ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 08/03/2012

• Funds take-up seen as hedge on eurozone

  21:30 | MarketWatch

  News that Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB - News) did after all take part in the European Central Bank's three-year funding facility last week reflects a growing belief across the big banks of northern Europe that it ...

• Euro rises on hopes for successful Greek debt swap

  20:25 | Yahoo! Finance

  The euro rose against the dollar Thursday on hopes that Greece will get enough investors to participate in a debt restructuring deal.

• ECB issues gloomier economic outlook

  18:31 | Yahoo! Finance

  The European Central Bank offered a slightly more pessimistic outlook for the eurozone economy Thursday and said it expects inflation to rise this year on higher oil prices.

• Euro gains won't last; Curry sees drop to $1.262

  18:26 | MarketWatch

  The euro may be gaining again Thursday, but analysts note it's still within a well-worn range against the dollar. From $1.3265 currently, more of them expect it to eventually fall below the lower end of that range, both for technical and positions reasons and because it's impossible to ignore that the fundamental outlook for the euro zone is much worse than in the U.S.The euro could fall towards $1.2621, according to MacNeil Curry, chief rates and currencies technical strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

• Currencies: Dollar falls on optimism over Greece, ECB

  18:11 | MarketWatch

  The U.S. dollar declines as investors become increasingly confident about private-sector participation in the impending swap for Greece's bonds, falling more after the European Central Bank's chief highlights euro-zone economic progress.

• Draghi says major threat of euro crisis has gone

  15:27 | MarketWatch

  The European Central Bank's offer of more than $1tn-worth of three-year loans has removed the immediate threat of a major financial crisis in the eurozone, Mario Draghi, president of the ECB, said on Thursday....

• Currencies: Dollar falls on ECB optimism, Greece debt swap

  14:27 | MarketWatch

  The dollar extends losses after the European Central Bank's chief highlights euro-zone economic progress. Investors are also increasingly confident about private-sector participation in the impending swap for Greece's bonds.

• European Central Bank leaves refi rate at 1%

  12:45 | MarketWatch

  The European Central Bank on Thursday left its key lending rate, the refi rate, unchanged at a record low 1%. The decision was widely expected. ECB President Mario Draghi holds his monthly news conference at 2:30 p.m.

• Swiss central bank posts $14.8 bln 2011 profit

  12:19 | MarketWatch

  The Swiss National Bank on Thursday said it made a consolidated profit of 13.5 billion Swiss francs in 2011, following a CHF19.2 billion loss the previous year. In its annual accountability report, the central banks said it bought CHF17.8 billion of foreign currency in 2011 in order to combat the "massive overvaluation" of the Swiss franc and defend the CHF1.20 minimum exchange rate versus the euro it imposed last year.

• 5 Reasons Why ECB Comments Should Have Been EUR Positive But Wasn’t

  10:45 | Yahoo! Finance

  It has been an extremely busy morning in the foreign exchange market with 3 central banks delivering monetary policy announcements. The most important was the European Central Bank's meeting because the ...

• FOREX: Euro, Aussie Dollar to Diverge on ECB Rate Decision Outcome

  06:55 | Yahoo! Finance

  FOREX: Euro, Aussie Dollar to Diverge on ECB Rate Decision Outcome

• EUR/USD Classical Technical Report 03.08

  06:33 | Yahoo! Finance

  EUR/USD Classical Technical Report 03.08

• NZD/USD Classical Technical Report 03.08

  06:26 | Yahoo! Finance

  NZD/USD Classical Technical Report 03.08

• Currencies: Dollar retreats ahead of Greek bond swap

  06:20 | MarketWatch

  The dollar index retreats, with investors increasingly confident of private-sector participation in a Greek bond-swap deal turning away from the greenback's safe-haven appeal

• European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged

  05:54 | MarketWatch

  The European Central Bank on Thursday leaves its key lending rate unchanged, as expected, as investors await ECB chief Mario Draghi’s monthly news conference.

• Japanese Yen Uninspired by Eco Watchers Survey Release

  05:18 | Yahoo! Finance

  Japanese Yen Uninspired by Eco Watchers Survey Release

• Guest Commentary: Overbought or Not? Examples with EUR/USD

  03:00 | Yahoo! Finance

  Guest Commentary: Overbought or Not? Examples with EUR/USD

• Australian Dollar Falls, but Recovers, Following Aussie Jobs Report

  00:49 | Yahoo! Finance

  Australian Dollar Falls, but Recovers, Following Aussie Jobs Report

• Japanese Yen Stumbles as Current-Account Deficit Trumps Expectations

  00:23 | Yahoo! Finance

  Japanese Yen Stumbles as Current-Account Deficit Trumps Expectations