SYDNEY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were pinned near multi-month lows on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. economic data supported the U.S. currency and underscored the risk of more tightening by the Federal Reserve.
The Australian dollar AUD=D4 held at $0.7192, away from a seven-month trough of $0.7160 touched last week. Immediate support was found at $0.7185.
The New Zealand dollar NZD=D4 stood at $0.6900, having plumbed $0.6863 on Friday, a level unseen since June.
The U.S. currency has been on a roll since Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential election, sending Treasury yields soaring on expectations of stronger U.S. growth and inflation. Since then, the Aussie has shed around six cents, while the kiwi dropped five cents.
The Aussie is set to end the year down 1.3 percent, its fourth straight year of losses.
In comparison, the kiwi is seen ending on an annual gain of 1 percent, having found support from a string of upbeat economic data at home.
Figures last week showed New Zealand's third-quarter up 3.5 percent year on year, putting it among the rich world's fastest-growing nations.
Also helping the kiwi was a recovery in prices of dairy, New Zealand's top export earner.
New Zealand government bonds 0#NZTSY= eased, sending yields about 1 basis points higher. Ten year yields NZ10YT=RR rose to 3.49 percent, the highest in nearly a year.
Australian government bond futures dropped to one-year lows, with the three-year bond contract YTTc1 off 2 ticks at 97.850. The 10-year contract YTCc1 eased half a tick to 97.0850, while the 20-year contract YXXc1 was steady at 96.4250.