Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
- US private payrolls weaker than forecast, dollar slips
- US services sector index falls in September, factory orders rise
- BOJ money market data shows no intervention on Tuesday
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Wednesday, tracking the pullback in U.S. Treasury yields, amid a mixed set of data suggesting that there are pockets of weakness in the world’s largest economy, further diminishing the odds of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve before the end of the year.
The yen, on the other hand, was slightly firmer against the greenback, moving away from the closely watched 150-per dollar mark, as a short-lived surge in the previous session stoked speculation that…
