21.   Market players were awaiting an announcement expected later Tuesday from the German Bundesbank on whether it will raise a key short-term interest rate.

22.   Market players were also awaiting the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting Tuesday.

23.   Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar slipped against the Japanese yen in uneventful trading Monday as players awaited more data on U.S. inflation trends.

24.   Nearing month end, market activity turned quietly cautious as players awaited development on the Indonesian palm export ban.

25.   Now, most Japanese players are awaiting the release Friday of U.S. trade figures for September, said Satoshi Tanase, a Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank dealer.

26.   On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, prices were mixed as players awaited key economic and market events scheduled for later in the week.

27.   The dollar remained in a narrow range as many players were awaiting the release of U.S. September trade surplus figures, due out later Friday, dealers said.

28.   The dollar slipped against the yen Wednesday as market players awaited the U.S. announcement of trade sanctions against Japan.

29.   The dollar remained stable as market players awaited U.S. new home sales figures to be released later this week in Washington, traders said.

30.   The U.S. dollar was higher against the yen Friday morning as market players awaited a slew of U.S. economic data due out later in the day.