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SBS On the Money: What record low interest rates mean for you

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and asks AMP Capital Chief Economist Shane Oliver how the RBA's record rate cut affects borrowers and savers.

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