The dollar held losses
against developed-market peers amid concern that a weak U.S. payrolls
number following a report showing manufacturing stagnated could scupper
an interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve this year.
The greenback weakened
Thursday after gains last month and in the third quarter as investors
prepared for Friday’s September employment report. Anemic demand from
China meant fewer factory orders in the U.S. in September, causing the
Institute for Supply Management’s factory index to fall its lowest level
since May 2013. A measure of global equities has dropped about 4
percent since Fed Chair Janet Yellen refrained from increasing rates on
Sept. 17, citing international uncertainty and tepid inflation.
The Bloomberg Dollar
Spot Index, which tracks the currency against 10 major peers, was at
1,211.88 as of 9:48 a.m. in Tokyo from 1,212.41 in New York, headed for a
0.2 percent weekly decline. The index gained 0.6 percent in September
and 2.8 percent during the third quarter.
Source : Bloomberg
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