By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The dollar hit an eight-month low against the yen and hovered ..... S. Treasury rallied on Tuesday, sending two-year yields to record low. (Reporting by Rika Otsuka; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Japanese banks continue to pour funds into U.S. Treasuries ..... five-year yield spread now stands at 0.96, staying around its highest since 2007. (Reporting by Rika Otsuka; Editing by Joseph Radford)

By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Thursday after scoring its biggest daily gain for nearly two years against …

By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar and the yen were on the defensive on Thursday, retaining most losses made the previous …

By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The dollar hit an eight-month trough against the yen on Wednesday, crawling towards its lowest …

By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - The dollar dipped against the yen on Monday, slipping towards a 15-year low after a disappointing …

By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Thursday after it enjoyed a rare rally the previous day when U.S …

… manufacturing data. U.S. crude for October delivery edged down to $73.83 a barrel at 0615 GMT after a jump of nearly $2 on Wednesday. (Additional reporting by Miranda Maxwell in Melbourne and Rika Otsuka in Tokyo; Editing by Alex Richardson)

… Thursday's poor New Zealand job data. The Aussie fetched NZ$1.2571, after having risen to around NZ$1.2590 on Thursday. The kiwi slipped 0.3 percent against the U.S. dollar to $0.7276. (Addtional reporting by Rika Otsuka)

… If U.S. data continues to deteriorate, the Fed will be urged to take more easing steps," said Katsunori Kitakura, chief dealer at Chuo Mitsui Trust Bank in Tokyo. (Additional reporting by Masayuki Kitano and Rika Otsuka in Tokyo)