41.   That led to speculation that the government may not intervene in the currency market to support the yen.

42.   The central bank weighed in to support the yen in mid-morning trading, Kyodo News reported, citing unnamed market sources.

43.   The dollar has remained under persistent selling pressure by Japanese exporters amid weak sentiment toward the currency due to higher Japanese bond yields supporting the yen.

44.   The dollar rose against the yen in Tokyo on comments by Japanese financial officials trying to discourage speculation that the central bank might intervene to support the yen.

45.   The dollar has remained under persistent selling by Japanese exporters amid weak sentiment toward the currency due to higher Japanese bond yields supporting the yen.

46.   The dollar edged slightly higher on technical factors, despite remarks from Japanese Economic Planning Agency Chief Taichi Sakaiya that appeared to support the yen.

47.   The Japanese yen surged against the ringgit last week on talk that central banks would step in to support the yen.

48.   The sharp rise in stocks supported the yen against the U.S. dollar.

49.   The U.S. dollar edged lower early Wednesday amid speculation about possible intervention to support the yen.

50.   The U.S. dollar rose sharply against the Japanese yen Thursday after finance officials meeting in Washington failed to spell out a commitment to supporting the yen.