ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 03/02/2011

• הזהב בשיא של שבועיים על רקע היחלשות היורו

  22:14 | כלכליסט

  
  הזהב עלה ב-1.6% ל-1,353 דולר לאונקיה; הנפט ירד ב-0.4% ל-90.54 דולר לחבית

• TABLE-U.S. M-2 money supply down $33.2 bln Jan 24 week

  21:30 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. M-2 money supply fell by$33.2 billion in the Jan. 24 week to $8,828.7 billion, theFederal Reserve said on Thursday. The Fed said the four-week moving average of M-2 was$8,828.7 ...

• The currency that just won't quit

  21:07 | Yahoo! Finance

  The Swiss franc, one of the world's strongest currencies, has been on a tear in recent months, and is now flirting with a new all time high against the U.S. dollar.

• Forex swaps with ECB total $70 million - NY Fed

  21:06 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve provided$70 million of liquidity to the European Central Bank in thelatest week via its swap lines for foreign central banks, theNew York Fed said on Thursday. ...

• Eurozone bail-out fund set for wider powers

  19:48 | MarketWatch

  European leaders are preparing to commit themselves to an overhaul of the eurozone's €440bn bail-out fund that would increase its lending power and give it more tools to tackle the debt crisis, according to draft summit conclusions seen by the Financial Times.

• Will U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Top Expectations And Place Additional Pressure on the EURUSD?

  19:41 | Yahoo! Finance

  Following the ECB rate decision which fueled a selloff in the euro, currency traders will shift their focus to the highly anticipated U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for potential confirmation of a EURUSD turnaround.

• FOREX-Euro tumbles as ECB dampens rate hike hope

  19:29 | Reuters

  * Trichet: inflation expectations remain firmly anchored * Euro off more than 1 percent vs dollar, more losses eyed * Fed Chairman Bernanke, US jobs data awaited (Updates prices, adds detail, Bernanke) ...

• Euro plunges as Trichet disappoints rate hawks

  19:16 | MarketWatch

  The euro fell sharply on Thursday after Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, struck a less hawkish tone than some had expected after the central bank's policy meeting.

• Merkel shifts on economic convergence

  18:41 | MarketWatch

  Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and Jacques Delors, former president of the European Commission and father of the euro, have reached the same conclusion about the common currency's biggest problem: monetary union without economic union.

• Currencies: Euro falls more than 1% after Trichet

  18:19 | MarketWatch

  The euro drops after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is taken as less hawkish.

• MONEY MARKETS-U.S. rate futures point to year-end tightening

  18:02 | Reuters

  * Short U.S. rates point to Fed tightening at year end * U.S. commercial paper market grows for 2nd week * Risk of increased hawkishness from ECB seen as low * UK PMI adds to rate hike pressure on Bank ...

• EU leaders wrangle over debt crisis measures

  17:43 | Yahoo! Finance

  The sense of panic over the fate of the euro and the 17-country currency union's weakest members has eased on financial markets, for the moment. But pressure on European leaders to finally get a grip on the continent's debt crisis has never been higher.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ follows euro lower as greenback jumps

  17:26 | Reuters

  * C$ weaker at $1.0100 * Euro weakness boosts US$ against range of currencies * Positive service sector data supports US$ strength * Bond prices fall across curve (Updates to midday, adds details, quotes) ...

• Currencies: Dollar gains on euro after ECB’s Trichet speaks

  17:19 | MarketWatch

  The euro drops after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is taken as less hawkish.

• Australian Dollar Carves Near-Term Top, Euro Breaks Out Of Upward Trending Channel

  17:19 | Yahoo! Finance

  The Australian dollar outperformed against its major counterparts on Thursday, with the high-yielding currency retracing the decline from the overnight trade, while the Euro pared the rally from earlier this week as the European Central Bank maintained a cautious outlook for the region.

• Euro plunges after ECB holds steady on inflation

  16:39 | Yahoo! Finance

  The euro plunged Thursday after the head of the European Central Bank said long-term inflation in the 17-nation euro region was still in check. Stronger economic data in the U.S. also supported the dollar.

• Euro Forecast to Fall Further on Post-ECB Sentiment Shift

  16:07 | Yahoo! Finance

  EURUSD – Euro Forecast to Fall Further on ECB Decision GBPUSD – British Pound Forecast to Strengthen USDJPY – Japanese Yen Could Rally Further against USD USDCHF – Swiss Franc Sentiment Leaves Bias Unclear USDCAD – Canadian Dollar Could Continue to Strengthen GBPJPY – British Pound Likely to Rally Against Japanese Yen View individual currency SSI charts in our FX Sentiment section

• Currencies: Dollar gains 1.3% on euro after ECB’s Trichet

  15:57 | MarketWatch

  The euro drops after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is taken as less hawkish.

• Japanese Yen 8200 an Important Level

  15:57 | Yahoo! Finance

• British Pound Reverses Ahead of 16300

  15:57 | Yahoo! Finance

• Japanese Yen Could Rally Further against USD

  15:57 | Yahoo! Finance

• British Pound Likely to Rally Against Japanese Yen

  15:57 | Yahoo! Finance

• British Pound Forecast to Strengthen

  15:57 | Yahoo! Finance

• הדולר התחזק ב-0.2% ושערו היציג נקבע על 3.68 שקלים

  15:51 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו נסחר ללא שינוי ושערו היציג נקבע על 5.07 שקלים, זאת לאחר שהבנק המרכזי הותיר את הריבית ללא שינוי על רמה של 1%

• Euro slides 1 pct versus yen, hits session lows

  15:47 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The euro slipped 1 percentagainst the yen to a session low, falling broadly afterEuropean Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet's commentson inflation dented expectations ...

• ECB leaves rates on hold as inflation simmers

  15:40 | Yahoo! Finance

  Inflationary pressures in the 17-nation eurozone remain in check despite a spike in prices on the back of higher energy and commodity costs, the European Central Bank's president said Thursday -- an assessment that was less hawkish than many expected and prompted the euro to fall sharply.

• מחירי הנחושת מגיעים לשיא ומתקרבים לרף של עשרת אלפים דולר לטונה

  13:08 | כלכליסט

  
  בגולדמן זאקס מעריכים כי המחירים יגיעו השנה ל-11 אלף דולר לטונה, והערכות אחרות הן שכבר באוגוסט יגיע המחיר ל-12 אלף דולר

• השורה התחתונה: המשקיעים אוהבים את זולל המים הכבד

  07:40 | כלכליסט

  
  ישנן סיבות טובות להאמין שמחיר האורז ימשיך לעלות. אחת מהן היא החלטת החקלאים בארה"ב להקטין ב־30% את שטחי הגידול