BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has cut its key interest rate to the lowest rate ever in a move to kickstart its sluggish economy.

The central bank lowered the nation’s benchmark Selic rate from last month’s 8.5 percent to 8.0 percent, saying the risks of an inflationary spike are “limited.”

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