ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 14/02/2012

• הנפט ירד ב-0.2% ל-100.7 דולר לחבית

  22:43 | כלכליסט

  
  הזהב נחלש ב-0.4% ל-1,717 דולר לאונקיה; ברקע למסחר: הפתעה לרעה במכירות הקמעונאיות בינואר בארה"ב

• [$$] Yen Slumps on BOJ Move

  21:37 | MarketWatch

  Yen Slumps on BOJ Move The yen plunged to its lowest level in more than three months against the dollar after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly expanded its asset-purchase program. Italian Bond Yields Fall Moody's Warns U.K. on Outlook EU Says Many Members Are Vulnerable

• EUR/USD: Trading the German GDP Report

  21:35 | Yahoo! Finance

  EUR/USD: Trading the German GDP Report

• Dollar jumps to 3-month high against yen

  20:57 | Yahoo! Finance

  The dollar is at a three-month high against the Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan said it would increase its economic stimulus program. Traders also bought the dollar after euro zone finance ministers canceled a meeting to discuss giving Greece a second bailout.

• Summary Box: New setback for Greece bailout

  20:23 | Yahoo! Finance

  BACK AND FORTH: A meeting set for Wednesday of the finance chiefs of the 17 euro countries to discuss Greece's second massive bailout was called off after Athens failed to deliver on several demands made by its partners in the currency union.

• Canadian Dollar Cross Pick 02.14.2012

  20:20 | Yahoo! Finance

  Canadian Dollar Cross Pick 02.14.2012

• Summary Box: Eurozone set for economic contraction

  18:34 | Yahoo! Finance

  BAD MOON RISING: Expectations are rising that the 17-nation eurozone's economy shrank during the last three months of 2011 as the government debt crisis weighed down even the biggest and richest countries.

• Currencies: Dollar hits highest since November vs. yen

  18:31 | MarketWatch

  The dollar touches its highest level against the Japanese yen since November after the Bank of Japan surprised the market by expanding its asset-purchase program.

• Eurozone industrial output shrinks

  18:14 | MarketWatch

  Eurozone industrial output contracted significantly late last year, foreshadowing grim economic growth data for the fourth quarter, due for release on Wednesday.

• Eurozone ministers unlikely to meet Weds.: report

  17:58 | MarketWatch

  The Eurozone finance ministers working on a loan agreement for troubled Greece are unlikely to meet in Brussels on Wednesday as previously planned, Reuters reports. Not all of the paperwork for the deal is ready and the group will instead hold a conference call to talk about a second package for Greece, the wire service noted.

• Currencies: Dollar hits highest since August vs. yen

  17:51 | MarketWatch

  The dollar touches its highest level against the Japanese yen since December after the Bank of Japan surprised the market by expanding its asset-purchase program.

• USD Outlook Hinges On FOMC Minutes, Japanese Yen Weakness To Accelerate

  17:00 | Yahoo! Finance

  USD Outlook Hinges On FOMC Minutes, Japanese Yen Weakness To Accelerate

• היורו והדולר התחזקו מול השקל על רקע הורדת הדירוג לספרד ואיטליה

  15:47 | כלכליסט

  
  המטבע האירופי עלה ב-0.1% ושערו היציג נקבע על 4.929 שקלים. הדולר התחזק ב-0.5% מול השקל ושערו היציג נקבע על 3.736 שקלים. יוסי פריימן, מנכ"ל פריקו: "המהומות ביוון על רקע אישור תוכנית הצנע תורמות לחולשת היורו ולחשש מתגובות שרשרת גם במדינות נוספות בהן יידרשו מהלכים של קיצוץ חד בתקציב"

• Eurozone set for Q4 economic contraction

  15:22 | Yahoo! Finance

  A run of downbeat economic news Tuesday reinforced expectations that the 17-nation eurozone's economy shrank during the last three months of 2011 as the government debt crisis weighed down even the biggest and richest countries.

• Currencies: Dollar jumps vs. yen; euro slips

  15:13 | MarketWatch

  The dollar touches its highest level against the Japanese yen since December after the Bank of Japan surprised the market by expanding its asset-purchase program.

• Don’t Call it a Comeback (Yet): U.S. Dollar Rebound Back on Track

  14:58 | Yahoo! Finance

  Don’t Call it a Comeback (Yet): U.S. Dollar Rebound Back on Track

• More Greek Deadlines Today and Tomorrow

  14:34 | MarketWatch

  Another day, another Greek deadline: Today, the Greeks have to: 1) Produce written commitments from the two main party leaders that they plan to stick to the austerity program after Greek elections in April; and 2) detail how it will cut an extra 325 million euros euro zone finance ministers insist be cut before the second bailout money - 130 billion euros, or $171 billion - is released.

• How Might the Ongoing Euro Zone Debt Crisis Affect Future Gold Prices? Why Are Some Experts Advocating a Return to a Gold Standard?

  14:00 | Yahoo! Finance

  Goldline’s newest issue of the American Advisor newsletter discusses how Europe’s ongoing debt crisis may affect future gold prices as well as current and historical perspectives on the use of a gold standard for U.S. currency.

• Dollar hits highest since November vs. yen

  13:38 | MarketWatch

  The dollar touches its highest level against the Japanese yen since November after the Bank of Japan surprised the market by expanding its asset-purchase program.

• Euro Pacific Canada Inc. Initiates Coverage of Excelsior Mining Corp.

  13:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Excelsior Mining Corp. announces that Euro Pacific Canada Inc. has initiated equity research coverage of Excelsior.Euro Pacific's equity research is posted on their corporate ...

• Currencies: Dollar holds gain after Europe ratings cuts

  13:19 | MarketWatch

  The dollar index holds a modest advance, though investors find a modest appetite for risk, after a round of euro-zone downgrades.

• Eurozone industrial output shrinks sharply

  12:19 | MarketWatch

  Eurozone industrial output contracted significantly late last year, foreshadowing grim economic growth data for the fourth quarter, due for release on Wednesday.

• Sterling falls on risk to UK triple-A status

  11:53 | MarketWatch

  Sterling was lower against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday after Moody's, the rating agency, warned that it could downgrade the UK from its triple-A rated status.

• Euro zone output falls, GDP set to contract

  11:45 | Yahoo! Finance

  Output at factories in the euro zone tumbled in December, reflecting a sick European economy that probably shrank at the end of 2011 but it is hoped will recover this year.

• India probes Google, Yahoo for possible forex violation: report

  08:57 | Yahoo! Finance

  India's government is investigating whether local units of U.S. Internet giants Google Inc and Yahoo Inc may have violated the country's foreign exchange laws, the Wall Street Journal reported.