Dollar&#39;s fall worries Japanese officials
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Masatsugu Asakawa has one of the busiest jobs in Tokyo these days: monitoring the US dollar&#39;s fluctuation against the Japanese yen.
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The dollar headed lower against a range  of currencies on Wednesday, falling most steeply against the  yen after a key business survey out of Japan provided enough  impetus to encourage yen buying.
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Asia has seen its key markets slide in response to the likelihood of a relentlessly weakening dollar.
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The dollar was feeling the heat on  Thursday as concerns about the U.S. trade and current account  deficits hardened the market's view that the currency's  downward spiral would continue.
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A senior Japanese Finance Ministry official said Wednesday that joint intervention by Japan and European countries in the currency markets was possible as the dollar rapidly weakens.
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Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent  by mid-afternoon on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further  weakened investor confidence over company earnings, prompting  selling on exporters such as Canon Inc.
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The dollar slipped against the yen on  Tuesday after a European Central Bank official said that the  adjustment of exchange rates had gone too far in Europe and  that Asia must do its share.
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The dollar fell two thirds of a percent  against the yen to within sight of seven-month lows and edged  toward recent record lows against the euro on Friday as worries  persisted about the U.S. current account deficit.
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The dollar fell half a percent against  the yen to within sight of seven-month lows and edged toward  recent record lows against the euro on Friday as worries  persisted about the U.S. current account deficit.
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Japan's Finance Minister Koji  Omi said on Saturday a slide in the value of the yen would not  be singled out for criticism by the Group of Seven club of  wealthy economic powers.
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The dollar dropped to an all-time low  against the euro on Wednesday ahead of a G20 finance ministers'  meeting as analysts fretted that officials would do little to  stem the currency's fall.
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The dollar weakened on Friday after top  U.S. Federal Reserve officials sounded cautious on credit  tightening, fueling jitters in the market ahead of U.S.  employment figures due later in the day.
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NEW YORK The dollar fell against the euro and the yen amid optimism over Japanese growth and as traders awaited congressional testimony by the Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan.
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Investors and market analysts are increasingly worried that the last big source of support for the American dollar - heavy buying by foreign central banks - is fading.
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LONDON, Nov 17: The dollar sank to a new all-time nadir against the euro and to a seven-month trough below 105 yen Wednesday as markets remained concerned by the large US current account and budget deficits, reports Reuters.
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The dollar fell to a fresh three-month  low against the yen on Thursday as traders worried about the  U.S. economic outlook and the yawning trade deficit.
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As the dollar has slumped this fall, many investors have started to worry that people in Asia who own U.S. stock will be tempted to pare their holdings.