Yen Holds Near 5-Year High Vs Dollar
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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 yen hit a six-month high against the dollar on Thursday as falling oil prices boosted Tokyo stocks, while the dollar remained close to eight-month lows against the euro on concerns about the U.S. trade gap.
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The yen darted higher against the dollar  on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey showed  the deterioration in Japanese business sentiment was not as bad  as some had feared.
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The yen may rise for a fourth consecutive year in 2005, the most since 1971, as Japan tolerates a strengthening currency amid the longest economic expansion in more than a decade, according to the results of a Bloomberg News survey.
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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 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 dollar touched a six-week high  against the yen on Monday as weakness in Tokyo's stock market  and strength in global oil prices kept the Japanese currency on  the defensive.
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The dollar edged up against the yen on  Friday after disappointing growth data for Japan and was  supported against the euro by ongoing verbal intervention from  European central bankers.
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The yen remained under strong pressure on  Tuesday after oil prices hit record highs, raising concern  about the impact on Japan's import-dependent economy.
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TOKYO, Sept 29  - The yen held off from six-week  lows against the dollar on Wednesday, but traders said the  Japanese currency would likely weaken further if oil prices  keep striking record highs.
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The dollar edged up on Tuesday, pulling away from a five-year low against the yen as the market began to return its attention to the attraction of rising interest rates in the United States.
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The dollar teetered above last week's  record low against the euro and five-year low versus the yen on  Monday as traders wondered for how long Europe and Japan would  tolerate the greenback's slide.
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The dollar hit a 1-1/2 week high versus  a broadly weak yen on Friday, underpinned by expectations for  higher U.S. interest rates and fading speculation Asian  authorities would let their currencies rise soon.
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The yen pulled back above a 6-week low  on the dollar and a 4-month trough on the euro on Wednesday, as  oil prices backed off record highs, while the euro maintained  its grip on recent gains against the dollar.
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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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NEW YORK The euro touched a new high against the dollar on Wednesday while the yen saw its largest drop versus the US currency in three weeks on speculation Japan will sell the yen during the New Year holiday.
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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.