Yen Firms as Data Raises Japan Optimism
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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 rose against the yen on Friday  following a surprising downward revision to Japanese growth  data, but it lost ground against other currencies on worries  about the huge U.S. trade deficit.
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Healthy company results and outlooks lifted Japanese shares on Tuesday and stocks elsewhere in Asia hit a record, while the yen was supported ahead of a Group of Seven meeting this weekend.
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Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning as investors welcomed Wall Street's strength. The U.S. dollar was lower against the yen.
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The euro hit a record high against   the yen on Thursday after soft Japanese industrial output data,   while Asian stocks were lifted by news that the U.S. economy   grew more than previously thought in the second quarter.
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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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Japanese stocks rebounded on Thursday  from a three-week low as beaten-down technology stocks were  buoyed by gains in their U.S. peers and as the yen resumed its  slide against the dollar, boosting shares of major exporters.
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The Nikkei average was up 0.79 percent on   Tuesday as investors picked up exporters such as Advantest Corp   6857.T and TDK Corp. 6762.T on hopes that a cheap yen would   boost their profits.
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The yen held close to the previous session's four-week high against the dollar on Thursday while the dollar held steady on the euro as investors awaited U.S. labor and manufacturing data due later.
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Japanese stocks rebounded from earlier losses to end moderately higher on Thursday, helped by the weakening of the yen.
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Japanese stocks edged higher early Tuesday after a modest overnight advance on Wall Street following a decline in oil prices. The dollar was higher against the yen.
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The yen extended gains on Tuesday,  riding to a two-week high against the dollar on economic  optimism, while trading in Asian shares was mostly listless  after the Labor Day holiday in the United States.
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The yen rose against the dollar and the euro on Thursday as a rally on global stock markets failed to convince traders to step back into risky carry trades.
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The yen stayed near one-month highs  against the dollar on Wednesday, supported by concerns that the  currency's relative weakness may be discussed at this weekend's  meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers and central  bankers.
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The yen hit a fresh four-week high  against the dollar and edged up against the euro on Friday as  stronger-than-expected Japanese data gave the currency a  belated boost.
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The yen advanced against the dollar and euro after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose to a five-week high on expectations the government will double its economic- growth estimate for the second quarter.
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The yen advanced against the dollar on  Friday, shrugging off weak third-quarter growth figures for  Japan as market worries persisted about the huge U.S. deficits.