ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 16/08/2011

• הזהב בשיא כל הזמנים: 1,785 דולר לאונקיה

  22:10 | כלכליסט

  
  החוזה העתידי על הנפט ירד היום ב-1.7% ל-86.37 דולר לחבית. מוקדם יותר היום פורסם כי כלכלת גרמניה צמחה ברבעון השני בקצב שנתי של 0.1%

• FOREX-Euro falls as French-German proposal fails to sway

  21:54 | MarketWatch

  * Sarkozy, Merkel push proposals, but disappoint * German, euro zone data undershoot, weigh on euro * Swiss franc falls ahead of government meeting * Fitch affirms U.S. credit rating (Updates prices, adds ...

• Sarkozy and Merkel push euro integration

  21:39 | Yahoo! Finance

  The leaders of France and Germany unveiled wide-reaching plans Tuesday for closer euro zone integration, including deficit limits and biannual summits, but said joint euro bonds could only be a longer-term option.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ edges lower as economic worries heighten

  21:34 | MarketWatch

  * C$ edges down to C$0.9821 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0182 * Bond prices rise as stagnant German growth data weighs * Canada factory sales plunge, Q2 growth to suffer * Sarkozy-Merkel meeting fails to ...

• MONEY MARKETS-U.S. T-bill rates fall despite lower demand

  21:24 | MarketWatch

  * Reduced bidding for T-bills seen partly due to low rates * U.S. to sell 12-day cash management bills Wednesday * Overnight repo, fed funds rates fall after refunding (Updates U.S. action, adds details) ...

• Euro slides as leaders call for eurozone gov't

  20:52 | Yahoo! Finance

  The euro slid Tuesday as investors grew pessimistic over European attempts to contain a government debt crisis when they called for greater economic coordination among countries.

• Euro bonds needed to help end debt crisis -- The Buzz

  20:45 | Yahoo! Finance

  Many key European nations share a common currency, but not a common debt load. That has to change. Now.

• Currencies: Euro sinks back after Merkel, Sarkozy comments

  20:37 | MarketWatch

  The euro spikes then recedes after the leaders of France and Germany hinted they don't favor issuance of bonds backed by the euro zone, as some investor shave hoped for.

• FOREX-Euro slips as French-German proposal fails to excite

  19:41 | MarketWatch

  * Sarkozy, Merkel push proposals, but disappoint * German, euro zone data undershoots, weighs on euro * Fitch affirms U.S. credit rating (Updates prices, adds quotes, changes byline) By Julie Haviv NEW ...

• FOREX-Dollar climbs to session high vs Swiss franc

  19:32 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The dollar climbed to asession high against the Swiss franc on Tuesday on speculationthe Swiss National Bank may take drastic measures to curb gainsin the currency by setting ...

• Sony Computer Entertainment Sets New Price for PlayStation®3

  19:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system with 160GB hard disk drive , currently available at a recommended retail price of 29,980 yen , $299 and euro 299, will be available at a very attractive new RRP of 24,980 yen for Japan, $249 for North America and euro 249 for Europe/PAL territories.  SCE will also reduce the price of the PS3® system with 320GB HDD, currently available at a RRP of 34,980 yen , $349 and euro 349, to RRP of 29,980 yen , $299 and euro 299.  The new pricing will be immediately effective for North America and Europe/PAL territories, and starting August 18, 2011 for Japan.

• Talk mounts of euro peg to rein in Swiss franc

  18:56 | MarketWatch

  The Swiss authorities are set to face a stern test if they are to stem investor appetite for their currency.

• NYSE Euronext shares drop on eurozone tax comments

  18:43 | MarketWatch

  Shares of NYSE Euronext fell Tuesday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that the eurozone adopt a tax on finanical transcations. Shares of NYSE dropped 7.5% to $26.80 in recent activity.

• Currencies: Euro spiked up after Merkel, Sarkozy comments

  18:17 | MarketWatch

  The euro spikes then recedes after the leaders of France and Germany hinted they don't favor issuance of bonds backed by the euro zone, as some investor shave hoped for.

