91.   Comments by a Japanese finance official pushed the U.S. dollar higher against the Japanese yen Thursday while prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange also rose.

92.   Continued optimism about the outlook for the U.S. economy sent the dollar higher against the yen on Monday.

93.   Currency traders, focused on the payroll figures and pushed the dollar higher against both the euro and the yen.

94.   Dealers described the trading volume as light, which exaggerated moves in the market and left the dollar mostly higher against other currencies.

95.   Dollar-yen activity also helped the dollar move higher against the mark, analysts said.

96.   Expectations of U.S. interest rate increases sent the dollar higher against the Japanese yen Wednesday.

97.   Expectations of continued low interest rates in Japan helped spur a rally on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday and also pushed the dollar higher against the yen.

98.   He added that large cross-orders were also driving the mark higher against weaker European currencies.

99.   If reforms led to more Japanese purchases from the United States, demand for the dollar would rise, tending to push it higher against the yen.

100.   In currencies, the dollar was higher against the yen, with the greenback retaining much of its strength from New York trading.