Dollar Up Vs Yen on Weak Machinery Data
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The dollar edged up against the yen on Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.
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The dollar gained ground against the yen  in lackluster trade on Friday, but it stayed mixed versus  high-yielding currencies as surging oil prices fueled concerns  about a U.S. economic slowdown.
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The dollar was a little stronger against the main European currencies but weaker against the yen on Wednesday, with the Japanese currency rallying across the board as dealers adjusted positions.
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The dollar regained some ground against  the yen on Friday, moving away from four-month lows hit the  previous day, but the market remained reluctant to push the  U.S. currency below the closely watched 107 yen mark.
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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 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.  The Japanese currency  rose to a high of 109.28 per dollar late on Wednesday, as cross  currents in the market, mainly from a steep sterling fall,  forced yen sellers to buy the Japanese currency back, pushing  it higher against the dollar.
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The dollar strengthened against major  European currencies in largely technical trading on Friday  after two U.S. economic reports matched or beat market  expectations.
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The dollar edged higher against major  currencies on Thursday after the U.S. weekly jobless claims  report suggested stable job creation, although Hurricane  Charley likely skewed the data.
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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 rose Tuesday morning, buoyed by bargain-hunting in export-oriented shares. The dollar was lower against the yen.
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The dollar firmed slightly against the euro on Monday, recovering from last week&#39;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 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 dollar rose against the euro and the  yen on Wednesday as traders cashed in on the currency's recent  weakness in the belief that massive dollar-selling would slow  heading into the year-end.
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The dollar posted gains against the  euro on Tuesday, digesting a slew of U.S. economic data that  failed to substantially alter expectations for Federal Reserve  interest rate hikes.
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The dollar was a little stronger  against the main European currencies but weaker against the yen  on Wednesday, with the Japanese currency rallying across the  board as dealers adjusted positions.
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The dollar strengthened slightly against major currencies in Asian trade yesterday, with the yen coming under pressure from a further spike in crude oil prices, dealers said.
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The yen fell against the dollar on Friday  following a surprise rise in Japan's unemployment rate, but it  quickly recovered as traders turned their attention to an  upcoming speech from the Federal Reserve chief and U.S. growth  data.