The U.S. dollar made some fairly significant gains against its Japanese counterpart in trading today, after the pair fell to a 7-month low last night. Investors began selling off the yen after some early morning gains in the Tokyo stock market induced some modest risk taking. Coinciding with the dollar's gains, gold prices also began to go up following yesterday's steep drop. Gold fell well... moreThe U.S. dollar made some fairly significant gains against its Japanese counterpart in trading today, after the pair fell to a 7-month low last night. Investors began selling off the yen after some early morning gains in the Tokyo stock market induced some modest risk taking. Coinciding with the dollar's gains, gold prices also began to go up following yesterday's steep drop. Gold fell well over 3000 pips yesterday following a series of particularly disappointing U.S. news events. view page