Dollar Struggles Before U.S. Jobs Report
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European stocks jumped to fresh 6-month highs on Friday, buoyed by lower oil prices and a strong rally on Wall Street, but the dollar hung close to record lows against the euro ahead of key U.S. jobs data.
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The dollar held near overnight levels on Wednesday but stayed under selling pressure ahead of U.S. trade data that could swing the market's focus back to the problem of huge deficits in the United States.
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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 dollar lost ground against the euro  and the yen on Wednesday ahead of U.S. trade data that could  put the market's focus back on structural problems in the U.S.  economy.
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The dollar slipped on Monday as market players hesitated to push the currency much higher before upcoming US trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting.
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The dollar traded in tight ranges against the euro and the yen on Tuesday ahead of the year-end holidays, but market players said it was only a matter of time before the U.S. currency resumes its slide.
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The dollar barely moved off recent lows  on Thursday after soft manufacturing data left traders nervous  of building positions ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the  week.
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The dollar struggled to pull away from  August lows on Wednesday as investors wondered whether the  Federal Reserve would raise interest rates next month after  another round of weak U.S. data in the previous session.
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The dollar was little changed on  Wednesday as traders left positions unchanged ahead of Friday's  U.S. jobs report after the currency this week won back almost a  quarter of the ground lost against the euro in 2004.
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The dollar shaved some gains  on  Thursday, but remained higher on the day, after a report showed  a jump in U.S. jobless claims on the eve of Friday's  influential monthly U.S. jobs report.
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The dollar drifted near recent record  lows against the euro and five-year lows against the yen on  Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs figures.
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The dollar rose on Wednesday but  stayed within narrow ranges, as traders adjusted positions  ahead of Friday's U.S. payrolls data for September, the final  jobs report before November's presidential elections.
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The dollar slipped on Wednesday as  traders sought neutral ground ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs  report after the currency this week won back almost a quarter  of the losses it had sustained against the euro in 2004.
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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 weakened on Friday after top  U.S. Federal Reserve officials sounded cautious on credit  tightening, fueling jitters in the market ahead of U.S.  employment figures due later in the day.
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The dollar slipped against the yen on  Wednesday on a round of selling by Japanese exporters, but it  found support from intervention worries and caution ahead of  U.S. non-farm payrolls data due later in the week.
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The dollar softened against the euro but firmed against the yen on Monday, trading within tight ranges as dealers refrained from making aggressive bets ahead of the August U.S. payrolls report later this week.