Dollar, Yen Gain on Flight to Safety as Hamas Attack Rattles Nerves
The safe-haven dollar and Japanese yen edged higher on Monday as violence in the Middle East spooked markets, while a blowout U.S. jobs report gave the greenback a further leg up. The risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars meanwhile fell in thinned Asian trade, with Japan closed for a holiday. Against the euro, the yen…
