ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 18/02/2011

• הכסף בשיא של 31 שנה - 32.296 דולר לאונקיה

  22:10 | כלכליסט

  
  הזהב נסגר ב-1,388.6 דולר לאונקיה ועלה השבוע בסך הכל ב-2.1%; הנפט ירד ב-0.2% ל-86.2 דולר לחבית אך סך הכל עלה ב-0.6% השבוע

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slumps, bonds rise as soft CPI cools rate talk

  21:55 | Reuters

  * C$ falls to $1.0142 * Bonds prices rise across the curve * Annual inflation rate 2.3 pct vs 2.4 pct in December * Bank of Canada under no pressure to raise rates in March By John McCrank TORONTO, Feb ...

• FOREX OUTLOOK-Euro gains likely next week, but rise seen capped

  21:35 | Reuters

  * Euro zone political events could cap euro gains * Euro/dollar technical outlook turns bullish * US data next week unlikely to change rate outlook(Updates prices, adds quotes, outlook) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss ...

• EUR/USD: Trading the German IFO Business Confidence Survey

  20:55 | Yahoo! Finance

  Business confidence in Germany is expected to fall back from a record-high in February, with market participants forecasting the IFO survey to weaken to 107.5 from 107.8 in the previous month, and the drop in sentiment could bear down on the exchange rate as investors weigh the outlook for future growth.

• UPDATE 1-Specs trim bets vs dollar, turn against yen - CFTC

  20:49 | Reuters

  (Updates with table) NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The value of bets against thedollar fell in the latest week as currency speculators wentshort the yen for the first time since June, Commodity FuturesTrading ...

• Specs trim bets vs dollar, turn against yen - CFTC

  20:45 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The value of bets against thedollar fell in the latest week as currency speculators wentshort the yen for the first time since June, Commodity FuturesTrading Commission data ...

• Latin American Markets: Chile stocks fall, peso up after rate hike

  20:32 | MarketWatch

  Chile stocks decline Friday but the currency rises, moving closer to pre-intervention levels as the central bank raises the country's key interest rate.

• Currencies: Dollar falls on Iran worries, ECB comments

  19:15 | MarketWatch

  European Central Bank board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi reportedly warns that the bank may have to raise interest rates. China's rate hike and the Group of 20 meeting share the spotlight.

• Euro extends gains above $1.37 ahead of long U.S. weekend

  18:52 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The euro rose above $1.37 onFriday, boosted by higher euro zone interest rate expectations,while uncertainty in the Middle East soured investors ondollars ahead of a U.S. holiday ...

• FOREX-Euro jumps on ECB rate hike hopes; G20 summit eyed

  18:48 | Reuters

  * Bini Smaghi says rates may have to be raised * Money market and debt tensions likely to check gains * China raises bank reserve requirements again * Focus on U.S. Fed Chairman Bernanke, G20 meeting (Recasts; ...

• Italy total wagers 5.87 bln euros in Jan - AAMS

  18:35 | Reuters

  MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Italian total gaming wagers were5.871 billion euros ($7.96 billion) in January, gaming regulatorAAMS said on Friday. Total wagers included 3.243 billion euros from slot machinesand ...

• MONEY MARKETS-Libor eyed as other short-term U.S. rates fall

  18:30 | Reuters

  * U.S. T-bill rates are heading lower as supply drops * Interbank lending rates still high on credit worries * ECB borrowing spike could push Libor higher if sustained (Adds quotes, U.S. markets, changes ...

• State Street pays full price in forex settlement

  18:02 | Yahoo! Finance

  The only U.S. state pension fund known to have settled with State Street Corp over recent foreign exchange trading issues received its "full demand" from the bank, records show, terms that could lay the groundwork for deals elsewhere.

• MONEY MARKETS-Sanguine after spike in ECB loans; rates slip

  17:23 | Reuters

  * No sign of strain after spike in overnight ECB borrowing * Focus on ECB injection of 1-week funds on Tuesday * Excess liquidity ample enough to keep rates subdued By Emelia Sithole-Matarise LONDON, Feb ...

• Euro, Pound Rise Against Greenback

  16:49 | MarketWatch

  The U.K. pound and euro were gaining against the U.S. dollar Friday.

• ECB buys Portuguese debt as yields soar

  16:00 | MarketWatch

  The European Central Bank intervened in the markets for the first time in a week to prevent Portugal's borrowing costs spiralling to "danger levels" that could trigger a new phase in the eurozone debt crisis.

• Someone Got Into The European Central Bank's Cookie Jar, and China Got Some Heat, Kind Of

  15:00 | MarketWatch

  A mystery is brewing at the European Central Bank, and China is getting some indirect heat. Here's your FXFix for Friday.

• British Pound Cross Pick 02.18.2011

  14:58 | Yahoo! Finance

• Currencies: Dollar turns lower on ECB member’s comments

  14:51 | MarketWatch

  European Central Bank board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi reportedly warns that the bank may have to raise interest rates. China's rate hike and the Group of 20 meeting share the spotlight.

• China says opposes G20 exchange rate, reserves indicators

  14:10 | Reuters

  PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - China said on Friday it opposedincluding measures on exchange rates and foreign exchangereserves in a package of indicators a G20 policymakers' meetingis trying to agree on ...

• FOREX-Euro rebounds on ECB Bini Smaghi's rate comments

  14:08 | Reuters

  * Bini Smaghi says rates may have to be raised * Money market and debt tensions likely to check gains (Recasts, updates prices, adds quote) By Anirban Nag LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The euro rebounded ...

• Dollar falls on Iran worries, ECB comments

  13:53 | MarketWatch

  European Central Bank board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi reportedly warns that the bank may have to raise interest rates. China’s rate hike and the Group of 20 meeting share the spotlight.

• Euro Regains Footing on ECB Comments

  13:38 | Yahoo! Finance

  The euro unexpectedly rallied against all major currencies after European Central Bank Executive Board member Lorenzo Smaghi said that the central bank may raise rates as price pressures mount.

• Dollar turns down vs euro on ECB member comments

  13:36 | MarketWatch

  The euro turned up against the dollar in Friday morning trading in the U.S. after European Central Bank board member Bini Smaghi said in an interview with Bloomberg that the central bank may have to raise interest rates as global inflation pressures mounted.

• Chile stocks fall, peso up after rate hike

  13:32 | MarketWatch

  Chile stocks decline Friday but the currency rises, moving closer to pre-intervention levels as the central bank raises the country’s key interest rate.

• הדולר עלה ב-0.3%; שערו היציג - 3.624 שקלים

  12:36 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו התחזק ב-0.6% ושערו היציג נקבע על 4.9228 שקלים. כלכלני לאומי: "השקל ימשיך להפגין איתנות יחסית"