• Instant view: Sarkozy, Merkel push euro zone ties

  18:12 | Yahoo! Finance

  French and German leaders proposed a tax on financial transactions and closer joint governance of economic policy to stop the debt crisis in Europe, but did not propose increasing the euro zone bailout fund or selling euro zone bonds, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday.

• Rally fades further amid eurozone summit

  17:47 | MarketWatch

  Tuesday 17.45 BST. Risk assets are slipping back further as the Franco-German summit on the eurozone debt crisis fails to result in concrete announcements of new programmes or expansions of the European ...

• Treasurys, dollar pare gains as Sarkozy speaks

  17:26 | MarketWatch

  Treasury prices pared their gains and the dollar gave up most of its advance against the euro on Tuesday as remarks from French President Nicolas Sarkozy, after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, gave traders impetus to ease up on bets against the shared currency and in favor of the safety of U.S. government debt.

• Euro briefly higher vs dollar after Sarkozy comments

  17:24 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The euro briefly recoupedlosses against the dollar to hit a session peak in midday tradeon Tuesday after comments from French President Nicolas Sarkozyand German Chancellor ...

• FXCM Presents the Second Annual Forex Trading Expo in Las Vegas

  17:23 | Yahoo! Finance

  FXCM Inc. is happy to announce that registration for the 2011 FXCM Currency Trading Expo is now open! Join us in Las Vegas, along with thousands of other traders, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino from Friday, September 9, 2011, to Sunday, September 11, 2011.

• U.S. Dollar Index Searches For Support, Sterling Weakness Ahead

  17:05 | Yahoo! Finance

  U.S. Dollar Index Searches For Support, Sterling Weakness Ahead

• MONEY MARKETS-U.S. sells T-bills at near zero interest rate

  17:02 | MarketWatch

  (Updates U.S. action, changes dateline previous London) NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. government fetchednear interest-free one-month loans from investors on Tuesdayeven as they reduced their bidding ...

• FOREX-Euro slips ahead of outcome of French-German meeting

  16:53 | MarketWatch

  * German, euro zone data disappoints, weighs on euro * Focus on French-German summit, but no real solution seen * Fitch affirms U.S. credit rating (Updates prices, adds comment, Fitch news) By Gertrude ...

• Forex Correlations: US Dollar Shorts Attractive Proxy to Crude Oil Longs

  16:45 | Yahoo! Finance

  Forex Correlations: US Dollar Shorts Attractive Proxy to Crude Oil Longs

• MONEY MARKETS-No quick fix seen to money market stress

  16:37 | MarketWatch

  * Latest bout of funding worries to keep interbank lendinglow * ECB liquidity injection to distort interbank rates into2012 * Dollar funding stress high but ECB swap line to stayuntapped By William James ...

• Currencies: Euro pares loss ahead of Merkel-Sarkozy summit

  16:17 | MarketWatch

  The euro drops against the dollar after disappointing second-quarter-growth data from the euro zone. Currency traders fix their attention on a meeting between the leaders of France and Germany, against a backdrop of uncertainty over sovereign debt.

• אחרי המדד ונתוני הצמיחה: הדולר התחזק ב-0.5% מול השקל

  15:47 | כלכליסט

  
  שערו היציג נקבע על 3.54 שקלים והיורו עלה ב-0.9% לרמה של 5.08 שקלים לקראת פגישת הפסגה בין ראשי צרפת וגרמניה בנוגע להנפקת אג"ח כלל אירופי

• Living With a Strong Japanese Yen

  15:31 | MarketWatch

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slips as world growth jitters mount

  14:47 | MarketWatch

  * C$ edges down to C$0.9825 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0178 * Bond prices rise as stagnant German growth data weighs * Canada factory sales plunge, Q2 growth to suffer By Ka Yan Ng TORONTO, Aug 16 (Reuters) ...

• סורוס ממשיך להיפטר מהשקעות בזהב; פולסון עדיין מאמין במתכת היקרה

  11:20 | כלכליסט

  
  ג'ורג' סורוס הפחית את החזקותיו בקרן הסל SPDR העוקבת אחר מחיר הזהב ברבעון השני אחרי שהמחירים טיפסו לשיא; ג'ון פולסון המשיך להחזיק ב-31.5 מיליון מניות