SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank on Tuesday held interest rates at a record low but indicated it could cut them in the future as recent strength in the domestic currency threatens to derail economic growth.

The economy’s bumpy transition away from resource-based growth after an unprecedented surge in mining investment has been hurt by a slowdown in China, its largest trading partner, and plunging commodity prices.

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