Dollar Near Lows on Players' Data Nerves (weak U.S. data)

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TOKYO (Reuters)

The dollar barely moved off recent lows on Thursday after soft manufacturing data left traders nervous of building positions ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the week.

A series of weak U.S. data has increased concerns that the world's largest economy may be running out of steam, giving Friday's U.S. payroll report extra importance for many players.

``There are tremendous uncertainties and nervousness around this number, I think,'' said Jake Moore, a currency strategist for Barclays Bank in Tokyo.

``It seems that people are going to sit on their hands until the numbers on Friday,'' he added. ..
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