Treasurer vows to take 'necessary actions' for economy as US recession fears spook markets

By Shane Wright and Eryk Bagshaw
Updated August 21 2019 - 2:20pm, first published August 16 2019 - 12:00am

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has vowed the government will take "the necessary actions" to protect the Australian economy amid fresh signs of a global slowdown and fears the United States could be on the cusp of a recession.

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