AUSTRALIA’S strong economic performance of recent decades has allowed its central bank to avoid the kinds of unorthodox policies seen in other countries, but record low rates mean less conventional measures may be needed to tackle new challenges.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is all but certain to cut its benchmark interest rate – perhaps as early as Tuesday – amid a rapid decline in home prices, weak consumer inflation and insipid wage growth.
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