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1、For personaluse only in study and research;not forcommercialuse羄澳大利亚基准利率降至新低羅 Australiascentralbank has cutitsbenchmark interestrateto a new recordlow,in an attempt to spur a fresh wave of economic growth.芀螇澳大利亚央行将基准利率降至新低点，试图以此激起新一波的经济增长。羇肅 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its keyrate to 2.5
2、% from 2.75%.蚁葿 Last week, the government cut its growth forecasts and warned that unemployment in the country could rise amid slowing growth.螆膅膂 The rate cut comes just days after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called a general election羇 for 7 September.薅芄 The state of the economy is expected to be a ke
3、y poll issue, along with asylum and climate change.艿虿芄 Treasurer Chris Bowen welcomed the move, saying that the fact is that now, under Labor, interest rates are at record lows.莄蚀 ThiscutmeansthatafamilywithastandardmortgageofA$300,000($269,500; 175,700) willnow be payingaround $A500 lessa month and
4、 A$6,000 lessin annual payments than when th e Coalitionwas lastin office,Mr Bowen was quotedas saying by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).肇莇蒄肁 However,the oppositiontar getedthe Labor partygovernmentseconomic policies.衿肆薄蒂 There is no doubt that a reduction in interest rates is a good
5、thing, but youhave to ask yourself why are interest rates likely to be cut, opposition LeaderTony Abbott was quoted as saying by the ABC, ahead of the rate decision.芆袅薄薈羈蚃蚄 If interest rates go down, it is bec economy which is in much more trouble to admit.ause thisgovernment is presiding over antha
6、n governmenthas previouslybeen prepared以下无正文仅供个人用于学习、研究；不得用于商业用途。,.For personal use only in study and research; not for commercial use.Nur f r den pers?nlichen f r Studien, Forschung, zu kommerziellen Zwecken verwendetPour l tude et la recherche uniquement des fins personnelles; pasrden.des fins commerciales.