NEW YORK, April 5- The U.S. dollar weakened against most currencies on Friday, hitting nearly two week lows versus the euro, as weaker-than-expected jobs data raised concerns that the pace of recovery in the American labor market has slowed down.
LONDON, April 5- Gold edged higher on Friday, as the dollar cut earlier gains against the euro and the yen and European shares dropped as investors anticipated potentially weak U.S. non-farm payrolls data. Gold edged up 0.4 percent to $1,558.40 by 1137 GMT, but it was still down about 1.6 percent on the week and heading for its second week of declines.
*Dollar on track to rise toward 100- yen mark. NEW YORK, April 5- The U.S. dollar weakened against most major currencies on Friday, hitting nearly two-week lows against the euro, as weaker-than-expected jobs data raised concerns that the pace of recovery in the American labor market has slowed.
*MSCI Asia ex- Japan down 0.3 pct. TOKYO, April 5- Japanese equities soared and the yen continued its tumble against the dollar and the euro on Friday after the Bank of Japan's unprecedented monetary expansion, but Asian shares eased ahead of U.S. jobs data amid rising concern over the American economy.
NEW YORK, April 4- Brent crude prices hit a five-month low near $105 a barrel on Thursday as a jump in U.S. jobless claims triggered a second day of widespread selling in oil markets, but the benchmark crude pared losses late in New York as the euro strengthened. Brent crude settled down 77 cents at $106.34 a barrel.
*BOJ pledges to pump $1.4 trillion into economy. NEW YORK, April 4- The dollar and euro made their largest percentage gains against the yen since late 2008 on Thursday after the Bank of Japan surprised the markets with an ambitious plan to fight deflation in a radical overhaul of policy.
*BOJ pledges to pump $1.4 trillion into economy. NEW YORK, April 4- The dollar and euro soared more than 3 percent against the yen in their biggest one-day moves since 2008 on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced a level of monetary easing to fight deflation that was seen as a radical overhaul of policy.
*Gold hits 10- month low as dollar strengthens. LONDON, April 4- The yen sank on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, while Europe's main share indexes and the euro held steady after the European Central Bank left policy unchanged.
*Dollar/yen up more than 2.5 pct, could target 100 yen. LONDON, April 4- The yen fell sharply on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced aggressive measures to ease monetary policy, including a plan to double its holdings of bonds and stocks in two years.