ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 18/08/2011

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slides on weak data, souring outlook

  21:56 | MarketWatch

  * C$ ends lower at C$0.9884 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0117 * Touches lowest level since Aug. 11, pares losses * Bond prices surge for third session on flight to safety * Focus shifts to CPI, Canadian policy ...

• [$$] No Solace to Be Found on Foreign Exchanges

  21:52 | MarketWatch

  No Solace to Be Found on Foreign Exchanges World stock markets were slammed as fears grew about a global economic slowdown amid a grim mix of U.S. economic data and fresh concerns about Europe's banks.

• FOREX-Dollar, yen up with U.S. recession fears at forefront

  21:51 | MarketWatch

  * U.S. economic data fuels recession fears * Traders cite talk of SNB intervening in FX forwards * U.S. Federal Reserve swaps with SNB in latest week (Updates prices, adds quotes) By Julie Haviv NEW YORK, ...

• Fears of weak global economy helps support dollar

  21:51 | Yahoo! Finance

  Investor fears of a drop back into global recession lifted the currencies traders consider safe havens: The Swiss franc, Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar.

• הזהב ננעל בשיא כל הזמנים; הנפט קרס ב-5.9%

  21:43 | כלכליסט

  
  מחירה של אונקיית זהב עלה ב-28 דולר ל-1,822 דולר. מחירה של חבית נפט נקבע על 82.38 דולר

• TABLE-U.S. M-2 money supply up $43.1 bln Aug 8 week

  21:30 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply rose by$43.1 billion in the August 8 week to $9,516.7 billion, theFederal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was$9,399.7 ...

• FOREX-New Zealand dollar falls 2 percent vs US dollar

  19:55 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar fell 2percent against the U.S. dollar in late afternoon trade in NewYork on Thursday as the U.S. dollar benefited from safe havenflows. The New Zealand ...

• FOREX-Dollar, yen up as investors shun risk on economic fears

  19:41 | MarketWatch

  * Risk appetite falls, dollar gains * Philly Fed index drops, U.S. home sales fall * Traders cite talk of SNB intervening in FX forwards (Updates prices, adds quotes and graphics, changes byline) By Julie ...

• 'Gaullist' eurozone remedy fails to impress

  18:06 | MarketWatch

  There are two ways of looking at the latest initiative by Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, to shake up the crisis management of the eurozone.

• [$$] Forex Markets Are Moving Companies

  17:50 | MarketWatch

  Forex Markets Are Moving Companies With flagging growth and the sovereign debt crisis, European companies have no shortage of things to worry about right now. An extra headache: exchange rates.

• Why Yen Is a Safe-Haven Currency

  17:42 | MarketWatch

  The yen's strength comes from its position as the world's largest creditor.

• FOREX-Dollar, franc, yen gain as markets in risk-off mode

  17:40 | MarketWatch

  * Risk appetite falls, dollar gains * Philly Fed index drops, U.S. home sales fall * Traders cite talk of SNB intervening in FX forwards (Updates prices, adds comment, U.S. data) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss ...

• MONEY MARKETS-Funding stress may rise without euro solutions

  17:25 | MarketWatch

  * Funding stress could intensify without short-term solution * Three-month dollar funding costs rise * One analyst recommends protection against rise in Libor By Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) ...

• Finland finance ministry plans 52.2 bln euro budget

  17:11 | MarketWatch

  HELSINKI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Finland's finance ministryproposed a 52.2 billion euro ($73.53 billion) budget for 2012,with 1.16 billion euros in spending cuts. The minisry on Thursday said it wanted ...

• Reynders pushes case for eurozone bonds

  16:40 | MarketWatch

  Europe's longest-serving finance minister said France and Germany should accept commonly issued eurozone bonds and a bigger bail-out fund as part of their push for better economic co-ordination in the ...

• Can the ECB's market actions save the euro?

  16:25 | MarketWatch

  The European Central Bank's latest foray into the markets has so far been successful in bringing down Italian and Spanish government bond yields and limiting volatility in eurozone sovereign debt markets. ...

• USDJPY – Japanese Yen Uptrend Intact Despite Intervention

  16:01 | Yahoo! Finance

  USDJPY – Japanese Yen Uptrend Intact Despite Intervention

• British Pound Expected to Test Multi-Year High

  16:01 | Yahoo! Finance

  British Pound Expected to Test Multi-Year High

• USDCAD – Canadian Dollar Outlook Calls for Losses

  16:01 | Yahoo! Finance

  USDCAD – Canadian Dollar Outlook Calls for Losses

• GBPJPY – British Pound Outlook Unclear Against JPY

  16:01 | Yahoo! Finance

  GBPJPY – British Pound Outlook Unclear Against JPY

• FOREX-Dollar gains as risk appetite falls on grim US data

  15:57 | MarketWatch

  * Risk appetite falls, dollar gains * Philly Fed index drops, U.S. home sales fall * Traders cite talk of SNB intervening in FX forwards (Updates prices, adds comment, U.S. data) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ sags more than a penny to one-week low

  15:53 | MarketWatch

  * C$ drops to C$0.9918 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0083 * Currency touches lowest level since Aug. 11 * Bond prices surge for third session on flight to safety (Adds details, background) By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, ...

• European banks: new funding fears

  15:48 | MarketWatch

  The eurozone's sovereign debt crisis knows no bounds. The European Central Bank's disclosure that it had provided $500m to a bank - the biggest sum in two years - shows that one eurozone institution is ...

• Currencies: U.S. dollar jumps most in two weeks

  15:46 | MarketWatch

  Worries about prospects for global economic growth and fears of intervention by Japanese and Swiss authorities leave the dollar to benefit from safe-haven flows.

• הדולר קפץ ב-1.1% על רקע מתקפת הטרור באיזור אילת

  15:45 | כלכליסט

  
  שערו היציג של הדולר נקבע על 3.55 שקלים. היורו התחזק ב-0.5% ושערו היציג נקבע על 5.11 שקלים; "אירועים מהסוג הזה יוצרים תחושה של אי ודאות ותנועה מהירה לחוף מבטחים - לדולר"

• European banks

  15:34 | MarketWatch

  The eurozone's sovereign debt crisis knows no bounds. The European Central Bank's disclosure that it had provided $500m to a bank - the biggest sum in two years - shows that one eurozone institution is ...