ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 18/03/2011

• [$$] G7 Moves In Sync to Steady The Yen

  21:53 | MarketWatch

  Global Intervention Slows Yen's Rise A rare intervention by the world's biggest economies slowed a damaging rise in the value of the Japanese yen even as the economic impact of Japan's quake continued to widen.

• Paid-in ESM capital may be around 80 bln euros -minister

  21:24 | Reuters

  BERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - German Finance MinisterWolfgang Schaeuble was quoted on Friday as saying paid-incapital of the new ESM euro bailout mechanism may be around 80billion euros. Schaeuble told ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ gains fade vs yen, little changed vs USD

  21:24 | Reuters

  * Bank of Canada says took part in yen intervention * C$ jumps vs yen after BoC intervention but then fades * C$ rises to $1.0141 * Bonds flat, weigh Libya against rising stocks * Canada annual inflation ...

• הנפט ירד ב-0.4% אחרי ההודעה על הפסקת אש בלוב

  21:04 | כלכליסט

  
  מחיר חבית נפט נקבע בתום יום המסחר על 101.07 דולר. הנפט איבד גובה אחרי שמשקיעים הטילו ספק באמינות או נכונות ממשלת לוב לשמור על הפסקת האש

• Markets, Yen Stabilize After Tense Week

  20:35 | MarketWatch

  Markets close up slightly Friday as the yen falls to its pre-crisis level against the dollar.

• UPDATE 1-Speculators boost net yen long contracts-CFTC

  20:25 | Reuters

  (Adds details) NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Currency speculators boostedbets in favor of the Japanese yen in the latest week, data fromthe Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed on Friday. Data ...

• US dollar hits NY session low against Japanese yen

  20:14 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a NewYork session low on Friday, paring some of the sharp gains madeearlier after the Group of Seven launched its first coordinatedintervention in currency ...

• CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends up on G7 yen action, Libya truce

  20:07 | Reuters

  TORONTO, March 18 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock indexpushed higher on Friday after a Group of Seven intervention toweaken the soaring yen and a ceasefire declaration in Libyaswayed some investors ...

• Japanese Yen Could Continue Higher Despite G7 Forex Intervention

  20:05 | Yahoo! Finance

  Central banks across the Group of Seven major industrialized economies have joined the Bank of Japan in a joint effort to push down the soaring yen. Yet previous G7 intervention in the Euro/US Dollar exchange rate suggests that such actions may not halt Japanese Yen advances, and outlook remains uncertain despite official action.

• Speculators boost net yen long contracts-CFTC

  19:56 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Currency speculators boostedbets in favor of the Japanese yen, data from the CommodityFutures Trading Commission showed on Friday. Data showed net yen longs rose to 30, 230 ...

• Yen tumbles vs dollar after G-7 intervention

  19:47 | Yahoo! Finance

  The yen fell against the dollar Friday after the Group of Seven major industrialized nations moved to weaken the Japanese currency. But the safe-haven dollar dropped against most other currencies Friday following the coordinated currency intervention and a cease-fire in Libya.

• Ganging Up on the Yen

  18:33 | MarketWatch

• MONEY MARKETS-Rate rally could reverse on economy, inflation

  18:19 | Reuters

  * Short-term rates boosted by Japan purchase speculation * Rates seen likely to rise as economy improves * Paying fixed in one-year, one-year swaps seen attractive By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, March 18 ...

• Latin American Markets: Chilean peso up, stocks down after rate hike

  18:03 | MarketWatch

  Chile's currency rises but stocks fall Friday after the central bank surprises the markets with a larger-than-expected increase in the benchmark interest rate.

• גולדמן זאקס: "היכונו לראלי בזהב"

  18:00 | כלכליסט

  
  כלכלני בנק ההשקעות סבורים כי הירידה במחיר הזהב אחרי רעידת האדמה ביפן, מהווה הזדמנות רכישה טובה

• Currencies: Yen plunges after G-7 intervention

  17:27 | MarketWatch

  The yen plunges versus the dollar by the most since September and drops against other major currencies as the Group of Seven financial powers launch a wave of coordinated intervention to reverse the Japanese currency's post-earthquake surge.

• Yen drops back from record high after G7 intervention

  17:25 | MarketWatch

  The yen fell sharply from a record high against the dollar this week after the Group of Seven richest nations committed to intervene together to sell the currency,.

• Yen Highs May Not be Over Yet

  17:22 | MarketWatch

  Major currencies were gaining on carry trades against the Japanese currency Friday as the G7 tried to stem the yen's gains.

• RPT-G7 members to set scope of forex intervention

  16:48 | Reuters

  OTTAWA, March 18 (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister JimFlaherty said on Friday that the scope of concerted G7intervention to stabilize the Japanese yen will be up toparticipants to decide. "The ...

• G7 members to set scope of forex intervention

  16:47 | Reuters

  OTTAWA, March 18 (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister JimFlaherty said on Friday that the scope of concerted G7intervention to stabilize the Japanese yen will be up toparticipants to decide. "The ...

• MONEY MARKETS-More than 2 ECB hikes this yr priced out for now

  16:41 | Reuters

  * ECB still seen hiking rates in April * 3rd hike priced out, but could get factored in again * Japan's nuclear crisis keeps uncertainty level high By Marius Zaharia LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Uncertainty ...

• Japanese Yen Spike Was a Blip, But the U.S. Dollar Is Dying Every Day

  16:39 | MarketWatch

• FOREX-G7 steps in to weaken yen; market braces for more

  16:20 | Reuters

  * G7 launches first coordinated intervention since 2000 * Yen dives in Asia but decline is milder in U.S., Europe * Traders bracing for extended intervention campaign (Recasts, updates prices, adds comment, ...

• Group of 7 to Intervene to Stabilize Yen’s Value

  16:13 | MarketWatch

  The leading industrial nations will intervene in currency exchange markets to stop the rise of the yen and help Japan’s export markets.

• Explaining Japan's Yen 'Repatriation Trade'

  15:26 | MarketWatch

  In the wake of the crisis in Japan, the yen has strengthened dramatically, which is counterintuitive. Usually, when a country's economy is expected to weaken, so does its currency, but Japan is a unique case.

• Today's Forex Market: G-7 Currency Intervention Weakening the Yen

  15:16 | MarketWatch

• הדולר נחלש ב-0.3%, היציג: 3.554 שקלים

  12:37 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו בתחזק ב-0.1% ושערו היציג נקבע על 4.994 שקלים; בנק לאומי: "ללא החרפה גיאופוליטית משמעותית, ימשיך השקל להתחזק על רקע האיתנות היחסית של המשק המקומי"