The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the official cash rate to an historic low of 0.1 per cent, saying it's prepared to do more to help stimulate the economy if necessary.
The reduction in the cash rate from 0.25 per cent is the first since March this year, when it was cut twice in the month in an effort to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy.
The RBA board has also agreed to similar reductions for other measures to keep market interest rates and funding costs low across the economy.
RBA governor Philip Lowe says the board is expecting to keep the cash rate at 0.1 per cent for at least three years.
UNSW-Canberra Professor, Massimiliano Tani, explains.
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