Australia New-Home Sales Fell to Record Low in August, HIA Says

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Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Australian sales of newly built homesslumped to lowest level on record in Aug., a private reportshowed, underscoring central bank’s decision to resume loweringinterest rates.

* Sales fell 5.3% to 5,383 from July, when they dropped 5.6%,