1.   Despite what traders describe as huge daily interventions by the central bank, the Taiwan dollar has been inching up against the U.S. dollar.

2.   Reflecting the Asian situation, the dollar inched up against the yen but declined against the German mark.

3.   But the dollar inched up as institutional investors and Japanese importers covered short positions.

4.   Currency trading was quiet, with the dollar inching higher against the yen as dealers covered short positions ahead of the weekend.

5.   In currencies, the dollar inched lower but stayed in a narrow range amid uncertainty about the situation in the Middle East.

6.   In currency dealings, the dollar inched up in Tokyo from its New York level after some players bought back the greenback.

7.   In currencies, the dollar inched down but stayed in a narrow range amid uncertainty about the situation in the Middle East.

8.   In currency dealings, the dollar inched down against the yen but trading remained light in the absence of major market-moving news.

9.   In currency dealings, the dollar inched up early Wednesday on market caution over the possibility of a new round of Bank of Japan intervention.

10.   In currency dealings, traders said the dollar inched down during the day after Japanese institutional investors adjusted positions during the vacation lull.