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Australia's interest rate unchanged at 4.1 pct for 3rd month

STORY: Australia's interest rate unchanged at 4.1 pct for 3rd month DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) 2. various of estate industry of Australia STORYLINE: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided on Tuesday to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.1 percent, with the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances staying at 4.00 percent. This marked the third straight month that RBA put the interest rate on hold from July. Wrapping up a monetary policy meeting, RBA Governor Philip Lowe noted in a statement that interest rates have been increased by 4 percentage points since May last year. "The higher interest rates are working to establish a more sustainable balance between supply and demand in the economy and will continue to do so. In light of this and the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, the Board again decided to hold interest rates steady this month," said Lowe. The

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Skiing: Kawamura wins 3rd straight moguls World Cup event

Japan's Anri Kawamura celebrates after winning her third straight freestyle skiing moguls World Cup event of the season in Val St. Come in Canada on Jan. 28, 2023.

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Skiing: Kawamura wins 3rd straight moguls World Cup event

Japan's Anri Kawamura celebrates after winning her third straight freestyle skiing moguls World Cup event of the season in Val St. Come in Canada on Jan. 28, 2023.

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Skiing: Kawamura wins 3rd straight moguls World Cup event

Japan's Anri Kawamura competes en route to winning her third straight freestyle skiing moguls World Cup event of the season in Val St. Come in Canada on Jan. 28, 2023.

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Skiing: Kawamura wins 3rd straight moguls World Cup event

Japan's Anri Kawamura celebrates after winning her third straight freestyle skiing moguls World Cup event of the season in Val St. Come in Canada on Jan. 28, 2023.

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(2)Zenno Rob Roy wins 3rd straight G-1 race at Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - French jockey Olivier Peslier poses for photos after winning an unprecedented third straight Arima Kinen title on No. 1 favorite Zenno Rob Roy at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 26.

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Perez defends 3rd straight title in 20km walk

Osaka, Japan - World record holder Jefferson Perez of Ecuador successfully defended the men's 20-kilometers race walk for the third time in a row at the athletics world championships in Osaka on Aug. 26. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Shoma Uno performs during the men's free program in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. Junior Grand Prix Finals champion Uno came in second.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu waves to the crowed after winning the Japan National Figure Skating Championships for the third straight time at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu poses with his medal won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion took his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - (From L) Shoma Uno, Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahiko Kozuka pose with their medals won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. World and Olympic champion Hanyu won his third straight national title while Uno came second and Kozuka finished third.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu (R) is encouraged by his coach Brian Orser after his performance in the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu smiles after scoring 192.50 points in the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title with a total of 286.86.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Shoma Uno performs during the men's free program in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. Junior Grand Prix Finals champion Uno came in second.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu acknowledges the crowd after his performance in the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Japan's Straight Girl 3rd in H.K. Sprint horse race

HONG KONG, China - Japan's 5-year-old mare Straight Girl (13), ridden by Yasunari Iwata, finishes third in the Hong Kong Sprint G1 race on the 1,200-meter turf at the Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, 2014. The race is one of four major races held on the Hong Kong International Race Day.

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Giants clinch 3rd straight CL pennant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fans of the Yomiuri Giants cheer its players after the team's 6-3 win over the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 26, 2014, to clinch their 45th league title. The victory also marked the Giants' third straight Central League pennant.

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Giants clinch 3rd straight CL pennant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of the Yomiuri Giants celebrate after defeating the DeNA BayStars 6-3 at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 26, 2014, to clinch their 45th league title. The victory also marked the Giants' third straight Central League pennant.

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Takanashi wins 3rd straight junior world title

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Photo shows Japan's Sara Takanashi on the podium after winning the junior world ski championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2014, to become the first ever to win three consecutive titles.

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Takanashi wins 3rd straight junior world title

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Photo shows Japan's Sara Takanashi (C) on the podium after winning the junior world ski championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2014, to become the first ever to win three consecutive titles. At left is Coline Mattel of France, who finished second, and at right is Norwegian Maren Lundby, who came third.

