Yen Gains Reprieve as Oil Backs Off Highs
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The yen won respite from its recent  beating on Thursday as oil prices eased off record highs and  investors awaited data from the United States and Japan for  clues on the health of the global economy.
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The dollar recovered some poise as a sharp fall in oil prices helped calm worries over the burgeoning US current account deficit, with lower energy costs also supporting the yen.
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The dollar recovered against the euro and the yen on Tuesday following poor Japanese output figures, although many traders suspect the U.S. currency's two-day reprieve from weeks of heavy selling won't last long.
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The yen moved in narrow ranges against  the dollar on Monday as the market shrugged off a reshuffling  of Japan's cabinet and looked ahead to a key corporate  sentiment survey from the Bank of Japan.
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The dollar clawed back some ground  against the yen on Tuesday after data suggested that Japanese  economic growth had slowed, but remained within sight of record  lows against the euro.
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The yen hovered near a five-week low  against the dollar on Friday after minutes from a U.S. central  bank meeting reinforced expectations that measured rate rises  would continue, and as oil prices closed in on record highs.
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The yen rose smartly on Wednesday as  oil prices fell on diminished supply worries, while sterling  slumped after a British central banker indicated the bank's  rate tightening cycle may be nearing an end.
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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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The yen hit a 1-month high versus the   euro on Friday as investors bet next week's Group of Seven   meeting will boost the currency, and European stocks were   called higher as crude oil plumbed a new 5-month low.
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The dollar won a reprieve against other major currencies on Tuesday, bouncing off last week&#39;s record low versus the euro as markets grew cautious ahead of words from the European Central Bank chief and US data.
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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 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.
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The dollar reversed early gains against the euro and held steady against the yen in the wake of cooling oil prices and comments by US central bank officials suggesting confidence in the American economic recovery, analysts said.
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The yen dropped from a six-month high against the dollar in Asia after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell, fueling speculation Japan&#39;s economic growth will slow.
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The yen pulled back from a one-week high against the dollar on Wednesday and lost ground across the board as stability returned to the world&#39;s stock markets.
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The yen was back under pressure on  Thursday from oil prices and as market players awaited the Bank  of Japan's quarterly survey of corporate sentiment.
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Japanese stocks rebounded from earlier losses to end moderately higher on Thursday, helped by the weakening of the yen.