Bonds cheer Fed talk of cuts; kiwi flies

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SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks briefly made one-week highs on Wednesday, bonds rallied and the dollar sank on new hints at U.S. interest rate cuts, while the New Zealand dollar jumped after its central bank said another hike may be necessary if inflation proves stubborn. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 0.5% in early trade before weakness in Hong Kong tech shares dragged it back to flat. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) fell 0.2%. The New Zealand dollar was last up 1.1% at a four-month high of $0.6207, having blown past resistance. The U.S. dollar, meanwhile,...