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UNCOVERED: Australia hikes interest rates in potential election shakeup - The Untold Story

The RBA raised interest rates on Tuesday for the first time in more than a decade [File: Daniel Munoz/Reuters]

Australia’s central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, following the lead of a growing list of Asia-Pacific economies taking action to tame rising inflation.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday raised the benchmark interest rate to 0.35 percent, up from a record low of 0.1 percent.

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