SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time this year, seeking to buttress the economy against sliding mining investment while heading off a harmful increase in the local dollar.
The currency did initially drop after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) trimmed its cash rate a quarter point to a fresh all time trough of 2%. Yet it soon rallied as investors wondered whether the easing cycle might now be over.
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