Dollar steady against yen after sliding on jobs data

The dollar was steady against the yen in quiet Asian trade Monday, after regaining some of the ground it lost following Friday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data.

The U.S. currency USDJPY, +0.06%  was at ¥119, compared with ¥118.93 late Friday in New York.

 The euro EURUSD, +0.03%  was at $1.0978 from $1.0972, while the common currency EURJPY, +0.09%  was at ¥130.80 from ¥130.50.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.01% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was unchanged at 86.61.

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Euro climbs against dollar for 3rd straight week

The euro cemented its third straight week of gains against the dollar Friday after a surprisingly weak nonfarm payrolls report.

The euro was EURUSD, +0.85%  trading at $1.0977, off its session high of $1.1027. It traded at $1.0880 late Thursday.

The dollar USDJPY, -0.63%  was at ¥118.96, compared with ¥119.70 late Thursday in New York.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.69% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 1% at 86.35. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.81% a measure of the buck’s strength against six rivals, rose 0.2% to 96.7530.

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The dollar weakened against the yen in Asian trade Wednesday, with stronger risk aversion prompting safe haven buying of the Japanese currency following a lackluster reading from the Bank of Japan’s corporate sentiment survey.

The U.S. currency USDJPY, -0.11%  slid to as low as ¥119.42 before bouncing back to ¥119.54, compared with ¥120.14 late Tuesday in New York.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.26% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.39% at 87.60 after four consecutive session of gains.

The euro EURUSD, +0.40%  was higher at $1.0780 from $1.0732, with short-covering kicking in. The common currency was down at ¥128.87 from ¥d128.92.

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Dollar rallies against euro, yen ahead of jobs report

The dollar gained ground against the yen and the euro on Monday, with analysts saying the advance was amplified by thinner trading in a holiday-shortened week.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.09%  was at ¥120.06, compared with ¥119.11 late Friday in New York. The euro EURUSD, -0.40%  was down 0.51% versus the greenback at $1.0834 from $1.0891 Friday.

The ICE U.S. dollar index DXY, +0.21% a measure of the buck against a basket of six major currencies, ended up about 0.6% at 97.98.

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The dollar was slightly higher against the yen and the euro in Asian trade Monday, with many market participants avoiding taking strong positions ahead of key data including U.S. labor figures out later this week.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.47%  was at ¥119.24, compared with ¥119.11 late Friday in New York. The euro EURUSD, -0.28%  was at $1.0862 from $1.0891.

The euro EURJPY, +0.17%  was at ¥129.62 from ¥129.86.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.30% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was up 0.12% at 87.19.

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The U.S. dollar booked its largest two-week decline against the euro since September 2012 on Friday, sliding on expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin raising interest rates later, and more gradually, than market participants had previously anticipated.

The euro EURUSD, +0.04%  traded at $1.0886, compared with $1.0880 late Thursday. The dollar traded at 119.19 yen, compared with ¥119.19 level seen late Thursday.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.03% which gauges the dollar’s strength against six major currencies, was down EURUSD, +0.04%  slightly at 97.39.

The pound GBPUSD, +0.22%  traded at $1.4907, compared with $1.4853 Thursday.

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The dollar lost ground against the yen Thursday, but traded higher against the euro after falling for most of the past week.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.02%  was down at ¥119.20 from ¥119.50 late Tuesday.

The euro EURUSD, +0.02%  bought $1.0875, down from $1.0971 late Wednesday in New York, after gaining ground earlier Thursday against the dollar.

 The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.01% which gauges the dollar’s strength against six other currencies, was flat at 97.4040.

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The dollar traded lower against its rivals Wednesday, continuing a bearish pattern that has persisted since Federal Reserve policy makers signaled one week ago that they would begin raising interest rates later than the market had expected.

The euro EURUSD, +0.17%  was at $1.0974, compared with $1.0924 late Tuesday in New York. 

The dollar has weakened against the euro during three of the past five sessions.

The dollar USDJPY, -0.41%  was at ¥119.41, compared with ¥119.74. The pound GBPUSD, +0.07%  rebounded against the buck, trading at $1.4916, compared with $1.4847.

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The dollar traded lower against its rivals Monday after recording its largest weekly percentage decline against the euro since October 2011.

The euro EURUSD, -0.21%  traded at $1.0945, its highest end-of-session level against the buck in three weeks, compared with $1.0821 Friday evening.

The dollar USDJPY, -0.02%  traded at 119.72 yen, its lowest level against the Japanese currency in nearly a month. It traded at 120.04 Friday.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +0.23% a measure of the buck’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, was about 1% to 97.0000.

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The dollar was down slightly in a rangebound Asia trade Monday, with a lack of fresh cues in the market to lure investors.

The dollar was at ¥119.92, compared with ¥120.03 late Friday in New York.

The euro EURUSD, +0.06%  was at $1.0808 from $1.0823, while the common currency EURJPY, -0.05%  was also at ¥129.61 from ¥129.93.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.02% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.07% at 87.35.

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 dollar finished the week about 1.5% lower against the euro Friday, snapping three weeks of gains.

The euro EURUSD, +1.50%  traded at $1.0821, compared with $1.0668 Thursday.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -1.28% a measure of the dollar’s strength against six rival currencies, finished the week down 2.4% at 97.6000.

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The dollar recovered against its rivals Thursday after an unexpectedly dovish statement from Federal Reserve policy makers triggered the largest intraday selloff in the buck since 2009.

The euro EURUSD, +0.23%  traded at $1.0653, compared with $1.0831 at Wednesday’s close. The single currency briefly climbed above $1.10 after the close of the Fed’s news conference, its highest intraday level in two weeks.

