Dollar Struggles Before U.S. Jobs Report
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European stocks jumped to fresh 6-month  highs on Friday, buoyed by lower oil prices and a strong rally  on Wall Street, but the dollar hung close to record lows  against the euro ahead of key U.S. jobs data.
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The dollar drifted near recent record  lows against the euro and five-year lows against the yen on  Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs figures.
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The dollar edged lower on Tuesday  after bearish reports on the U.S. services sector and job  market caused a sell-off ahead of Friday's widely anticipated  September employment data.
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The dollar held near overnight levels on  Wednesday but stayed under selling pressure ahead of U.S. trade  data that could swing the market's focus back to the problem of  huge deficits in the United States.
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The dollar struggled near recent lows on  Thursday after soft U.S. manufacturing data failed to dispel  concerns that the U.S. economy may be running out of steam.
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The dollar stuck to tight ranges on  Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision and a  gathering of Group of Seven finance ministers and central  bankers later in the week.
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The dollar traded in tight ranges against  the euro and the yen on Tuesday ahead of the year-end holidays,  but market players said it was only a matter of time before the  U.S. currency resumes its slide.
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The dollar firmed on Wednesday but  stayed in narrow ranges as traders adjusted positions before  Friday's U.S. payrolls data for September, the final jobs  report before November's presidential elections.
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The dollar slipped against the yen on  Wednesday on a round of selling by Japanese exporters, but it  found support from intervention worries and caution ahead of  U.S. non-farm payrolls data due later in the week.
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The dollar ran out of steam on Friday,  after rising broadly throughout the early days of 2005, falling  from a recent four-week high versus the euro as investors  waited nervously for U.S. jobs data.
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The dollar was mixed on Wednesday as  traders squared up ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report after the  currency this week won back almost a quarter of the losses it  sustained against the euro in 2004.
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The dollar retreated against major  currencies on Tuesday as investors took profits on sharp U.S.  jobs data-related gains last week, turning cautious ahead of a  speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on   Wednesday.
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The dollar traded in tight ranges against the euro and the yen on Tuesday ahead of the year-end holidays, but market players said it was only a matter of time before the US currency resumes its slide.
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The dollar was little changed on  Wednesday as traders left positions unchanged ahead of Friday's  U.S. jobs report after the currency this week won back almost a  quarter of the ground lost against the euro in 2004.
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The dollar traded in tight ranges against  the euro and the yen on Tuesday ahead of the year-end holidays,  but market players said it was only a matter of time before the  currency resumed its slide.
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The dollar slid to a new record low  against the euro on Friday amid disappointing U.S. jobs data  and a perception that the United States was in no hurry to stem  the dollar's fall.
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The US dollar weakened further today to a tad below the USD1.34 mark as US non-farm payrolls data came in far lower than expected.