Posts Tagged ‘Yen’

Dollar slips on jobs drop

Monday, January 11th, 2010

The dollar dipped versus major currencies Friday after the government reported a sharp decline in December jobs.

What prices are doing: The dollar dropped 0.8% versus the euro to $1.442 and fell 0.6% against the British pound to $1.603. The greenback edged down 0.8% versus the yen to ¥92.68 after hitting a 4-month high against the Japanese currency Thursday.

Dollar hits 4-month high against yen

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The dollar gained versus major currencies and briefly surged to a four-month high against the yen Thursday after Japan’s finance minister said he wants to see a weaker yen.