Yen Rises from Lows, Oil Still a Threat
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The yen rose from a 6-week low against  the dollar and 4-month lows versus the euro on Wednesday as oil  prices backed off record highs, while the euro maintained its  grip on recent gains against the greenback.
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The yen recouped some of its losses  against the dollar and the euro on Wednesday, but traders said  it would likely weaken further if oil prices keep striking  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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Oil prices bounced off near six-month   lows on Thursday, giving a fillip to energy stocks such as   Japan's INPEX, while the yen firmed ahead of the Group of Seven   meeting at the weekend.
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The dollar hit a six-week high against  the yen on Tuesday as investors worried about the impact of  high oil prices on Japan's economy while shrugging off news  that U.S. consumer confidence had slipped.
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The yen firmed against the dollar on  Friday, after dipping on a surprise rise in Japan's  unemployment rate, as investors grew cautious ahead of U.S.  growth data and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief.
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The yen hovered near a five-week low  against the dollar on Friday after oil prices approached record  highs and minutes from a U.S. central bank meeting reinforced  expectations that measured rate rises would continue.
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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 yen came under heavy selling pressure as surging record oil prices above 50 dollars per barrel stoked worries about Japan's economic growth prospects.
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The yen extended gains on Tuesday,  riding to a two-week high against the dollar on economic  optimism, while trading in Asian shares was mostly listless  after the Labor Day holiday in the United States.
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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 moved higher on Wednesday as the euro was hurt by a downbeat outlook for European growth and the Japanese yen edged lower after another earthquake in northern Japan.
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The yen firmed against the dollar on Friday, after dipping on a surprise rise in Japan's unemployment rate, as investors grew cautious ahead of U.S. growth data and a speech by the Federal Reserve chief.
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The dollar edged up against the yen on Friday, building on a rebound from a five-year low ahead of closely watched U.S. jobs 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 yen advanced against the dollar and euro after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose to a five-week high on expectations the government will double its economic- growth estimate for the second quarter.
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Japanese stocks rose Friday as exporters rallied on the yen's weakness against the dollar and banks climbed on news that the U.S. government was working on a policy to ease subprime woes.