Dollar Edges Up, Direction Sought
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The dollar inched up on Monday but traders struggled to find direction in a market devoid of economic data.
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The dollar advanced across the board  on Wednesday, receiving a boost from Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan, who signaled further increases in U.S. interest  rates.
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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 gained slightly against the euro on Thursday as more volatile trading on global stock markets helped underpin the US currency.
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The dollar rose more than half a percent  to four-week highs against the euro on Thursday, extending its  recent recovery as traders turned their focus to U.S. economic  data and the interest rate outlook.
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The dollar rose broadly on Monday as  markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week  that is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate, making  the dollar a more attractive currency.
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The dollar edged up on Wednesday,  recovering some of the losses it made after the Fed raised U.S.  interest rates as expected but did little to change the  market's view that its monetary tightening cycle will continue.
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The dollar crept up on Wednesday,  enjoying some respite from recent falls ahead of an  announcement on U.S. interest rates and after more European  officials spoke out against the euro's rapid rise.
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The dollar rose slightly against the euro on Friday as anxious investors closely monitored the state of global stock markets following recent turbulent trade.
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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 stayed in tight ranges on Tuesday as the market looked beyond a widely expected U.S. interest rate raise later in the day and focused on what the Fed would say about the possibility of further increases.
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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 rose slightly against major  currencies on Tuesday, its broad decline arrested somewhat and  even reversed by a much better-than-expected U.S. consumer  confidence report.
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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 dollar edged up against the yen and steadied versus the euro on Tuesday, as traders took a breather from recent heavy selling after the European Central Bank chief warned against the single currency&#39;s rapid climb.
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The dollar rose to a two-month high against the yen and held near three-month peaks versus the euro on Tuesday as the market cheered U.S. efforts to narrow its yawning fiscal deficit.
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The dollar edged up on Tuesday as weaker  oil prices helped it to recover losses made on data showing  overseas demand for U.S. assets may have stalled. U.S. light  crude traded around $53.21, easing from a fresh record high of  $55.33 hit in New York and helping to keep the dollar away from  near eight-month lows hit overnight.