The U.S. dollar briefly hit a two-month high near the 160 yen line in Tokyo on Monday, after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data late last week dented prospects for an imminent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. But wariness over a possible yen-buying operation by Japanese authorities prevented the dollar from crossing the threshold after an apparent previous intervention came when the yen fell to as low as 160.24 to the dollar on April 29. At noon, the dollar fetched 159.68-73 yen compared with 159.81-91 yen in New York and 158.76-79 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Friday. The euro was qu…