Canberra. Australia's central bank on Tuesday raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points for the second consecutive month. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced after its monetary policy board meeting on Tuesday that it decided to increase the target cash rate from 3.85 percent to 4.10 percent. This increase is a continuation of the 0.25 percentage point hike made at the beginning of February. This is the first time since June 2023 that the central bank has raised interest rates for two consecutive months. Economists and banks widely projected an interest rate hike from Tuesday's meeting due...