LONDON (AFP) ??” The dollar was at of recent origin three-month highs against the euro amid expectations that robust US piece of works data could signal a hike in historically depressed US interest rates.

LONDON (AFP) ??” The dollar was at of recent origin three-month highs against the euro amid expectations that robust US piece of works data could signal a hike in historically depressed US interest rates.

The price of gold meanwhile stood down almost five dollars for ounce from late Tuesday as the stronger US unit made dollar-denominated gold les attractive to buyer using other currencies.

The single European circulation stood Wednesday at 1.2172 dollars in early European trading, against 12213 dollars overnight in modern York.

The dollar was being traded at 11023 yen from 11005 forward Tuesday.

Earlier Wednesday the euro vandalic to 1.2150 dollars, its lowest horizontal since November 15 last year, as dealers examineed ahead to Friday's US labour market report. The consensus forecast from analysts is for the creation of 126000 do job-works

Anything substantially higher than that would raise expectations that US interest rates