Yen Eases, Market Keeps Focus on China
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The yen edged lower on Thursday, erasing  some gains made the previous day on speculation that China may  soon change its currency policy.
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The dollar regained some ground against  the yen on Friday, moving away from four-month lows hit the  previous day as the market proved reluctant to push the U.S.  currency below the 107 yen mark.
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The euro weakened half a percent while the Japanese yen held its ground against the dollar as trading in 2005 got off to a quiet start in Asia on Monday.
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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.
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The yen held near a five-year high versus the dollar on Monday following comments by European Central Bank (ECB) officials last week seen as urging China to revalue its yuan currency.
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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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Shares slipped again on Friday on markets still raw from a global sell-off, but the yen's surge paused as the dollar took heart from healthy U.S. factory data.
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The dollar fell against the yen on  Friday in its steepest one-day drop in over a year, pushed down  by unexpectedly weak jobs data and speculation that China may  soon allow the yuan to appreciate against the dollar.
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The dollar eased further off last week&#39;s highs against the euro and yen on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of Wednesday&#39;s assessment of the US economy by Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan.
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The dollar slipped against the yen on  Wednesday after a Bank of Japan survey suggested the  deterioration in Japanese business sentiment was not as bad as  some had feared.
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Interest rate uncertainty sapped the dollar and yen on Tuesday but helped keep bonds buoyant, while stocks took a breather from multi-year highs.
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The yen kept most gains against the  dollar on Thursday after rallying to a four-week peak, but  investors saw no reason to push it higher due to growing  uncertainty about the outlook for the Japanese economy.
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The yen eased against the dollar on  Friday, failing to hold gains made on a stronger-than-expected  reading for the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey of business  sentiment.
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The yen edged down against the dollar on  Wednesday as Japanese stock prices slid, but it remained within  striking distance of three-month highs on persistent concerns  about the health of the U.S. economy.
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Stocks in Asia resumed their decline  on Monday, led by banks like Japan's Mizuho, while the dollar  hovered near a 3-year low against the yen after a proposed U.S.  stimulus package did little to soothe fears the world's top  economy will tip into a recession.
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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's rapid climb.
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The dollar recouped earlier losses against the yen on Thursday, but currencies shuttled in narrow ranges as investors awaited direction from U.S. growth data and comments from Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan.