TOKYO, April 5 Reuters The dollar firmed against peer currencies on Friday after rebounding from a twoweek low, as traders braced for a key U.S. jobs report due later in the day and grew cautious over tensions in the Middle East.

Safehaven bids, along with fresh warnings from Japanese authorities, helped to buoy the yen, which briefly hit a twoweek high against the greenback.

The dollar has had a turbulent week, falling from a fivemonth high to a twoweek low after an unexpected slowdown in U.S. services growth supported expectations of bringing interest rates down.

It then rebounded after comments on Thursday from Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari that rate cuts might not be required this year if inflation continues to stall.

The dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies, was last up 0.09 at 104.31.

Officials including Fed Chair Jerome Powell have continued to focus on the need for more debate and data before interest rates are cut.

Lack of coherent Fed messaging means datadependency remains the order of the day, said Charu Chanana, head of currency strategy at Saxo.

The market is focused on the release of the monthly U.S. employment report later on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting 200,000 jobs were added in March.

Markets will likely be sensitive to any surprise in the jobs data today to assess the path of monetary policy from here, Chanana said.

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