Dollar Builds on Gains Versus Yen
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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 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 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 edged up on Friday from  historic lows, as traders attempted to square positions ahead  of a meeting of G20 finance ministers later in the day.
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The dollar held on to recent gains on  Thursday after rallying the previous day, when traders and  investors rushed to cash in on bets against the U.S. currency  before the year-end.
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The dollar gained tentatively on  Monday, recovering from last week's record low against the euro  and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their  sights to U.S. economic reports due later in the week.
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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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Tokyo stocks moved higher Thursday morning as investors welcomed the U.S. dollar's jump against the Japanese yen.
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The dollar strengthened against major  currencies for a second session on Thursday, as investors  continued to take profits on bets against the long-suffering  U.S. currency.
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The dollar jumped against the euro on Friday, building on overnight gains made after the European Central Bank reiterated that Asian currencies should be more flexible, taking pressure off the single currency to climb.
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The yen extended gains on Tuesday,   riding to a two-week high against the dollar on economic   optimism, while trading on Asia's stock markets was muted after   the Labor Day holiday in the United States.
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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 posted broad gains on  Friday for the third straight session, as traders took more   year-end profits in other currencies in anticipation of higher  U.S. interest rates after next week's Federal Reserve meeting.
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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 US deficits.
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The yen rose against the dollar on Friday  despite data showing Japanese growth came to a virtual  standstill in the third quarter, while the dollar was supported  versus the euro by verbal intervention from Europe.
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The dollar rose against the yen on  Tuesday on weaker than expected Japanese output figures, but  traders said that recent heavy selling of the U.S. currency had  not ended.
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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.