ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 31/03/2011

• הנפט הוסיף 17% ברבעון; נסגר ב-106.72 דולר לחבית

  21:23 | כלכליסט

  
  החוזים העתידיים על הנפט הוסיפו היום 2.4% על המהומות במזרח התיכון; הזהב רשם היום שיא חדש: 1,439.9 דולר לאונקיה

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

  20:56 | Yahoo! Finance

  Employment in the world’s largest economy is expected to increase another 190K in March following the 192K expansion in the previous month, and the ongoing improvement in the labor market could spark increased demands for the U.S. dollar as the recovery gathers pace.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ rises for 4th straight session

  20:44 | Reuters

  * C$ ends at $1.0314; up 2.6 pct for the quarter * Currency earlier touched 3-week high * GDP grows 0.5 percent in January as expected * Bonds fall across curve * Investors eager to see Friday's U.S. ...

• TABLE-U.S. M-2 money supply up $1.9 bln March 21 wk

  20:31 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply roseby $1.9 billion in the March 21 week to $8,895.4 billion, theFederal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 ...

• US dollar trims losses versus euro on Fed comments

  20:16 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - The dollar pared lossesagainst the euro and gained versus the yen in late trading onThursday following U.S. interest rate comments by MinneapolisFed President Narayan Kocherlakota. ...

• Euro rises against dollar on interest rate hopes

  19:36 | Yahoo! Finance

  The euro climbed against the dollar Thursday as an inflation reading in Europe bolstered investor expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates next week.

• MONEY MARKETS-Investors lower expectations of US rate hike

  19:25 | Reuters

  * Investors rethink recent talk from Fed hawks * US seasonally adjusted CP rises on the week * Higher-than-forecast inflation boosts ECB rate views By Chris Reese NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. federal ...

• FOREX-Euro gains vs dollar in Q1, but debt fears persist

  19:10 | Reuters

  * ECB rate hike seen next week but future pace questioned * Peripheral debt issues seen weighing on euro 2nd qtr * EUR/USD 1-month implied vols down, but 1-year elevated (Adds comments, updates prices, ...

• CORRECTED - MONEY MARKETS-Fed fund futures gain

  18:42 | Reuters

  (Corrects first para to show rise in funds pushed backimplied timing of rate rise) * US January fed fund futures rise * Overnight euro zone lending rates set to fall By Chris Reese NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) ...

• IB FX Brief: Weaker Dollar As Data Abroad Spur Growth Hopes

  18:37 | MarketWatch

  Fears over the prospect of a bailout for Portugal were overcome by a further increase in Euroland inflationary pressures sending the euro back towards its highest in two weeks. Support for the dollar weakened as a series of data elsewhere around the world sharpened demand for alternative currencies on improving prospects for global growth.

• Currencies: Euro gains as inflation boosts rate-hike hopes

  18:27 | MarketWatch

  The euro rises against the U.S. dollar after an inflation report boosts expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates.

• בנק ישראל רכש 200 מיליון דולר והחזיר את המטבע הירוק לרמת השער היציג

  18:25 | כלכליסט

  
  הבנק התערב ברמה של 3.475 שקלים והחזיר את הדולר לרמה של 3.48 שקלים. מוקדם יותר סימן למשקיעים על ההתערבות כאשר ביקש ציטוטים. שלמה מעוז: "בנק ישראל חייב להטיל מס על כניסת הון לישראל"

• Euro climbs after jump in inflation

  17:45 | MarketWatch

  The euro climbed after higher-than-expected eurozone inflation data caused further reassessment of the likely interest rate policy of the European Central Bank.

• Rise in eurozone inflation boosts ECB case

  17:01 | MarketWatch

  Eurozone inflation jumped more than expected to 2.6 per cent in March, while Germany reported another sharp fall in unemployment, strengthening the European Central Bank's case for increasing interest rates next week for the first time in almost three years.

• FOREX-Euro thrives on rate views, 2nd qtr hurdles abound

  16:51 | Reuters

  * ECB rate hike seen next week but future pace questioned * Peripheral debt issues seen weighing on euro 2nd qtr * Friday U.S. payrolls data could sway dollar sentiment (Adds quotes, updates prices) By ...

• Four Irish banks need 24 bln euros in new capital

  16:04 | MarketWatch

  Ireland's central bank said Thursday that four Irish banks will be required to raise 24 billion euros in capital in order to meet new requirements. Allied Irish Banks needs to raise 13.3 billion euros, Bank of Ireland -- 5.2 billion euros, Irish Life and Permanent needs 4 billion euros and the EBS Building Society needs 1.5 billion euros, the central bank said, releasing results from stress tests performed on the banks.

• US Dollar and Japanese Yen Likely to Fall Further

  16:00 | Yahoo! Finance

  EURUSD – Euro Forecast to Continue Rally GBPUSD – British Pound Bias Turns Bearish USDJPY – Japanese Yen Outlook Calls for Losses USDCHF – Swiss Franc Rallies to Continue USDCAD – Canadian Dollar Forecast to Rally Further GBPJPY – British Pound Outlook Bullish against Yen

• British Pound Bias Turns Bearish

  16:00 | Yahoo! Finance

• Japanese Yen Outlook Calls for Losses

  16:00 | Yahoo! Finance

• British Pound Outlook Bullish against Yen

  16:00 | Yahoo! Finance

• MONEY MARKETS-Interbank rates at 21-month high on ECB rate view

  15:44 | Reuters

  * Higher-than-forecast inflation boosts ECB rate hike views * Money market rates seen staying high near-term * Money mkt reaction to Irish bank stress results seen muted By Emelia Sithole-Matarise LONDON, ...

• British Pound Setting Up to Plunge in April

  15:41 | Yahoo! Finance

• Japanese Yen Roundtrip from 8330

  15:41 | Yahoo! Finance

• Euro holds gains after stress tests of Irish banks

  15:39 | MarketWatch

  The euro stayed higher against the dollar on Thursday after the Irish central bank said the country's banks would need 24 billion euros in extra capital, according to published reports.

• Currencies: Euro gains ground as inflation rises

  15:06 | MarketWatch

  The euro rises against the U.S. dollar after an inflation report boosts expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates.