ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 31/08/2011

• אוגוסט היה החודש הטוב ביותר לזהב מאז נובמבר 2009

  22:06 | כלכליסט

  
  מחיר הזהב קפץ ב-12% באוגוסט. היום עלה הזהב ב-0.1% ל-1,831.7; הנפט ירד ב-0.1% ל-88.81 דולר לחבית, באוגוסט ירד ב-7.2%

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ little changed by weak GDP; await US payrolls

  21:42 | MarketWatch

  * C$ ends at C$0.9794 vs US$, or $1.0210 * Weak Canada GDP Q2 data offset by June strength * Bond prices lower across curve (Updates to close, adds details, commentary) By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, Aug 31 ...

• IMF and eurozone clash over estimates

  21:32 | MarketWatch

  International Monetary Fund staff have provoked a fierce dispute with eurozone authorities by circulating estimates showing serious damage to European banks' balance sheets from their holdings of troubled ...

• FOREX-Swiss franc jumps as govt to 'live with' strength

  21:22 | MarketWatch

  * Swiss franc jumps, Swiss government accepts strength * Dollar slides against yen, BoJ intervention eyed * Markets eye upcoming U.S. payrolls data (Updates prices, adds details) NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) ...

• EUR/USD: Trading the U.S. ISM Manufacturing Report

  21:12 | Yahoo! Finance

  EUR/USD: Trading the U.S. ISM Manufacturing Report

• ECB's Kranjec-Euro debt crisis manageable-TV interview

  20:16 | MarketWatch

  LJUBLJANA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The debt crisis in the eurozone is manageable and the existence of the euro is not underthreat, European Central Bank Governing Council member MarkoKranjec said in an interview ...

• FOREX-Swiss franc jumps; govt will 'live with' strength

  19:09 | MarketWatch

  * Swiss franc climbs, government accepts strength * Dollar slides against yen, BofJ intervention eyed * Markets eye upcoming U.S. payrolls data (Updates prices, adds details) NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) ...

• Currencies: Dollar gains after factory, Chicago-area data

  17:39 | MarketWatch

  A slightly weaker-than-expected report on private U.S. payrolls growth had pressured the greenback, but data on factory orders injects some bullish momentum into the market.

• MONEY MARKETS-Month-end positioning highlights cash squeeze

  17:30 | MarketWatch

  * Investors with cash only put it in the safest banks * Corporations, risky-looking banks, search for dollars * Month-end squeeze could be even worse in September By Emily Flitter NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) ...

• Interim Management Statement: European Capital Limited Reports First Half 2011 Net Operating Income of Euro 39 Million and Net Earnings of Euro 86 Million

  17:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  European Capital Limited today issues an Interim Management Statement announcing net operating income for the first half ended 30 June 2011 of euro 39 million.  Net earnings for the half year were euro 86 million.  As at 30 June 2011, net asset value was euro 715 million, a 14% or euro 86 million increase from the 31 December 2010 NAV of euro 629 million.

• CORRECTED - CANADA FX DEBT-C$ up slightly in choppy month-end dealings

  17:12 | MarketWatch

  * C$ at C$0.9774 vs US$, or $1.0231 * Bond prices flat to lower across curve * Canada economy shrinks in Q2, first time since recession * Canada's June GDP shows rebound from May * U.S. private sector ...

• Eurozone banks: avoiding the doom loop

  17:11 | MarketWatch

  How to avoid the doom loop? The eurozone could easily fall into a self-reinforcing cycle of bank and government debt default. Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund has a solution: more bank ...

• Eurozone banks: doom loop

  16:38 | MarketWatch

  How to avoid the doom loop? The eurozone could easily fall into a self-reinforcing cycle of bank and government debt default. Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund has a solution: more bank ...

• Australian Dollar Forecast to Rally Further versus US Dollar

  16:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  Australian Dollar Forecast to Rally Further versus US Dollar

• U.S. Dollar Gains as July Factory Orders Surprise

  16:22 | Yahoo! Finance

  U.S. Dollar Gains as July Factory Orders Surprise

• Dollar falls to 1-1/2 week low against the yen

  16:13 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The dollar slid to a sessionlow against the yen in late morning trade on Wednesday,reversing slight gains sparked by better-than-expected U.S.economic data. The dollar fell ...

• הדולר נחלש ב-0.4% ושערו היציג נקבע על 3.55 שקלים

  15:44 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו נחלש ב-0.1% ושערו היציג נקב על 5.14 שקלים

• Currencies: Dollar turns up after factory, Chicago-area data

  15:42 | MarketWatch

  A slightly weaker-than-expected report on private U.S. payrolls growth had pressured the greenback, but data on factory orders injects some bullish momentum into the market.

• Euro crisis requires market solution

  15:38 | MarketWatch

  Ultimately the euro crisis remains a pressure cooker building up steam despite the protestations of the currency system being saved by multiple political interventions. Yet after a half dozen supranational ...

• FOREX-Swiss franc jumps as SNB absent from market

  15:33 | MarketWatch

  * Swiss franc climbs, no news from SNB spurs rally * Dollar holds steady after U.S. private payrolls data * Dollar undermined by dovish Fed minutes, QE speculation(Updates prices, adds quotes and graphics, ...

• Dollar rises to session highs versus euro, yen

  15:21 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The dollar rose to sessionhighs against the yen and euro in mid-morning trade onWednesday. The dollar climbed to a peak of 76.84 yen JPY=EBS , beforepulling back slightly to ...

• Iberian spot power extends slide on stronger winds

  15:12 | MarketWatch

  * Day-ahead base 54.53 euros/MWh, down 1.10 euros * Cal-12 base 54.10 euros/MWh, up 0.10 euro on Omip * Asco II nuclear plant at 50 pct MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Iberian wholesale prompt power slid for ...

• MONEY MARKETS-No let up in bank demand for long-term ECB loans

  15:11 | MarketWatch

  * Bank demand for 3-month funds steady at elevated levels * Greek bank taps emergency c.bank liquidity, highlightsstress * Dollar Libor rises but funding squeeze not seen worsening By William James LONDON, ...

• Eurozone inflation data suggest no more rate hikes

  14:59 | Yahoo! Finance

  Inflation in the 17 euro countries remained steady at 2.5 percent in August, adding to expectations the European Central Bank will hold off from raising interest rates -- and may even consider cutting them -- as economic growth slows.

• Currencies: Dollar edges down after ADP jobs data

  14:58 | MarketWatch

  The U.S. dollar drifts down after a slightly weaker-than-expected report on private U.S. payrolls growth.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ up after Canada GDP, US private job data

  14:34 | MarketWatch

  * C$ rises to C$0.9758 vs US$, or $1.0248 * Bond prices mixed across curve * Canada economy shrinks in Q2, first time since recession * Canada's June GDP shows rebound from May * U.S. private sector ...