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RBA’s global and housing concerns grow

Growing concerns about the global trade dispute and the deepening domestic housing downturn mean that the Reserve Bank of Australia will probably leave interest rates at 1.5%, as it did at today’s meeting for the 23rd month, until late next year. While a rate cut remains improbable, it is becoming increasingly likely that interest rates may not be raised until 2020.

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