ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 25/10/2011

• ECB row, Italy flare on eve of euro rescue summit

  21:28 | Yahoo! Finance

  A flare-up over the European Central Bank and political turmoil in Italy kept the euro zone on edge on Tuesday on the eve of a summit meant to confront the currency bloc's worsening sovereign debt crisis.

• הנפט עלה ל-93.74 דולר לחבית; הזהב מעל 1,700 דולר לאונקיה

  21:26 | כלכליסט

  
  הזהב השלים עלייה יומית של 2.9% בעוד שהנפט טיפס ב-2.7%; "לזהב יש נטייה להתנהג כמו ענק שמתעורר משנתו"

• Yen soars on weak US economy news, euro woes

  20:19 | Yahoo! Finance

  The Japanese yen rose against other major currencies Tuesday after U.S. consumer sentiment weakened and talks on Europe's debt crisis appeared to break down.

• Currencies: Dollar up as U.S. stocks fall; Canada big mover

  19:24 | MarketWatch

  The euro trades slightly lower versus the U.S. dollar as investors await a Wednesday summit of European leaders aimed at delivering a comprehensive response to the euro-zone debt crisis.

• FOREX-Euro falls from 6-week high on EU summit doubts

  19:18 | MarketWatch

  * Ecofin meeting canceled, EU summit to proceed* Merkel dampens summit optimism* Dollar hits all-time low vs yenNEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The euro slid from a six-weekhigh against the dollar on Tuesday ...

• The ugly currencies contest

  19:14 | MarketWatch

  For a currency supposedly fighting for its life, the euro is surprisingly strong. Even after falling on suggestions that Wednesday's eurozone summit will fail to reach agreement, it remains at almost $1.39, ...

• Eurogroup's Juncker says ECB should not be "overtaxed"

  18:40 | MarketWatch

  BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Any solution to Europe's debtcrisis should not "overtax" the European Central Bank, thechairman of euro zone finance ministers Jean-Claude Juncker saidon Tuesday.Euro ...

• MONEY MARKETS-U.S. 4-week bill sale rate dips

  17:49 | MarketWatch

  * Four-week bill auction rate lowest in three weeks * Take-up steady at one-week ECB liquidity tender * Modest demand expected at ECB 12-month operation By Chris Reese NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Yields ...

• Exclusive: Massachusetts fund may drop BNY Mellon on forex

  17:03 | Yahoo! Finance

  The $46 billion Massachusetts pension fund said it might drop Bank of New York Mellon Corp as its partner for foreign exchange trading, after accusing the company of overcharging the fund on trades.

• Currencies: Euro under pressure with U.S. stocks weak

  17:00 | MarketWatch

  The euro trades slightly lower versus the U.S. dollar as investors await a Wednesday summit of European leaders aimed at delivering a comprehensive response to the euro-zone debt crisis.

• The Surge in the Money Supply: Meaningful or Meaningless?

  16:43 | MarketWatch

  Something dramatic is going on with the official money supply statistics, but its significance is hard to interpret. For a long time, even as the Federal Reserve pushed short term interest rates to very low levels, the broad measure of money, M2, grew only around 5 percent per year. While [...]

• Yen hits new record against the dollar

  16:06 | MarketWatch

  The yen hit a fresh record high against the dollar as investors sought the relative safety of the Japanese currency amid very nervous trading ahead of the week's second meeting of European Union leaders....

• Mass. fund may replace BNY Mellon on forex

  16:06 | MarketWatch

  Oct 25 (Reuters) - The $46 billion Massachusetts pensionfund said on Tuesday that it might replace Bank of New YorkMellon Corp as its partner for foreign exchange tradingafter accusing the company this ...

• אחרי החלטת הריבית: הדולר נותר ללא שינוי ברמה של 3.64 שקלים

  15:48 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו התחזק ב-0.4% ושערו היציג נקבע על 5.068 שקלים. אורי גרינפלד: "בנק ישראל השהה את הורדת הריבית עד להתבהרות אי הוודאות באירופה"

• Latin American Banks Well Insulated from Eurozone Contagion

  15:42 | Yahoo! Finance

  As negotiations over the scope of bank re-capitalization enter a decisive phase in Europe, Fitch sees little risk that a potential Eurozone funding crisis would spill over into Latin America's banking system.

• Euro extends losses vs yen. hits session low

  15:24 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The euro extended lossesversus the traditional safe-haven yen on Tuesday, hitting asession low and heightening expectations of currencyintervention by the Bank of Japan.The ...

• U.S. dollar slumps to record low vs yen

  14:47 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hit a recordlow versus the yen on Tuesday, raising expectations ofintervention by the Bank of Japan.The dollar hit a fresh low of 75.77 , just above theprevious ...

• MONEY MARKETS-Liquidity steady before ECB's 12-month tender

  14:21 | MarketWatch

  * Take-up steady at one-week ECB liquidity tender* Relatively modest demand expected at 12-month operation* French banks' borrowing jumped in OctoberBy Kirsten DonovanLONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Euro ...

• Merkel seeks wide support for euro rescue plans

  14:04 | Yahoo! Finance

  Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she hopes for wide domestic support of her eurozone rescue efforts ahead of an expected parliamentary vote on plans to increase the firepower of the currency bloc's rescue fund.

• Currencies: Euro slips along with U.S. stocks

  14:02 | MarketWatch

  The euro trades slightly lower versus the U.S. dollar in range-bound trade as investors await a Wednesday summit of European leaders aimed at delivering a comprehensive response to the euro-zone debt crisis.

• Euro extends losses vs dollar, hits session low

  13:55 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The euro extended lossesagainst the dollar on Tuesday, with traders citing talk that aEuropean Union summit has been canceled.The euro fell to session lows at $1.38491 and ...

• FOREX-Euro slips from six-week peak in volatile trade

  13:43 | MarketWatch

  * Euro supported from EU summit hopes but still vulnerable* Merkel dampens summit optimism* Japan keeps up rhetoric on yen strengthBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The euro slid ...

• Euro: Carry Trade Funding Currency?

  13:23 | MarketWatch

• Eurozone crisis fund deal 'could be weeks away'

  13:10 | MarketWatch

  Eurozone governments have warned that it could take weeks to finalise the instruments to give their debt-crisis rescue fund the firepower it needs to ringfence countries such as Italy and Spain from speculative ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ weakens to session low after Bank of Canada

  13:08 | MarketWatch

  TORONTO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened toa session low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday after theBank of Canada left rates unchanged and dropped any mention ofthe need to raise ...

• FOREX-Euro down from 6-wk high vs dlr on Merkel comments

  12:37 | MarketWatch

  * Some euro support from EU summit hopes but stillvulnerable * Resistance at 200-week moving average just ahead of $1.40 * Japan keeps up rhetoric on yen strength By Nia Williams LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ breaks through parity on European optimism

  12:30 | MarketWatch

  * C$ at C$1.0003 vs US$, or US$0.9997 * Breaks through parity, touches one-month high * Europe optimism spurs risk appetite * Bond prices lower By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The Canadian ...

• Euro retreats vs dollar after Merkel comments

  12:13 | MarketWatch

  LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters)- - The euro retreated from near asix-week high against the dollar on Tuesday after comments fromGermany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.Merkel said Germany is opposed to a phrase ...