ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 30/03/2011

• Currencies: Euro rises versus dollar on ECB rate hike comments

  21:29 | MarketWatch

  The Australian dollar presses to a new post-float record versus the greenback and Japan's yen falls as traders resume carry trades.

• הנפט ירד ב-0.5% על רקע גידול במלאי בארה"ב

  21:13 | כלכליסט

  
  החוזים העתידיים על הנפט נסגרו במחיר של 104.27 דולר לחבית; הזהב עלה ב-0.5% ונסגר במחיר של 1,424.9 דולר לאונקיה

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ rises but slides off 3-week high

  20:54 | Reuters

  * C$ firms to 3-wk high of $1.0324, then pares gains * Finishes at $1.0296 to U.S. dollar * Bonds firm (Updates to close) TORONTO, March 30 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hits itshighest level against ...

• Euro rises against dollar on ECB member comments

  20:19 | Yahoo! Finance

  The euro turned higher against the dollar Wednesday after a European Central Bank member suggested that the central bank could increase rates gradually.

• REFILE-FOREX-Euro gains on interest rate outlook, yen struggles

  20:17 | Reuters

  * Euro jumps on expected rate hikes * Yen down vs dollar, EUR/JPY hits 10-month high * Market focus on rate differentials * Asset managers go tentatively long carry trades (Updates prices) By Steven C. ...

• FOREX-Euro gains on interest rate outlook, yen struggles

  20:09 | Reuters

  * Euro jumps on expected rate hikes * Yen down vs dollar, EUR/JPY hits 10-month high * Market focus on rate differentials * Asset managers go tentatively long carry trades (Updates prices) By Steven C. ...

• Stark defends ECB plan to lift rates

  18:55 | MarketWatch

  The European Central Bank's determination to press ahead with interest rate rises has been defended by a top policymaker, even after the escalation of the eurozone debt crisis in Ireland and Portugal, two of the region's weakest members.

• Currencies: Euro rises versus dollar on ECB rate hike comment

  18:28 | MarketWatch

  The Australian dollar presses to a new post-float record versus the greenback and Japan's yen falls as traders resume carry trades.

• FOREX-Euro jumps on interest rate outlook; yen weakens,

  18:17 | Reuters

  * Euro jumps on expected rate hikes * Yen down vs dollar, EUR/JPY hits 10-month high * Market focus on rate differentials * Asset managers go tentatively long carry trades (Recasts, updates prices, adds ...

• Rate differentials curb yen

  18:14 | MarketWatch

  The yen hit a 10-month low against the euro and lost ground across the board as interest rate differentials moved against the Japanese currency.

• MONEY MARKETS-Fed fund futures gain on Fed hike expectations

  17:22 | Reuters

  * US January fed fund futures rise * Overnight euro zone lending rates set to fall By Chris Reese NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - U.S. federal fund futuresrose marginally on Wednesday, bringing closer the ...

• Sterling off 5-mth low vs euro, better UK data helps

  16:45 | Reuters

  * Sterling bounces from 5-month low vs euro * Euro/GBP sees selling by funds, clearers * Pound climbs vs dollar GBP=D4 , UK data helps (updates, adds quote) LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - Sterling recovered ...

• The dollar: QE3 may not sail

  16:40 | MarketWatch

  The Federal Reserve's governors are trying to tell investors something. But nobody is listening - except perhaps the foreign exchange market. Since the trade-weighted index for the US currency peaked last June, amid the Greek crisis, it has been a one-way downward bet, falling 15 per cent despite this year's alarming geopolitical events.

• Yen back in favour for carry trades

  16:33 | MarketWatch

  International efforts to drive down the Japanese yen have been boosted by the return of a yen-funded "carry trade", a strategy used by investors to buy into high-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar.

• Busch: Your Next Move With the Yen

  16:13 | MarketWatch

  On March 18th, I put out a recommendation for a US dollar against Japanese yen trade and the reasons for it. Now that the yen has weakened, here's your next move.

• איפה פישר? הדולר נחלש ב-0.4% ושערו היציג - 3.51 שקלים

  15:45 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו איבד 0.25% ושערו היציג נקבע על 4.94 שקלים. פריקו: "היצעי המט"ח תומכים בהיחלשות הדולר לעבר ל-3.5 שקלים"

• Brazil forex inflows total $10.517 bln to March 25

  15:36 | Reuters

  SAO PAULO, March 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank saidon Wednesday that U.S. dollar inflows BRCAPF=ECI to thecountry totaled $10.517 billion this month to March 25. The bank also said it purchased ...

• [$$] Yen Extends Losses, Euro Is Pressured

  15:35 | MarketWatch

  Yen Extends Losses The yen continued to weaken across the board, pushed lower by growing expectations that the Fed will move towards policy normalization when its second round of bond-buying ends in June.

• Euro rises versus dollar on ECB rate hike comments

  15:29 | MarketWatch

  The Australian dollar presses to a new post-float record versus the greenback and Japan’s yen falls as traders resume carry trades.

• British Pound Working Towards Resistance Zones

  15:21 | Yahoo! Finance

• Japanese Yen Back to Earthquake Day Range

  15:21 | Yahoo! Finance

• Euro extends losses vs dollar, hits session lows

  14:39 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - The euro accelerated lossesagainst the dollar on Wednesday, hitting session lows just shyof support around $1.4050. Trading has been mostly stops-driven, with the euro tradingwith ...

• Currencies: Dollar rises to post-quake high versus yen

  14:18 | MarketWatch

  The U.S. dollar finds support from comments of another Federal Reserve official. The Australian dollar presses to a new post-float record versus the greenback and Japan's yen falls as traders resume carrv trades.

• ECB cannot tailor monetary policy for individual countries

  13:48 | MarketWatch

  Several commentators have recently pointed to the challenging economic position of some eurozone countries as a factor that should or would influence the European Central Bank's monetary policy decisions in the near future, irrespective of the risks to price stability in the eurozone as a whole.

• Forex: Euro Battered By Heightening Risks, British Pound To Hold Narrow Range

  13:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  Fears surrounding the European banking system weighed on the single-currency as market participants expect the results of the EU stress test to show an impending need for fresh capital, and the euro is likely to face additional headwinds over the near-term as the region struggles to contain the risk for contagion.

• MONEY MARKETS-Eonia to fall as liquidity stays ample

  13:14 | Reuters

  * Demand for three-month funds eases * Euro Libor push higher ahead of expected rate hike By Kirsten Donovan LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - Overnight euro zone interbanklending rates were set to fall over ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ hits 3-week high, oil, carry trade supports

  13:02 | Reuters

  * C$ firms to C$0.9698, or $1.0311 * Bonds mixed across the curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, March 30 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hit itshighest level against the greenback in three weeks onWednesday, ...