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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Australian central bank leaves its benchmark cash rate at 4.1% but warns there may be further hikes

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Australia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate at 4.1% at a policy meeting Tuesday after inflation fell to 5.6% in May from 6.5% a month earlier.

The Reserve Bank has lifted the cash rate 12 times since May last year to reduce inflation to a target range of 2% to 3%.

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