The dollar recovered its losses today, after falling after data showed that jobs in the United States recorded the lowest growth in two and a half years, while disappointing inflation figures in China affected the yuan and the Australian and New Zealand dollars.
The dollar rose in Asian trading after falling about 1 percent against a basket of currencies last Friday, following the release of the data, and recorded the largest increase against the Japanese yen.
The dollar rose in the latest trading 0.53% to 142.98 yen, after falling almost 1.3% against the Japanese currency on Friday, with the decline in US Treasury yields.
The pound sterling recorded in its latest trading at $ 1.2809, after jumping to its highest level in more than a year at $ 1.2850 on Friday, while the euro fell 0.14% to $ 1.0953.
The Australian dollar fell 0.4% to $0.66655, and the New Zealand dollar fell 0.45% to $0.6181.
The yuan fell in foreign transactions by about 0.1% to 7.2411 yuan per dollar, and in transactions within China it decreased by approximately 0.2% to 7.2340 yuan per dollar.
