Warning comes as central bank estimates fewer than one in 100 borrowers owe more on their home than its worth

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The Reserve Bank says households are well placed to weather the twin storm of rising interest rates and plunging property prices, but warned that Australia would not be immune to a sudden collapse of the global AI investment boom.

The central bank’s latest financial stability review – a biannual assessment of the financial system – said the “threats to global financial stability continue to mount”.