1.   Although the dollar has traded in a narrow range against the mark over the past few days, many traders see it rising in the weeks ahead.

2.   And Wednesday the dollar did trade higher, moving well above where it was on Friday against the German mark and higher against the Japanese yen.

3.   Another reason to expect the dollar to trade that high is the Bank of Japan, Kase said.

4.   At that time the dollar was trading close to post-World War II lows against major currencies.

5.   Even so, the Canadian dollar is still trading less than a cent away from its historical lows.

6.   Few traders expect the ministry to ask the Bank of Japan to sell dollars anytime soon, especially when the dollar trades at current levels.

7.   For a time today, the dollar traded in synch with stocks and bonds for the first time since last week.

8.   Now, however, those hedges have locked them into exchange rates well below where the dollar is now trading.

9.   One is a nervousness over the lows at which the dollar is trading.

10.   The Canadian dollar traded at a three-week high.