Yen poised for best week in over a year; dollar waits on US jobs data

Japan's yen had a rollercoaster week. Here is what happened

The Japanese yen started the week at 34-year lows against the U.S. dollar but the currency is now staring at its best week in over a year on Friday.

FOREX-Yen poised for best week in over a year; dollar waits on US jobs data

FOREX-Yen poised for best week in over a year; dollar waits on US jobs data The yen was headed for its best week in more than a year on Friday, helped by Tokyo's suspected intervention this week to pull the Japanese currency away from 34-year lows, which also left the dollar broadly on the back foot.The yen rose to a session-high of 152.895 per dollar in early Asia trade and was set to clock a weekly gain of more than 3%, its largest since Dece…