MarketsCurrenciesAussie dollarPrint article$A set to soar if RBA holds fire on ratesCecile LefortMarkets reporterFeb 17, 2025 – 5.12pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe Australian dollar could soar on Tuesday should the Reserve Bank of Australia hold fire in cutting interest rates, wrong-footing the market that has a lot of money riding on some rate relief.The Australian dollar is already trading at a two-month high of US63.72¢ thanks to soft US economic data raising hopes of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.Loading...Cecile Lefort is a markets reporter based in the Sydney newsroom. Email Cecile at cecile.lefort@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAussie dollarInterest ratesRBAMonetary policyLatest In CurrenciesFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In MarketsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineCrocs turn 23 years old. Time to grow up and get shoesLauren SamsOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyBOSS Financial ReviewWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsEuan BlackThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantLife & LeisureThe Australian gallery that made art fun turns 20Stephen ToddThe eight extraordinary hotel openings in Europe to book this summerHow the Hawke’s Bay wine region weathered its most challenging yearRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success