Pressure is mounting on the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates in the wake of a gloomy report by the International Monetary Fund that forecasts falling growth for commodity exporters, including Australia.
The RBA board will meet next week to decide whether or not to cut the cash rate, now at 2 per cent, for the third time this calendar year.
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