11.   German rate-cut expectations helped lift the dollar to a five-week high versus the mark in early trading.

12.   Higher interest rates in the U.S. than in Germany and Japan also will lift the dollar, traders said.

13.   If the actual numbers match expectations, and wage gains are modest, bonds are likely to rise and lift the dollar with them, traders said.

14.   In the ensuing months the Bank of Japan bought billions of dollars, sometimes in coordination with the U.S. Federal Reserve, to lift the dollar.

15.   Its gains against the Japanese currency also lifted the dollar against the mark, traders said.

16.   Lower German interest rates also would lift the dollar, traders said.

17.   Low interest rates in Japan could lift the dollar against the yen in coming weeks as investors look at opportunities abroad.

18.   Lower German interest rates would also lift the dollar, traders said.

19.   Some were hoping the economic package would lift the dollar.

20.   Still, it was not clear how long the Bank of Japan, in cooperation with the U.S. Federal Reserve, would continue to try to lift the dollar.