ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 17/03/2011

• הנפט זינק ב-3.5%, עבר את ה-100 דולר לחבית

  21:11 | כלכליסט

  
  הנפט נסגר במחיר של 101.42 דולר לחבית, המחיר הגבוה ביותר מזה שבוע על רקע הסלמת הקונפליקט בבחריין וחשש שיתפשט לסעודיה; הזהב עלה ב-0.6% ל-4,404.2 דולר לאונקיה

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ rebounds to end higher, bonds fall

  21:08 | Reuters

  * C$ finishes at C$0.9863 per US$, or $1.0139 * Bonds give ground on profit-taking, more stable stocks * G7 ministers to meet, market on intervention watch * Canada wholesale trade up 1.5 pct, forecast ...

• Yen retreats from record peak; G7 talks loom

  21:01 | Yahoo! Finance

  The yen edged off a record high against the dollar on Thursday ahead of a conference call by Group of Seven finance ministers on fears officials may soon intervene to rein in the currency's rapid rise.

• FOREX-Yen retreats from record peak; G7 talks loom

  20:57 | Reuters

  * Traders on alert for intervention to weaken the yen * G7 to meet around 6 p.m. (2200 GMT) on market turmoil * Swiss franc buoyed, near record high vs dollar (Updates prices) By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK, ...

• Intervention ahead for yen?

  20:49 | Yahoo! Finance

  The dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen Thursday ahead of a conference call of G-7 finance ministers that might be the first step toward intervention by Japanese authorities in currency markets.

• TABLE-U.S. M-2 money supply up $9.7 bln March 7 wk

  20:30 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply roseby $9.7 billion in the March 7 week to $8,918.7 billion, theFederal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was$8,900.9 ...

• Wall Street Ends Higher; Yen Strengthens

  20:23 | MarketWatch

  Investors seem to have focused on a conference call in which finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 7 countries will discuss Japan.

• Q+A-Why is the Japanese yen rising against the US dollar?

  20:15 | Reuters

  By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The yen surged to a recordhigh against the U.S. dollar, which fell to 76.25 yen, asAsian trading began on Thursday in the wake of a powerfulearthquake ...

• WRAPUP 4-Japan plays down joint G7 yen move, could act alone

  19:26 | Reuters

  * Japan plays down coordinated currency intervention need * Report says G7 to approve Japanese action on yen * Analysts believe chance of yen intervention high * President Obama to make statement on Japan ...

• Flurry of buying on Japanese currency

  19:09 | MarketWatch

  The yen retreated from a record high against the dollar on Thursday as speculation mounted that Tokyo was planning to intervene to stem the rise in its currency. Fears over the nuclear crisis sparked frenetic buying of the yen overnight as investors reasoned that companies would repatriate funds to deal with the disaster.

• Yen intervention may not send dollar up sharply

  19:06 | MarketWatch

  Market Junkie Yen intervention may not send dollar up sharply

• Yen's rise puts dealers on intervention alert

  19:00 | MarketWatch

  As if earthquake damage and electricity blackouts are not bad enough, Japanese companies are facing the prospect of extreme currency volatility after the yen hit a record high against the dollar.

• FOREX-Yen retreats from record high; G7 talks awaited

  18:57 | Reuters

  * Traders on alert for intervention to weaken the yen * G7 to meet around 6 p.m. (2200 GMT) on market turmoil * Swiss franc buoyed, near record high vs dollar (Updates prices, adds detail, comment, changes ...

• [$$] Barclays Pulled Yen Prices Amid Wednesday's Volatility

  18:45 | MarketWatch

  Barclays Pulled Yen Prices Amid Wednesday's Volatility Barclays Capital pulled yen prices off its Barx dealing system for a short period Wednesday, as the Japanese currency surged to its strongest levels on record.

• SSI: USDJPY Ratio Warns of Trading Crowd Capitulation

  17:10 | Yahoo! Finance

  USDJPY - Currency trading crowds have remained net-long the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen since the pair traded above the 90.00 mark. Extreme volatility has meant many traders have effectively given up on USDJPY-long positions.

• [$$] G-7's Yen Options: Stand Pat, Jawbone or Step In

  16:57 | MarketWatch

  G-7's Yen Options: Stand Pat, Jawbone or Step In Group of 7 finance ministers will have three options on the table for the Japanese yen when they confer later Thursday about the earthquake and nuclear crisis rocking the world's third-largest economy: Say nothing, speak out against market volatility, or intervene to stop it.

• Currencies: Dollar pulls away from record low against yen

  16:41 | MarketWatch

  The Japanese yen pulls back from a postwar high set versus the dollar as investors fear potential intervention by Japan and the other Group of Seven nations.

• Nut and Bolts of How the Yen Hit a Record

  16:31 | Yahoo! Finance

  It was a mixture of historical technical levels and algorithmic trading that rocketed the yen to an all-time high of 76.25 against the dollar Thursday, according to Thanos Papasavvas, head of currency management at Investec Asset Management.

• FOREX-Market on BOJ alert, yen retreats from record high

  16:13 | Reuters

  * Traders on alert for intervention to weaken the yen * G7 to meet around 6 p.m. (2200 GMT) on market turmoil * Swiss franc buoyed, near record high vs dollar (Updates prices, adds detail, comment) By ...

• FACTBOX-S&P 500 cos with big sales in Japan

  16:09 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Investors are scrambling forclues about how much the sudden rise in the Japanese yen,brought on in part by the country's nuclear crisis, will affectearnings and their ...

• Stocks recover, yen retreats from record highs

  15:58 | Yahoo! Finance

  A resilient performance by Japanese shares helped stocks in Europe and the U.S. Thursday, while the yen pulled back from a record high against the dollar amid expectations that finance chiefs from the world's industrialized nations will discuss how to ease the currency's rise.

• Japan plays down need for yen action from G7

  15:51 | Yahoo! Finance

  Japan dismissed the need for joint action to curb the soaring yen ahead of a conference call of G7 finance ministers and sources said the group of rich nations was more likely to offer general pledges of solidarity as Tokyo struggles to contain a nuclear crisis.

• שערו היציג של הדולר נקבע ללא שינוי על 3.56 שקלים

  15:44 | כלכליסט

  
  בעולם הין נחלש ב-0.8% מול הדולר לאחר שנגע בשיא מול הדולר מאז מלחמת העולם השנייה. היורו עלה ב-0.5% ושערו היציג נקבע על 4.99 שקלים

• Yen surge raises FX intervention risks

  15:44 | Yahoo! Finance

  Japan is expected to step into the currency markets to curb the yen's surge to record highs against the dollar and has a better chance of success if it wins the blessing of the Group of Seven industrial nations.

• FACTBOX-Coming events in euro zone debt crisis

  15:41 | Reuters

  March 17 (Reuters) - Following are upcoming events linked tothe debt crisis in the euro zone: EUROPEAN UNION: --------------- -- March 21 - Eurogroup meeting of euro zone financeministers in Brussels.-- ...

• הין נגע ברמתו הגבוהה מול הדולר מאז מלחמת העולם השנייה

  07:49 | כלכליסט

  
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