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Australia cuts benchmark interest rate to record low 0.25%

by Associated Press
| March 19, 2020 12:03 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low 0.25% to ease the cost of credit and alleviate the shocks to the economy from the virus outbreak.

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