Australia’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest by a quarter percentage point for a second time this year to 3.85% after inflation fell within a target range.

The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered its benchmark cash rate by 0.25 percentage point to 3.85%. Government-bond yields dropped and the Australian dollar weakened. “While recent announcements on tariffs have resulted in a rebound in financial market prices,

The average Aussie household will save more than $2500 annually after the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered its second interest rate cut of 2025.