ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 17/12/2010

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slides for second session, bonds rise

  21:53 | Reuters

  * C$ slides to 98.74 U.S. cents * Canadian bond prices rise in light volume (Updates to close) TORONTO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar ended loweragainst the U.S. currency for a second straight ...

• Doubts over eurozone periphery debt reassert grip

  21:51 | MarketWatch

  Eurozone debt concerns reasserted a hold over the markets this week as the recent sell-off in US Treasury bonds was halted and worries about Chinese policy tightening faded.

• FX OUTLOOK-Markets still euro-focused; further losses seen

  21:38 | Reuters

  * Plenty of catalysts to push euro lower * Risk reversals still skewed toward euro puts * Near-term euro support is at 200-day moving average By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The ...

• Dollar rises after Moody's downgrade of Ireland

  20:36 | Yahoo! Finance

  The dollar rose Friday in New York after Moody's credit ratings agency downgraded Ireland's debt, refocusing investors' attention on Europe's financial woes. Passage of the tax-cut package in Congress also raised expectations for U.S. economic growth.

• Currency Crosses: Technical Outlook

  20:32 | Yahoo! Finance

  Continue to favor the downside in the Euro crosses although beware that the EURAUD is approaching a downward sloping support line.

• FOREX-Euro slides for 2nd straight week as Ireland weighs

  19:48 | Reuters

  * Moody's downgrades Ireland by five notches * Euro eyes 200-day moving average at $1.3104 * Euro hits record low versus Swiss franc (Updates prices, adds quotes, changes byline) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss ...

• Currencies: Dollar hits highest this month after EU meeting

  19:46 | MarketWatch

  The dollar gains as European leaders wrestling with sovereign-debt problems agree on a plan deemed largely in line with traders' lowest expectations.

• The Euro’s Uneven Benefit in Europe

  18:39 | MarketWatch

  Europe’s common currency was meant to stimulate trade within the euro zone, but in the last decade, some members have lost export market share while others gained.

• MONEY MARKETS-U.S. rates futures rise on bargain-hunting

  18:21 | Reuters

  * Bargain-hunting propels U.S. rates futures for 2nd day * Analysts unsure how long market rebound lasts * European banks to repay ECB 200 bln euros next week (Updates U.S. action, changes dateline, previous ...

• EU leaders bid farewell to euro's horrible year

  17:44 | Yahoo! Finance

  European Union leaders capped the euro's year of pain with renewed resolve to protect their battered common currency. But even after their seventh summit in a chaotic year, markets failed to take heed, leaving the leaders baffled.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ extends fall, hits two-week low

  17:37 | Reuters

  * C$ slides to 98.63 U.S. cents * Canadian bond prices flat to higher (Updates to midday) TORONTO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fellfurther against the U.S. currency on Friday to hit a two-weeklow ...

• Currencies: Dollar gains as EU decision disappoints

  17:22 | MarketWatch

  The dollar gains as European leaders wrestling with sovereign-debt problems agree on a plan deemed largely in line with traders' lowest expectations.

• FOREX-Euro falls after Ireland downgrade, eyes $1.30

  17:19 | Reuters

  * Moody's downgrades Ireland by five notches * Euro eyes 200-day moving average at $1.3105 * Euro hits record low versus Swiss franc (Updates prices, adds quotes, details) By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK, ...

• Pound falls on UK economic fears

  17:15 | MarketWatch

  The pound came under pressure this week as fears over the health of the UK economy resurfaced.

• Total to pay Suncor Energy $1.75B Canadian dollars

  16:54 | Yahoo! Finance

  Total SA said Friday that it will pay Suncor Energy Inc. $1.75 billion Canadian dollars to complete a series of deals that will pool their resources on three oil sands projects in Alberta, Canada.

• Currencies: Dollar turns up as EU meeting disappoints

  16:06 | MarketWatch

  The dollar gains as European leaders wrestling with sovereign-debt problems agree on a plan deemed largely in line with traders' lowest expectations.

• UPDATE 2-RCS eyes profit lift from digital media, savings

  16:00 | Reuters

  * Sales of 2.45 bln euros, EBITDA of 296 mln euros seen 2013 * Expects cashflow generation of 530 mln euros over 3 yrs * Shares pare gains, up 0.9 pct (New throughout) MILAN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - RCS MediaGroup ...

• Euro extends losses, hits session low below $1.32

  15:49 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The euro extended lossesagainst the dollar to hit a two-week low in mid-morning tradingon Friday after a drop below $1.32 triggered automatic sellorders. The euro slid as low ...

• British Pound 15100 an Objective

  15:41 | Yahoo! Finance

• Japanese Yen Consolidates at Near Breakout Level

  15:41 | Yahoo! Finance

• Gold slides as dollar gains pace

  15:16 | MarketWatch

  Gold futures turned lower Friday as the dollar furthered its climb, with the currency gleaning some advantage against the euro after Moody's downgraded Ireland's credit rating and a U.S. index of leading economic indicators made its largest gain since March.

• Dollar edges up, Treasurys hold gains after LEI

  15:06 | MarketWatch

  The dollar added to slight gains and Treasury prices stayed higher on Friday after the Conference Board said its U.S. leading economic index rose 1.1% in November. The dollar index , which measures the U.S. unit's performance against a basket of six other currencies, rose to 80.253, from 80.198 before the data and up from 80.167 on Thursday.

• FOREX-Euro slips after Moody's slashes Ireland's rating

  15:05 | Reuters

  * Euro down after Moody's downgrade of Ireland * Leveraged names, semi-official names dump euro * Euro eyes 200-day moving average at $1.3105 (Updates prices, adds quotes, details, changes byline,dateline, ...

• Euro turns negative vs US dollar, hits session lows

  14:29 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The euro turned negativeagainst the U.S. dollar, hitting session lows on Friday, withsome traders citing selling by official names. Thin market conditions as the year-end approaches ...

• ECB, Bank of England sign temporary swap agreement

  14:21 | MarketWatch

  The Bank of England and the European Central Bank on Friday announced the implementation of a temporary liquidity-swap facility. Under the facility, the Bank of England could provide, if needed, up to 10 billion pounds to the ECB in exchange for euro.

• MONEY MARKETS-Euro rates edge lower; ECB repayment looms

  14:05 | Reuters

  * Euro lending rates edge lower * Banks to repay ECB 200 bln euros next week * But excess liquidity seen remaing high over year-end LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Benchmark euro interbank lendingrates nudged ...

• הדולר נחלש ב-0.3%; שערו היציג - 3.588 שקלים

  12:33 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו התחזק ב-0.5% ל-4.758 שקלים. כלכלני לאומי: "השקל ימשיך להפגין איתנות כך שיתחזק במידה והמטבע האמריקאי ייחלש בעולם"