Currencies: Dollar gains on euro as traders await Fed
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NEW YORK The dollar rose against most European currencies on Monday on expectations that the Federal Reserve on Tuesday will lift its overnight lending rate and signal plans for more increases.
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The dollar caught its breath against the  euro and the yen on Wednesday after surging the previous day on  the Federal Reserve's clear message that it was worried about  inflation and suggested it would keep lifting U.S. rates.
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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 gained slightly against the euro on Thursday as more volatile trading on global stock markets helped underpin the US currency.
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The euro climbed to within striking  distance of record highs against the dollar in light  pre-holiday dealing on Thursday, as the market awaited a batch  of U.S. economic data for new trading clues.
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The dollar edged up versus the euro on Wednesday and kept most of the previous day's gains against the pound, but traders and investors hesitated to take big positions in quiet pre-holiday trade.
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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 dollar climbed against the euro in  light trading on Monday as investors took profits in the single  European currency, which had risen on Friday after a  surprisingly softer-than-expected U.S. employment report.
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The dollar inched up on Wednesday,  extending large gains made in the previous session when the  Federal Reserve surprised markets by making clear it was  worried about inflation and suggested it would keep lifting  U.S. rates.
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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 posted modest gains on  Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal  Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in  U.S. interest rates this year.
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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 crept up on Wednesday, enjoying some respite from recent falls due to caution ahead of an announcement on U.S. interest rates and after more European officials spoke out against the euro's rapid rise.
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The dollar gained support on Thursday  after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated the  previous day that U.S. interest rates would continue to rise.
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The dollar held near a two-month high  against the euro on Friday, buoyed by expectations that U.S.  interest rates will continue to rise steadily and attract funds  to the United States.
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The dollar rose against the euro on Wednesday, backing further off a record low hit the previous day as currencies shuffled in ranges ahead of the year-end.  Ongoing concerns about the huge U.S. deficits has led many in the market to conclude the dollar could test new lows in thin trade before the end of the calendar year.
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The dollar edged higher against the Swiss franc and the euro on Monday as traders took profits after the head of the European Central Bank said the euro zone unit&#39;s recent