61.   The dollar had lost almost two yen over the course of global trading Thursday on a comment by a Japanese finance official supporting a lower dollar.

62.   The dollar jumped against the yen Tuesday after a top Japanese finance official suggested that Tokyo would not seek a higher yen as a tool of trade policy.

63.   The dollar jumped more than a yen despite intervention threats by an influential Japanese finance official.

64.   The dollar rose after an influential Japanese finance ministry official warned against a hasty rise in the Japanese currency.

65.   The Japanese yen rose against the dollar Tuesday, boosted by favorable comments from a senior Japanese finance minister.

66.   The scandals have been renewing suspicions about corrupt practices in the clubby, old-fashioned world of Japanese finance.

67.   The scandals have increased suspicions about corrupt practices in the clubby world of Japanese finance.

68.   The scandals have renewed suspicions about corrupt practices in the clubby, old-fashioned world of Japanese finance.

69.   The U.S. dollar retreated against the yen Thursday when a senior Japanese finance official threatened to intervene in the market to defend the Japanese currency.

70.   The U.S. dollar surged against the yen Thursday on a warning from an influential Japanese finance official about an excessively strong yen.