The Australian dollar rose towards a two-month high on Thursday in the wake of a surprisingly strong jobs report, while its kiwi counterpart scaled a one-month peak after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand sounded more balanced, than dovish, on policy.
The Aussie dollar stood at $1.0465, up around 0.1 percent on the day, having climbed as high as $1.0481 after data showed the economy created 13,900 jobs in November, outstripping forecasts for no jobs growth. Against the yen, the Aussie hit an eight-month high of 86.47.
The New Zealand dollar rallied 0.7 percent to a high of $0.8307 after financial markets were wrong-footed by a Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) that was wary of rising price pressure from earthquake rebuilding. The Aussie dipped to a near one-month low of NZ$1.2587, before recouping losses to last trade around NZ$1.2617. The kiwi also scaled a fresh eight-month peak against the yen at 68.42 yen and gained 0.2 percent against the euro, which last at a one week-low of NZ$1.5738.
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