Australia Set for Another Rate Cut as US-China Tensions Ease

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By Swati Pandey and Matthew Burgess

May 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM UTC

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Australia’s central bank is set to lower interest rates for a second time this year as price pressures ease and US-China trade tensions take a pause, though lingering risks around both suggest the board will remain cautious on the policy path ahead.