Dollar Stuck Vs Yen as 'Tankan' Awaited
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The dollar shuffled in narrow ranges  against the yen on Monday as option-related and exporter  selling capped the U.S. currency and traders awaited a key  corporate sentiment survey from the Bank of Japan.
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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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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 slipped on Monday as market players hesitated to push the currency much higher before upcoming US trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting.
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The dollar stuck to tight ranges on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision and a gathering of Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers late in the week.
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The dollar slipped on Tuesday on  nervousness ahead of a series of U.S. indicators later in the  week, failing to keep gains versus the yen made on lackluster  Japanese output data.
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The yen was cornered near a six-week low against the dollar on Wednesday as record-high oil prices dampened investors' outlook on the Japanese economy ahead of the Bank of Japan's survey on business sentiment.
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The dollar edged lower 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.
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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 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 inched up on Monday but traders struggled to find direction in a market devoid of economic data.
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The dollar slipped on Monday as market players hesitated to push the currency much higher before upcoming U.S. trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting.
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The dollar drifted within recent ranges  against the euro on Friday, while moving away from a five week  high versus the yen, as investors remained uncertain about the  near-term outlook for the U.S. economy amid high oil prices.
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The yen steadied on Thursday after bouncing back from recent lows against the dollar and the euro as oil prices stepped down from this week's record highs, while investors awaited key economic data from Japan.
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The dollar held firm on Thursday on expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep raising rates at a measured pace, while rising oil prices undermined the yen.
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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 dollar held steady on Thursday, with investors reluctant to take positions ahead of U.S. trade data that could offer clues on whether the greenback can sustain its recent rally.