Dollar Firms on Solid US Data Washington, 8 Jan (QNA) --- The US dollar rose today after strong US data drove a spike in yields and pared some bets on Federal Reserve's rate cuts. The yen touched 158.42 overnight, its weakest on the dollar for nearly six months, and last sat at 158.19. The euro fell about 0.5% overnight and traded around $1.0351 through the Asia day. Sterling had also dipped and bought $1.2478. China's yuan hit a six-month low of ...