Dollar Set for Weekly Gains Against Euro, Yen Before Job Report
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The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in more than two months against the yen and halted a seven- week slide versus the euro before a government report expected to show US employers hired 200,000 workers last month.
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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 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 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 edged up against the euro as traders began to look ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to the US Senate on the economy next week, analysts said.
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The dollar turned higher on Thursday  afternoon, rallying from all-time lows against the euro when  traders took profits in the euro zone currency ahead of a G20  finance ministers' meeting in Berlin this weekend.
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The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in eight against the euro in Asia on expectations a report today will show US employers added enough workers to fuel consumer spending and the economy.
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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 firmed slightly  against  the euro on Monday, recovering from last week's record low and  a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their  sights to economic data due later in the week.
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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 dollar relinquished some of its New  York gains in Asian trading on Friday as the market got set for  keenly awaited U.S. jobs data, but dealers said the currency  could firm if the figures meet or beat expectations.
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The U.S. dollar steadied against the yen and euro on Monday after suffering sharp losses on weaker-than expected job growth figures that raised questions about the need for further U.S. rate rises this year.
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The dollar pared earlier gains versus the  yen on Monday as traders took profits following the U.S.  currency's advance last week on positive jobs news that raised  prospects for an interest rate rise later this month.
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The dollar posted sharp gains on  Friday, as investors trimmed overextended positions in other  currencies, and rallied against the yen on easing fears of a  near-term rate hike by the Bank of Japan.
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The dollar rebounded on Monday after a  heavy selloff last week, but analysts were uncertain if the  rally could hold as the drumbeat of expectation began for to  the December U.S. jobs report due Friday.
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The dollar rose slightly against the  major currencies early on Monday in New York as dealers  adjusted positions ahead of two key U.S. economic indicators  due on Tuesday.
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The dollar steadied on Friday, holding onto gains made the previous day on increasing interest rate differentials as the market braced for U.S. employment figures and a meeting of the Group of Seven rich countries.