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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia

Good morning. Here's your smart, fast start to the day.

6 things Australian traders will be talking about this morning

Oil prices dropped to three-month lows overnight, and the US got a solid retail sales print, partially bolstered by an uptick in car purchases

Trump says he doesn't 'see any reason' why Russia would have hacked the US election when asked whether he believes Putin or the US intel community

"I will say this," Trump said. "I don't see any reason why it would be [Russia]."

Hackers have stolen more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges in 2018

The biggest hack this year took place on Coincheck, a Japanese-based exchange which had more than $US500 million worth of crypto stolen in late-January.

We're nearly at zero: The US just passed another flashing-red indicator on the way to recession

The yield on 10-year Treasury notes declined for a fifth consecutive week. We're getting closer to a scary "yield curve inversion," an event that has historically presaged recessions.