Australia's central bank lowered its key interest rate by a quarter point for the second straight meeting to address slowing growth and rising unemployment.
The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, governed by Philip Lowe, cut the cash rate to a record 1.00 percent from 1.25 percent, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday. The rate cut decision was widely expected.
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