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Australia has scope for monetary, fiscal easing

Published Tue, Mar 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Sydney

    AUSTRALIA'S economy was improving and its financial system sound, a top central banker said on Tuesday, though he called recent evidence on jobs growth more "ambiguous".

    Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens made no comment on the immediate outlook for further rate cuts, but did note that there would be scope for monetary and fiscal easing should the world face another financial crisis.

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