drilling - not always successful, but a number of those drill holes have turned into major electricity suppliers." 

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The Resources Minister is insistent Crown funds should help heat the geothermal sector.
A Government strategy has been released on its plan to double the use of geothermal energy by 2040.
It's also ring fenced $50 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund for the development of geothermal energy projects.&nbsp;
Resources Minister Shane Jones says it's a worthy investment.
"The Crown stepped up to the plate in the 1950s, did an enormous amount of drilling - not always successful, but a number of those drill holes have turned into major electricity suppliers."&nbsp;
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Shane Jones: Resources Minister explains why Crown funds should be directed towards geothermal sector

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Shane Solly: Harbour Asset Management spokesperson on the market response to the US strikes on Iran

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