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　　SYDNEY, Feb.4 (Xinhua) -- The Commonwealth¹ Bank of Australia ( CBA) is the first of Australia's big four banks to pass on the central bank's interest rate cut to home loan customers.

　　The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates by 0.25 percent on Tuesday, down to a record low of 2.25 percent in a bid to boost the nation's slowing economy.

　　CBA said in a statement that it will reduce its standard variable rate by 0.25 percent from February 20. Its three-year and five-year fixed² rate products will also be reduced by 0.25 percent and 0.30 percent respectively.

　　Australia biggest bank passes on interest rate cuts

　　The new standard variable rate of 5.65 percent is the lowest in five years.

　　The move will increase pressure on the other big banks to move.

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1 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
参考例句：
He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。 Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

2 fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？ Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

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