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Australia cuts key interest rate to record low 0.75%

Central banker pulls lever for third time since June to boost jobs

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia's central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point for the third time since June to a new record low of 0.75%, seeking to boost a flagging economy.

The cut follows reductions at the Reserve Bank of Australia board's monthly meetings in June and July. Previously the bank had not shifted the rate in almost three years.

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