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FOREX-Dollar wobbles on Trump woes, yen benefits from risk aversion

Published 31/01/2017, 11:14 am
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* Dollar/yen extends loss after dropping more than 1 pct overnight

* BOJ meeting drawing less attention as Trump dominates headlines

* Market still focused on BOJ's stance on JGB yields

* Euro steady after drawing lift from upbeat German inflation data

By Shinichi Saoshiro

TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The dollar wobbled early on Tuesday after tumbling overnight against the yen, which benefited from its safe-haven status as U.S. President Donald Trump's tough stance on immigration rattled investors and curbed risk appetite.

The dollar was down 0.1 percent at 113.670 yen JPY= after dropping more than 1 percent overnight, when it was knocked off its perch above 115.000.

A modest rise in U.S. Treasury yields on Monday did little to help a tottering greenback, which has taken the brunt of selling in the wake of the Trump administration's trade protectionism and tough immigration policy.

The latest blow against the dollar came after Trump ordered a temporary ban on the entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

"Trump pretty much sets the direction for currencies. As such, the Bank of Japan's policy decision is not drawing very much attention," said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief forex strategist at Mizuho Securities.

The central bank will announce its policy decision when its two-day meeting ends later on Tuesday.

"But the BOJ's stance on yields still remains to be seen. Yields of the super long JGB sector has been rising. The yen is already appreciating on Trump and higher yields could exacerbate its gains," Yamamoto said.

The BOJ is set to maintain its massive monetary stimulus and reassure markets any reversal of its ultra-loose policies is some time off, as recent global bond yield gains test its policy of controlling the yield curve. euro was flat at $1.0707 EUR= . The common currency had clawed back from an 11-day low of $1.0620 on Monday, helped by data showing German consumer price inflation hit the highest in 3-1/2 years and nearing the European Central Bank's price stability target of just under 2 percent. pound was up 0.1 percent at $1.2502 GBP=D4 , within reach of a near one-week low of $1.2466 plumbed overnight on nervousness ahead of Thursday's Bank of England policy meeting.

The Australian dollar added 0.15 percent to $0.7564 AUD=D4 , on track for its third straight day of gains against its U.S. counterpart.

The New Zealand dollar climbed 0.1 percent to $0.7293 NZD=D4 , edging back towards an 11-week peak of $0.7314 scaled last week. (Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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