Time Friday: Trade Talks

time friday: The euro was at 1.0972-0972, up from 1.0971-0971, and at 117.23-24, up from 117.14-15. ; The dollar fell below 106.60 in the early morning after Bloomberg reported that China is increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal with the United States ahead of trade talks scheduled to start Thursday, market sources said, according to The Japan Times. But investors moved to buy back the U.S. currency, heartened by its resistance to fall below 106.50, said an official at a foreign exchange margin trading service firm. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 106.84-84, up from 106.76-77 at the same time Friday. The dollar-yen pair turned almost static at around 106.80 in the afternoon, reflecting a growing wait-and-see mood ahead of the trade talks, market sources said. The carmaker's directors tapped Makoto Uchida, 53,... Japanese manufacturers use decades of experience to dominate key chemical market for cutting-edge... Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., JSR Corp. and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Twitter Facebook Linked In GET THE BEST OF THE JAPAN TIMESIN FIVE EASY PIECES WITH TAKE 5 Mail the editor Error Policy JOIN THE CONVERSATION LATEST BUSINESS STORIESNissan power struggle ends in uneasy compromise with three contenders taking top roles The struggle for the leadership of embattled Nissan Motor Co. ended in an uneasy compromise, as the top contenders all got senior roles. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.