ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 06/01/2011

• מחיר הנפט צנח ב-2.18%; הזהב נסגר בירידה קלה

  21:47 | כלכליסט

  
  על רקע התחזקות הדולר ולמרות הדיווחים על עלייה באבטלה בארה"ב, רשם היום הנפט ירידה למחיר הנמוך מ-90 דולר לחבית; מחיר הזהב נסגר בירידה קלה של 2 דולר

• TABLE-U.S. M-2 money supply up $14 bln Dec 27

  21:30 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply rose by$14.0 billion in the Dec. 27 week to $8,848.4 billion, theFederal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was$8,831.5 ...

• Euro slides as peripheral debt yields spike

  21:22 | MarketWatch

  Thursday 22:15 GMT. A sudden resurgence of stress in the eurozone debt complex is battering the euro and pulling leading stock benchmarks back from the fresh cyclical peaks hit earlier in the day.

• Swiss National Bank may Intervene in EURCHF, but Will it Stop Declines?

  20:17 | Yahoo! Finance

  Record Swiss Franc strength against the Euro and British Pound raises the prospect of renewed Swiss National Bank intervention, leaving currency traders on edge and pushing volatility expectations to record peaks.

• EUR/USD: Trading the Change in U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls

  20:10 | Yahoo! Finance

  Employment in the world’s largest economy is expected to increase for the third consecutive month in December, and the release could spark a bullish reaction in the U.S. dollar as the outlook for growth and inflation improves.

• Commodity prices ease as the dollar strengthens

  20:02 | Yahoo! Finance

  Commodities started the year on a high note, with oil above $90 a barrel and gold hitting a fresh record high. But the euphoria has been short lived.

• FOREX-Euro at 5-week low vs US dollar, breaches $1.30 level

  19:59 | Reuters

  * Euro falls below $1.30 vs dollar, more losses seen * Peripheral bond spreads widen, hitting euro * Underlying trend in U.S. jobless claims still downward * U.S. payrolls report on Friday to set dollar's ...

• U.S. crude ends down 2 pct as dollar strengthens

  19:47 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures pricesfell 2 percent and settled below $89 a barrel on Thursday,pressured by the dollar's strength and as disappointingDecember retail sales weighed ...

• Forex Traders Place the Spotlight on the Dollar as Nonfarm Payrolls Takes Center Stage

  19:41 | Yahoo! Finance

  Currency traders will place the spotlight on the highly anticipated U.S. nonfarm payrolls report which will be released on Friday at 13:30 GMT. Economists are expecting payrolls to jump 150K, which will mark the highest reading since October.

• Eurozone default risk on the increase

  19:21 | MarketWatch

  Another sign of the dwindling fortunes of the eurozone emerged this week. The economies of western Europe overtook their neighbours in central and eastern Europe as greater default risks.

• MONEY MARKETS-U.S. seasonally adjusted CP market shrinks

  19:10 | Reuters

  * Seasonally adjusted U.S. CP lowest since early 2001 * Eurodollar futures take back some of Wednesday's losses * EU corporate credit proposals may raise money marketrates By Chris Reese and William ...

• Minister pledges German support for euro

  17:45 | MarketWatch

  Germany is committed to the survival of the euro as a common currency and is ready to show its solidarity with weaker eurozone members, Guido Westerwelle, the foreign minister, said in a combative speech desig­ned to head off a revolt against his leadership.

• FOREX-Euro slides to 5-week low vs US dollar, eyes $1.25

  17:44 | Reuters

  * Peripheral bond spreads widen, hitting euro * Fall below $1.30 in euro could accelerate losses * Underlying trend in U.S. jobless claims still downward * U.S. payrolls report on Friday to set dollar's ...

• Taiwan dollar on forex seesaw

  17:16 | MarketWatch

  Taiwan's foreign exchange market has followed a seesaw pattern every day since the psychological barrier of T$30 per US dollar was broken last month.

• Currencies: Dollar rises to two-week high after jobless claims

  17:00 | MarketWatch

  The dollar gains after the latest U.S. data on jobless claims. U.K. data is also drawing sterling into the spotlight.

• Brazil's currency slumps on FX measure, dollar

  16:39 | Reuters

  SAO PAULO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's currency weakenedsharply on Thursday after the central bank imposed reserverequirements on banks' foreign exchange positions. The bid quote for the real BRBY ...

• MONEY MARKETS-Interbank rates seen vulnerable to EU proposals

  16:24 | Reuters

  * Interbank rates continue slide, liquidity plentiful * EU corporate credit proposals may raise money market rates * ECB support withdrawal likely to remain on track By William James LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) ...

• Euro falls 1 pct to 5-week low against the dollar

  16:15 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The euro fell 1 percent to afive-week low against the dollar on Thursday on electronictrading platform EBS as generally upbeat U.S. economic databolstered optimism that recovery ...

• Euro zone bonds will have to come -Hungary minister

  15:52 | Reuters

  BUDAPEST, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The euro zone will eventuallyhave to resort to issuing a joint euro zone bond to coverfunding requirements for budget shortfalls in the currency bloc,Hungary's economy minister ...

• Australian dollar falls a fourth day

  15:49 | MarketWatch

  The Aussia falls to the lowest level in about two weeks as confidence about growth prospects for the country wane in the wake of heavy flooding in the state of Queensland.

• British Pound 15910 the Key Level

  15:44 | Yahoo! Finance

• Japanese Yen Completing Short Term Impulse

  15:44 | Yahoo! Finance

• הדולר התחזק ב-0.5% מול השקל; היורו ירד ב-0.4%

  15:39 | כלכליסט

  
  שערו היציג של הדולר נקבע על 3.558 שקלים ושערו היציג של היורו נקבע על 4.66 שקלים. בנק ישראל רכש 1.8 מיליארד דולר בחודש דצמבר

• US Dollar Strength to Continue on Crowd Sentiment

  15:39 | Yahoo! Finance

  EURUSD – Euro Forecast to Decline Further Against Dollar GBPUSD –British Pound Outlook Neutral on Sentiment USDJPY – Japanese Yen Forecast to Decline USDCHF – Swiss Franc May Strengthen Through Short Term USDCAD – Canadian Dollar Forecast Calls for Strength against USD GBPJPY – British Pound may Fall Against Japanese Yen View individual currency SSI charts in our FX Sentiment section

• UPDATE 3-Emerging markets drive surge in German industry orders

  15:23 | Reuters

  * Orders jump 5.2 pct vs poll range of -0.5 pct to +2.5 pct * New orders from euro zone countries drop 1.4 pct in Nov * Orders from outside single currency zone jump 14.8 pct * Domestic orders climb 1.5 ...

• Euro/dollar falls through 200-day SMA

  15:21 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The euro/dollar fell to asession low of $1.3062 on electronic trading platform EBS onThursday, breaking the 200-day simple moving average for thethird time since Nov. 29 using ...

• Krona competes with Swissie for haven flows

  15:04 | MarketWatch

  While the Swiss franc's position as a haven during the eurozone debt crisis has grabbed the headlines, another European currency now offers much the same protection - the Swedish krona, says Paul Robson, senior FX strategist at RBS.

• בעקבות חשיפת "כלכליסט": "ההצטרפות של האוצר לרכישות המט"ח עלולה להגדיל את ההפסדים"

  07:04 | כלכליסט

  
  ד"ר מיכאל שראל, ראש אגף כלכלה בקבוצת הראל, טוען: תוכנית האוצר "שוות ערך לקניית מט"ח על ידי בנק ישראל, אך ייתכן שגם ההתערבות הממשלתית לא תהיה אפקטיבית"