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The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the second time this year, while keeping the door open for further cuts.
The cash rate now stands at 2.5 per cent, its lowest since 1959. The decison had been expected by economists and financial markets.
Financial markets had fully priced in a 25 basis points cut today, with up to 9 per cent forecasting a 50 basis points easing, overnight swaps data from Bloomberg suggested.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/t ... .html#ixzz2bA1cdrWL
Attention will now turn to the big four banks and other mortgage lenders amid expectations they will pass on in full to their home loan customers any cuts to the cash rate.
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Several analysts said the RBA could ease rates again later this year as the country continues to grapple with a slowing economy amid an uneven transition away from mining-led growth.
Earlier today, the ANZ job ads series found that job advertisements fell for the fifth-straight month in July and were 19 per cent below their levels a year ago.
The continued slide in job ads comes two days before the Bureau of Statistics releases its jobless rate for July. Economists forecast the unemployment rate to rise to 5.8 per cent from 5.7 per cent in June, with 6000 jobs added.
The federal government revised its jobless rate upwards by 0.5 percentage points to 6.25 per cent for the next two financial years in its budget update last week.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/rba-cuts-rates-to-record-low-20130806-2rbps.html#ixzz2bA231dCw
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