ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 04/07/2011

• הנפט עלה ב-0.6% ל-95.47 דולר לחבית על רקע רוחות ההרגעה מיוון

  22:30 | כלכליסט

  
  מחזורי המסחר היו דלילים במיוחד בעקבות חג העצמאות האמריקאי; הנפט מסוג ברנט ירד בלונדון ב-0.3% ונסחר תמורת 111.39 דולר לחבית

• Sterling finds favour as funding currency

  16:39 | MarketWatch

  What is the world's favourite funding currency? The dollar, perhaps, or the yen. Wrong, say strategists. Sterling, which last week tumbled to a 16-month low against the euro and a six-month trough versus the dollar, now looks the most attractive.

• OECD's Gurria warns ECB against aggressive rate hikes

  15:56 | MarketWatch

  ROME, July 4 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank shouldnot hike interest rates aggressively and wait for stronger eurozone growth before increasing rates after this week's expectedmove, OECD head ...

• Forex Strategy Outlook: Dollar Downtrend Favors Trend Trading

  15:56 | Yahoo! Finance

  FX options markets predict slower US Dollar exchange rate moves in the days ahead, but an overall downtrend favors continued dollar losses and we will position ourselves accordingly.

• הדולר נחלש ב-0.3% ושערו היציג נקבע על 3.389 שקלים

  15:43 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו נחלש ב-0.2% מול השקל ושערו היציג נקבע על 4.92 שקלים; היורו נחלש מול הדולר לאחר ש-S&P הודיעה כי "תוכנית גלגול החובות של יוון עשויה לגרום לחדלות פירעון סלקטיבית במדינה"

• FOREX-Euro knocked off one-month highs by S&P Greece comments

  15:25 | MarketWatch

  * S&P warns debt rollover plan may put Greece in selectivedefault * Euro retreats from 1-mth high vs dlr on S&P's remarks * Expectations for second Greek bailout underpin currency (Adds detail, updates ...

• U.S. Dollar Mostly Mixed in Illiquid Market Conditions

  15:17 | Yahoo! Finance

  The U.S. Dollar was mixed against the major currencies on Monday, as the U.S. equity markets were closed for a national holiday, creating illiquid trading conditions.

• MONEY MARKETS-Differing ECB, BoE policy expectations shown in curves

  14:50 | MarketWatch

  * ECB and BoE hold policy meetings on Thursday * Differing expectations push "box" to new highs * Repo lending soars over half-year end By Kirsten Donovan LONDON, July 4, (Reuters) - As the ECB ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ little changed in light holiday trade

  14:25 | MarketWatch

  * C$ flat, stands at C$0.9598 vs US$, or $1.0419 * Bond prices edge lower across curve By Claire Sibonney TORONTO, July 4 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar was little changedagainst the U.S. dollar on Monday ...

• Iberian spot power near 30-month high on weak winds

  14:17 | MarketWatch

  * Day-ahead base 54.33 euros/MWh, down 0.11 euro * 30-month high was 55.37 euros/MWh MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) - Iberian wholesale spot powerhovered near a recent 30-month maximum on Monday due to weaksupplies ...

• Forex: Euro Weakness Ahead, British Pound Reversal On Tap

  13:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  Warning shots fired by Standard and Poor’s dragged the Euro lower on Monday, and the single-currency may continue to pare the rebound from 1.4102 should the European Central Bank soften its hawkish outlook for monetary policy.

• FOREX-Euro slips from one-month highs on S&P Greek warning

  13:18 | MarketWatch

  * S&P warns debt rollover plan may put Greece in selectivedefault * Euro retreats from 1-mth high vs dlr on S&P's remarks * Expectations for second Greek bailout underpin currency(Adds quotes, details, ...

• William Watts's Forex Files: Post-QE2 yield rise may not help U.S. dollar

  12:57 | MarketWatch

  The rise in bond yields seen as the Fed ended its second round of quantitative easing, or QE2, may not prove friendly to dollar bulls .

• FOREX-Euro off 1-mth high vs dlr on S&P's warning of Greece

  11:15 | MarketWatch

  * S&P warns debt rollover plan may put Greece in selectivedefault * Euro retreats from 1-mth high vs dlr on S&P's remarks * Euro drop may be limited ahead of ECB meeting (Adds quote, details, updates ...

• Euro rises to five-week high versus Swiss franc

  10:14 | MarketWatch

  LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - The euro rose to a five-week highversus the Swiss franc on Monday, as an easing in near-termworries over a Greek default boosted the single currency and asinvestors continued ...

• FOREX-Euro retreats on S&P's warning of Greece

  09:33 | MarketWatch

  * S&P:debt rollover plan may put Greece in selective default * Euro retreats from 1-mth high vs dlr on S&P's remarks * Euro drop may be limited ahead of ECB meeting (Recasts, adds quotes, changes dateline ...

• Euro erases gains as S&P warns on rollover

  07:31 | MarketWatch

  The euro erases gains versus the dollar after ratings company Standard & Poor’s warns that a proposal to roll over Greek government debt would likely be viewed as a default. Trade is expected to remain thin due to the Independence Day holiday in the United States.

• Euro dips to session low on S&P comments on Greece

  06:23 | MarketWatch

  SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - The euro trimmed its earliergains against the dollar and fell to its intraday low on Mondayafter S&P said a debt rollover plan for Greece may put thecountry into selective ...

• FOREX-Euro hits 1-mth high; Aussie dips on weak data

  05:19 | MarketWatch

  * Euro hits one-month high vs USD after hitting stops * Greece secures emergency loans * Hawkish ECB seen supporting euro this week * Aussie dips on weak retail sales data (Adds comments, Aussie dollar ...

• Currencies: Euro turns higher against dollar

  05:07 | MarketWatch

  The euro gains against the dollar as concerns about Greece ease, and traders eye interest-rate decisions from central banks across Europe and Asia this week.

• Aussie dips on weak retail sales, building approvals

  02:44 | MarketWatch

  SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar fellaround 40 pips to its intraday lows on Monday after data on Mayretail sales and building approvals came in weaker thanexpected. The Australian dollar ...

• Euro hits 1-mth high vs dollar on stop-loss buying

  00:40 | MarketWatch

  SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - The euro extended its gainsand hit its highest in nearly a month against the dollar onMonday, pushed higher by a flurry of stop-loss buying. The euro rose to as high as $1.4580 ...