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Takanashi wins 3rd straight junior world title

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Japan's Sara Takanashi celebrates after winning the junior world ski championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2014, to become the first ever to win three consecutive titles.

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Takanashi wins 3rd straight junior world title

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Photo shows the second jump of Japan's Sara Takanashi at the junior world ski championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2014. Takanashi nailed the day's longest jumps with efforts of 100.5 meters in both rounds earning her a total of 262.9 points on the K-95, to become the first ever to win three consecutive titles.

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Takanashi wins 3rd straight junior world title

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Photo shows the first jump of Japan's Sara Takanashi at the junior world ski championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Jan. 28, 2014. Takanashi nailed the day's longest jumps with efforts of 100.5 meters in both rounds earning her a total of 262.9 points on the K-95, to become the first ever to win three consecutive titles.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Obic captures 3rd straight Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Takuya Furutani (C) of Obic Seagulls scores a touchdown against Kwansei Gakuin University toward the end of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2013. The Japan X-League's Obic defeated Kwansei 21-15, triumphing for the third straight year in the annual American Football national championship game between Japan's corporate and university champions.

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Phelps wins 3rd in Olympic men's 100m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Michael Phelps of the United States smiles with the gold medal he won in the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 3, 2012. Phelps finished with a time of 51.21 seconds to win his third straight Olympic gold medal in the event and 17th gold of his career.

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Ishikawa to play in 3rd straight U.S. Open

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a press conference at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on May 21, 2012, before departing for the United States. Ishikawa will make his third consecutive appearance in the U.S. Open starting June 14 in San Francisco, after placing 59th in the newly released world rankings.

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Uchimura wins 3rd straight all-around world title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (L) holds the gold medal after becoming the first gymnast in history to win three consecutive men's all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2011. On the right is Japan's Koji Yamamuro, who got bronze.

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Uchimura wins 3rd straight all-around world title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the pommel horse at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2011. He became the first gymnast in history to win three consecutive men's all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships.

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Uchimura wins 3rd straight all-around world title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the high bar at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2011. He became the first gymnast in history to win three consecutive men's all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships.

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Uchimura wins 3rd straight all-around world title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the floor exercise at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2011. He became the first gymnast in history to win three consecutive men's all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships.

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Uchimura captures 3rd straight NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Composite image shows world champion Kohei Uchimura's sequential move during a vault performance at the NHK Cup in Tokyo on June 12, 2011. He captured his third straight NHK Cup title.

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Inter win Coppa Italia

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (3rd from L) lifts the cup to celebrate the team's second straight, seventh overall, Italian Cup title with teammates in Rome on May 29, 2011. Inter defeated Palermo 3-1 in the final.

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Yomiuri wins 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara and his team's coaches and players parade through the Tokyo Dome in celebration of clinching their third straight Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at the ballpark on Sept. 23, 2009.

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Yomiuri win 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (front) and players of his team parade through Tokyo Dome in celebration at clinching their third consecutive Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at the ballpark Sept. 23, 2009.

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Yomiuri win 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (front) and players of his team parade through Tokyo Dome in celebration at clinching their third consecutive Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at the ballpark Sept. 23, 2009.

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Yomiuri win 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Fans of the Yomiuri Giants, holding ''V3'' signs, celebrate the club's winning its third consecutive Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 23, 2009.

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Yomiuri win 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe, closer Marc Kroon (both C) and their teammates celebrate clinching their third consecutive Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 23, 2009.

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Yomiuri win 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants players throw manager Tatsunori Hara in the air in celebration at clinching their third consecutive Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 23, 2009.

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Yomiuri win 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe, closer Marc Kroon (both C) and their teammates celebrate clinching their third consecutive Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 23, 2009.

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Yomiuri win 3rd straight Central League title

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants players throw manager Tatsunori Hara in the air in celebration at clinching their third consecutive Central League title after beating the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 23, 2009.