The U.S. Dollar index DXY, -0.18% a measure of the dollar’s strength against six rival currencies, fell 3.6% intraday on Wednesday, its largest move since a 3.7% decline in March 2009. The index bounced back to 98.0760, up 0.5% on the day.

The dollar USDJPY, -0.04%  on Thursday fetched ¥120.81 compared with ¥120.09 late Wednesday.

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Euro sinks more than 3% vs. buck for 2nd week in a row

 

The euro lost more than 3% of its value against the buck for the second straight week Friday, as the dollar’s eight-month rally resumed.

The euro EURUSD, -1.32% traded as low as $1.0465, its weakest level since January 2003.

The pound GBPUSD, -0.94% traded as low as $1.4700, its lowest level since June 2010, before both currencies staged a slight recovery. 

The euro traded at $1.0634 late Thursday, while the pound traded at $1.4849.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +0.91% a measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was up 0.76% to 100.1900 in recent trade.

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The dollar was slightly higher against the yen Friday, with investors avoiding taking lopsided positions ahead of the weekend and next week’s Federal Open Market Committee.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.10%  was at ¥121.47, compared with ¥121.26 late Thursday in New York.

The euro EURUSD, -0.18%  , tumbled to fresh 12-year low during Asian time Thursday. It last traded at $1.0584 from $1.0634.

The euro EURJPY, -0.10%  was down to ¥128.85 from ¥128.91, while the Aussie AUDJPY, -0.18%  fell to ¥93.24 from ¥93.48.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.17%  , a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was up 0.29% at 88.87.

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The ICE U.S. Dollar Index rose for the second- straight week Friday, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s February nonfarm payrolls number exceeded expectations and the euro dropped to its lowest level versus the U.S. unit in more than 11 years.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +1.43% a measure of the buck’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, finished the day up 1.3% to 97.63, its highest level in ,more than 11 1/2 years.
The euro EURUSD, -1.70% was at $1.0844 in recent trade after falling to its lowest level since 2003 at $1.0839 after the jobs report. It had traded at $1.1030 late Thursday.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.59% retreated slightly after hitting a four-month high of 121.27 yen, nearing its highest level against the Japanese currency since the summer of 2007, compared with ¥120.14 late Thursday in New York. The buck also USDZAR, +1.70%  rose to its highest level against the South African rand in 13 years after the report, trading at 12.05 rand to the dollar, compared with 11.84 Thursday.

The pound GBPUSD, -1.34%  traded at $1.5037 after the report, its lowest level in about a month. It had traded at $1.5238 Thursday.

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The U.S. dollar hit an 11-year high against the euro Wednesday after pushing through a key technical threshold, shrugging off a weaker-than-expected ADP jobs report and strong eurozone reports.

The euro EURUSD, -0.41%   tumbled to $1.1073, its lowest level since late 2003.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.16%  inched higher against the yen after a measure of February service-sector activity in the U.S. came in higher than analysts had expected. The dollar traded at ¥119.70, compared with ¥119.67 late Tuesday.

The pound GBPUSD, -0.22%  traded at $1.5258, compared with $1.5362 Tuesday.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +0.31% a measure of the dollar’s strength against six of its largest trading partners’ currencies, was 0.62% higher at 95.9750.
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The dollar inched lower against key rivals Tuesday after strong data out of Europe and the U.K. implied that economic growth in the rest of the world is beginning to catch up to the U.S.

The euro EURUSD, -0.07%  traded at $1.1175, compared with $1.1183 Monday evening, while the pound GBPUSD, -0.07%  traded at $1.5363, compared with $1.5359.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.01%  also drifted lower against the yen, trading at ¥119.70, compared with ¥120.14.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +0.11% a measure of the dollar’s strength against six of its largest trading partners, was down 0.06% on the day to 95.4090.

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The dollar shrugged off a slate of weak economic data Monday to trade higher against the euro, yen and pound, benefiting from a surprise rate cut from the People’s Bank of China.

The euro EURUSD, +0.12%  fell to $1.1182, flat compared with its Friday-afternoon value of $1.1198. The buck USDJPY, -0.34%  traded at 120.18 yen, its highest level in nearly three weeks. It traded at ¥119.63 Friday.

 The pound GBPUSD, +0.11%  traded at $1.5366, compared with $1.5440 Friday.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index, a measure of the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six rival currencies, DXY, -0.17%  rose 0.2% to 95.47.

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The U.S. dollar index posted a monthly gain after spending much of February in consolidation mode as investors await further signals on the timing of the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate increase move.
The euro EURUSD, -0.02%  traded at $1.1197, little changed from its level in late North American trade on Thursday.

The dollar was at ¥119.63 compared with USDJPY, +0.18%  ¥119.49 late Thursday in New York.

The lira USDTRY, +0.12% traded at a rate of 2.5087 per dollar in recent action and traded at 2.5248 per dollar in earlier action, breaching the previous all-time low set on Feb. 11, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.04% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.03 point at 85.89.

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The ICE U.S. Dollar Index rose to its highest level since 2003 Thursday, as currency traders bet that a stronger-than-expected core consumer-price index number will prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than expected.

The index DXY, -0.13% a measure of the greenback’s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, rose 1.15% to 95.1500, according to FactSet data.

The euro EURUSD, +0.13%  traded at $1.1998, its lowest level since Jan. 26, compared with $1.1361 Wednesday.

The euro EURUSD, +0.13%  traded at $1.1998, its lowest level since Jan. 26, compared with $1.1361 Wednesday.
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