The dollar held mostly steady against the euro and the yen on Thursday, but dropped against the Australian dollar after domestic job data beat expectations, and against the yuan, which received a lift from Chinese monetary authorities. The dollar is heading for its first weekly gain in nearly a month against a basket of currencies, having made most upward headway against the pound. The pound has lost 2.3% in value this week after data on Wednesday showed UK inflation finally appeared to be cooling. On Thursday, the Aussie dollar was the stand-out performer, rising by as much as 1.1% after employment beat expectations ... (full story)