Dollar Near High Vs Yen After Job Data
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The dollar hovered near a two-and-a-half-week high versus the yen on Monday, helped by a positive U.S. jobs report last week and the yen's failure to capitalize on stronger-than-expected corporate spending data.
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The euro gained ground against the dollar ahead of US trade data, while the yen suffered in the wake of a surprise downward revision to Japanese economic growth data.
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The dollar hit a six-week high against  the yen on Tuesday as investors worried about the impact of  high oil prices on Japan's economy while shrugging off news  that U.S. consumer confidence had slipped.
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The dollar edged up against the yen on  Friday, building on a rebound from a five-year low ahead of  closely watched U.S. jobs data.
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The dollar rose against the euro and yen ahead of monthly US inflation data that analysts said should give clues to the future direction of American interest rates.
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The dollar rose on Monday, back-tracking  from record lows hit against the euro on disappointing U.S.  jobs data, but traders said it was just a matter of time before  the market sells the currency again.
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The yen hit a one-week high against the  dollar on Friday as traders took their cue from a rise in  Japanese shares on weak oil prices and shrugged off a surprise  rise in Japan's unemployment rate.
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The dollar hit the highest level against the yen for four and a half years on Tuesday amid growing worries about higher US interest rates and before US retail sales data, dealers said.
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The dollar rose near a  two-and-a-half-week high versus the yen on Monday after a jump  late last week following a U.S. employment report.
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The dollar edged up against the yen on Friday, building on a rebound from a five-year low ahead of closely watched U.S. jobs data.
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The dollar edged lower against the euro  and the yen in tight trade on Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data,  but dealers said the U.S. currency had not strayed from its  recent rebound.
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The dollar held on to overnight gains against the euro and the yen on Wednesday ahead of upcoming U.S. employment figures, but few in the market see an early end to the U.S. currency's downtrend.
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The yen hit a four-week high against the  dollar on Friday as stronger than expected Japanese services  sector data raised optimism about the world's second biggest  economy.
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The dollar held steady against the euro  and the yen on Thursday near overnight levels, with traders  keeping one eye on the euro and the other on U.S. jobs data for  clues to the near-term direction of the U.S. currency.
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The dollar edged up against the yen on  Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan  helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious  remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.
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The yen darted higher against the dollar  on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey showed  the deterioration in Japanese business sentiment was not as bad  as some had feared.
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The yen cleared a seven-week high  against the euro and held near a one-week peak on the dollar on  Wednesday after comments by the European Central Bank's chief  economist urging Asia to share the burden of dollar weakness.