
Australia, NZ dlrs scale two-month highs, RBA hawkish on easing
Live MintBy Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 21 - The Australian and New Zealand dollars hovered near two-month highs on Friday as worries about a global trade war abated a little, while Australia's central bank sounded a hawkish tone on future rate cuts. "Future rate cuts will likely be more a case of benign inflation readings allowing the RBA to remove the restrictive nature of policy settings, rather than macro weakness requiring easing," said Andrew Ticehurst, an economist at Nomura. The Antipodeans also got a lift on Thursday when U.S. President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China was "possible", but without offering any specifics. "Delay until Q2 of certainty surrounding Trump 2.0 tariff policies has allowed markets to shift their gaze elsewhere," said Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at NAB.
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