ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 01/04/2011

• הנפט בשיא של 30 חודשים: 107.94 דולר לחבית

  23:18 | כלכליסט

  
  החוזים למסירה במאי עלו ב-1.1% על רקע נתוני התעסוקה האופטימים וחוסר היציבות במזה"ת וצפון אפריקה; הזהב ירד ב-0.8% ל-1,428.9 דולר לאונקיה

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ in "open water" after breaking 3-year high

  21:51 | Reuters

  * C$ firms to $1.0389, highest level since Nov 2007 * No technical barriers seen between new levels, 2007 high * Ends at $1.0369, weekly gain of 1.8 pct * Bonds mostly lower as investors shed safe-haven ...

• FX OUTLOOK-Dollar may struggle as ECB, Fed policies diverge

  21:29 | Reuters

  * Euro up vs US dollar as hawkish ECB trumps dovish Fed * Dollar at a more than 6-month high against the yen * Investors clamor for carry trade on yield differentials (Adds comment, detail, updates prices) ...

• Yen falls on expectations of monetary tightening overseas

  21:27 | MarketWatch

  The yen dropped to a six-month low against the dollar this week and a 10-month trough against the euro as expectations heightened that countries outside of Japan were set to tighten monetary policy.

• FOREX-Dollar may struggle as ECB, Fed policies diverge

  21:23 | Reuters

  * Euro up vs US dollar as hawkish ECB trumps dovish Fed * Dollar at a more than 6-month high against the yen * Investors clamor for carry trade on yield differentials (Adds comment, detail, updates prices) ...

• Specs trim U.S. dollar net shorts, yen longs-CFTC

  21:23 | Reuters

  (Adds details, table) NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - Currency speculators paredbets against the U.S. dollar and trimmed long positions in theJapanese yen, data from the Commodity Futures TradingCommission ...

• Dollar ends mixed after early surge on jobs report

  21:06 | Yahoo! Finance

  The dollar finished mixed Friday after initially rising as a report on U.S. jobs suggested the labor market is recovering, but then reversing course after comments from a central bank official tempered expectations for an interest-rate increase.

• Australian Dollar and Forex Carry Trade Post Record Rallies

  20:37 | Yahoo! Finance

  The G10 Forex Carry Trade has now registered an impressive 11 consecutive trading days of rallies, matching its modern record and underlining the strength of the Australian Dollar and other high-yielding currencies.

• Currencies: Dollar hits a six-month high against yen

  20:35 | MarketWatch

  Better-than-expected U.S. jobs data sharpen the contrast between the U.S. economy's recovery and Japan's poor economic outlook.

• Forex strategist to launch hedge fund

  19:48 | MarketWatch

  Stephen Jen - one of the world's best known foreign exchange strategists - is preparing to launch his own hedge fund.

• Currencies: Dollar jumps to highest since September versus yen

  18:24 | MarketWatch

  Greenback pares gains verus euro after a Federal Reserve official comes off more dovish than several of his peers.

• MONEY MARKETS-Investors now pricing for Jan 2012 rate hike

  18:03 | Reuters

  * Fed funds futures pricing in rate hike for January 2012 * Two-year yields trade at highest since May 2010 * Two-year yields could reach 1.18 pct on higher rate risk By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, April ...

• Nigerian interbank rates rise on forex purchases

  16:37 | Reuters

  LAGOS, April 1 (Reuters) - Nigerian interbank lending ratesrose to an average of 10.58 percent this week from 10.41 percentlast week after big cash outflows to foreign exchange purchasesdrained liquidity ...

• Forex strategist Jen to launch hedge fund

  16:33 | MarketWatch

  Stephen Jen, one of the world's best-known foreign exchange strategists, is preparing to launch his own hedge fund.

• Currencies: Dollar pares gains after Fed’s Dudley speaks

  16:18 | MarketWatch

  A Federal Reserve official, considered to represent the consensus view of the central bank's policy committee, comes off more dovish than several of his peers.

• British Pound Bearish Objective at 15685

  15:58 | Yahoo! Finance

• Japanese Yen Lowest (USDJPY Highest) Since September

  15:58 | Yahoo! Finance

• Dollar trims gains against the euro and yen

  15:12 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - The dollar trimmed gainsagainst the euro and yen on Friday after New York FederalReserve Bank President William Dudley said while U.S. jobsgrowth is likely to rise more rapidly ...

• FOREX-Dollar rallies as jobs data fuels Fed policy talk

  15:11 | Reuters

  * Dollar gains against yen, euro after solid jobs report * Euro at 11-month high, dollar at six-month high vs yen * Policy divergence, widening differentials push yen lower (Adds quotes, updates prices, ...

• Dollar Gains on Employment Data

  15:05 | MarketWatch

  The dollar was gaining against the Swiss franc and Japanese yen after the release of surprising U.S. employment data.

• MONEY MARKETS-Euro rates at new 21-mth high as ECB hike looms

  14:43 | Reuters

  * Euro rates at 21-month highs ahead of ECB policy meeting * Rate hike widely expected next week * But anticipation of 3 hikes by year-end may be too much By Kirsten Donovan LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ extends gain after US jobs, firm oil

  14:37 | Reuters

  * C$ firms to C$0.9679, or $1.0332 * Bonds fall as investors shed safe-haven assets * US employment jumps in March, jobless rate falls (Updates with U.S. payrolls reaction, comment) TORONTO, April 1 (Reuters) ...

• Currencies: Dollar extends gains after U.S. jobs data

  14:32 | MarketWatch

  The greenback advances against the Japanese yen and gains ground against the euro after the Labor Department said the U.S. economy added more jobs than economists expected.

• Forex: Euro To Maintain Trend Ahead Of ECB Rate Decision, British Pound Struggles To Hold Ground On Growth Concerns

  14:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  The Euro was little changed during the overnight session, with the exchange rate holding within the previous day’s range, but the single-currency is poised to face increased volatility going into the following week as the European Central Bank is widely expected to lift the benchmark interest rate off the record low in April.

• Dollar extends gains vs euro and yen after U.S. jobs data

  13:54 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - The dollar extended gainsagainst the euro and yen on Friday after a report showed alarger-than-expected rise in U.S. nonfarm payrolls in March,while the unemployment rate ...

• הדולר ממשיך לצלול: איבד 0.2% ושערו היציג נקבע על 3.473 שקלים

  13:33 | כלכליסט

  
  על אף שבנק ישראל רכש אמש 200 מיליון דולר, המטבע האמריקאי הגיע לשפל של כשנתיים וחצי; היורו נחלש ב-0.6% ושערו היציג נקבע על 4.919 שקלים; בנק לאומי: "אם לא תהיה החרפה במצב הביטחוני, ימשיך השקל להתחזק"