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 edged higher on Thursday  after a report showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment  dropped steeply, but traders said its significance for Friday's  widely anticipated payrolls report was limited.
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The dollar held firm against the yen and  the euro on Thursday on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data, but  many traders expected range-bound trading ahead of next week's  Federal Reserve meeting.
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The dollar held on to its latest gains on Friday after a positive batch of U.S. economic data prompted speculators to buy back the currency before trade trickles down ahead of the year-end holiday season.
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The dollar edged up on Friday, building  on the previous day's rebound from multi-year lows on  speculation that a strong reading for upcoming U.S. jobs data  could highlight the long-forgotten attraction of U.S. assets.
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The dollar rose against the euro and  Swiss franc on Wednesday as investors awaited more clues on the  U.S. interest rate outlook from speeches by Federal Reserve  officials later in the day and U.S. jobs data due on Friday.
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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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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 dollar gained strength on Monday ahead of key data releases later in the week, while traders also anticipated legislation that might address charges that the Chinese yuan is deliberately undervalued.
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The dollar held on to small gains on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a U.S. interest rate decision and, later in the week, current account data that could underscore bearish sentiment on the currency.
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The dollar moved in narrow ranges against  the yen on Monday as option-related and exporter selling capped  the U.S. currency and traders awaited the Bank of Japan's key  corporate sentiment survey.
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The dollar held near overnight levels against the euro and the yen on Thursday as traders hesitated to make big bets ahead of U.S. jobs data that is expected to provide near-term direction for the currency.
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The dollar ceded some ground to the Japanese yen and crept up against the euro on Friday as holiday-thinned Asian markets prepared for technical adjustments at the
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The dollar gained tentatively on Monday, recovering from last week&#39;s record low against the euro and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their sights to US economic reports due later in the week.
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The dollar retreated against major  currencies on Tuesday as investors took profits on sharp U.S.  jobs data-related gains last week, turning cautious ahead of a  speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on   Wednesday.
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The dollar rebounded on Monday after  last week's heavy selloff, but analysts were uncertain if the  rally would hold after fresh economic data suggested the  December U.S. jobs report due Friday might not live up to  expectations.
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The dollar moved in narrow ranges against the yen on Monday as option-related and exporter selling capped the U.S. currency and traders awaited the Bank of Japan's key corporate sentiment survey.