ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 04/05/2011

• הנפט ירד ב-1.6% ל-109.4 דולר לחבית על רקע עלייה מפתיעה במלאים

  22:13 | כלכליסט

  
  הזהב מאבד 2% ונסחר תמורת 1,510 דולר לאונקיה למרות הודעתה של מקסיקו כי רכשה זהב בשווי של 4 מיליארד דולר

• FOREX-Dollar tumbles to 3-yr low; data underpins rate view

  21:38 | Reuters

  * Weak U.S. jobs, services data add to dollar's woes * Euro hits 17-month high but fades ahead of ECB meeting * Dollar at 6-week low vs yen; high-yield FX struggles * One-month euro/dollar implied ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ hits 2-week low as oil, silver dive

  21:38 | Reuters

  * C$ ends down at C$0.9585 vs US$, or $1.0433 * Bond prices track Treasuries higher * Canada 10-year bond auction sees solid demand (Updates to close, adds details, comments) By Claire Sibonney TORONTO, ...

• Currencies: Dollar pares loss after midday decline

  21:32 | MarketWatch

  The dollar pares a decline as U.S. stocks and commodities extended declines following a weaker-than-forecast report on the U.S. services sector.

• Dollar falls to 18-mo low vs. euro before meeting

  20:53 | Yahoo! Finance

  The dollar fell to an 18-month low against the euro Wednesday, the day before the European Central Bank meets to set interest rates.

• MONEY MARKETS-Low short-term U.S. yields well entrenched

  19:47 | Reuters

  * U.S. short rates near zero, guided by Fed policy * Euro zone, UK policy divergence in focus as ECB looms * UK or U.S. front end seen favoured over euro zone By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) ...

• Forex Interventions May Help to Mitigate Currency Appreciation 'Temporarily'

  19:00 | MarketWatch

• Fed policy weighs on dollar

  18:23 | MarketWatch

  The dollar dropped to a 17-month low against the euro as the prospect that the Federal Reserve would stick to its ultra-loose monetary policy weighed on the US currency.

• Currencies: Dollar pares loss, lowest since December 2009

  18:03 | MarketWatch

  The dollar pares a decline as U.S. stocks and commodities extended declines following a weaker-than-forecast report on the U.S. services sector.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ hits 2-week low on commodities sell-off

  17:27 | Reuters

  * C$ falls to C$0.9598 vs US$, or $1.0419 * Bond prices track Treasuries higher By Claire Sibonney TORONTO, May 4 (Reuters) - Canada's dollar retreated to atwo-week low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, ...

• MONEY MARKETS-Implied euro rates rise as ECB looms

  17:21 | Reuters

  * Euro zone, UK policy divergence in focus as ECB looms * UK or U.S. front end seen favoured over euro zone By Emelia Sithole-Matarise LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Euro zone interest rate futuresfell on Wednesday, ...

• FOREX-U.S. economic data pushes dollar down vs euro, yen

  17:13 | Reuters

  * Weak U.S. jobs, services data adds to dollar's woes * Euro hits 17-month high but fades ahead of ECB meeting * Dollar at 6-week low vs yen; high-yield FX struggles * ECB still seen outpacing Fed ...

• Dollar Kicked as Euro Rises on Rate Hike Expectations

  17:08 | MarketWatch

  Weak U.S. data and the promise of higher European interest rates drove the dollar lower against the euro, which edges closer to the psychological 1.50 level.

• Ireland budget deficit to end April 9.9 bln euros

  16:42 | Reuters

  DUBLIN, May 4 (Reuters) - Ireland's budget deficit stood at9.9 billion euros at the end of April compared with a shortfallof nearly seven billion euros a year ago, data from theDepartment of Finance ...

• Japanese Yen Up (USDJPY Down) for 17th Day in Last 20

  16:10 | Yahoo! Finance

• British Pound Support Holding

  16:10 | Yahoo! Finance

• הדולר נחלש ב-0.1% ושערו היציג נקבע על 3.39 שקלים

  15:45 | כלכליסט

  
  ההתחזקות אתמול לא מחזיקה מעמד והמטבע האמריקאי חזר לאבד גובה. היורו הוסיף 0.4% ושערו היציג נקבע על 5.038 שקלים

• [$$] Euro Flirts With $1.49

  15:40 | MarketWatch

  Euro Flirts With $1.49 The dollar fell to its lowest levels versus the euro since November 2009 after a new ADP jobs survey provided fresh evidence that U.S. labor markets remain weak.

• Currencies: Dollar at lowest vs. euro since December 2009

  15:22 | MarketWatch

  Soft U.S. data and signs of stabilization in the European debt crisis are "supporting the overall 'sell the buck' mojo," an analyst said.

• Portugal aid to be 75-90 bln euros - euro zone source

  14:54 | Reuters

  BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - The details of Portugal's EU/IMFbailout are still being finalised but the financial aid isexpected to be between 75 and 90 billion euros, depending on howmuch assistance ...

• Currencies: Dollar extends loss after ADP; euro tops $1.49

  14:21 | MarketWatch

  The dollar edges higher as investor appetite for riskier assets softens amid worries about the trajectory of global economic growth.

• FOREX-Dollar wilts on jobs data, euro hits 17-mth high

  14:15 | Reuters

  * Euro up vs dollar, traders cite Asian sovereign demand * U.S. private jobs grow less than expected in April * Euro seen testing $1.50 if ECB takes hawkish rate stance (Updates prices, adds U.S. data, ...

• Euro advances to new 17-month high versus dollar

  13:36 | Reuters

  NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - The euro gained further againstthe dollar to reach a fresh 17-month high on Wednesday in theaftermath of data showing U.S. private employers added fewerjobs in April than expected. ...

• Forex: Euro Outlook Heavily Dependent On ECB, S&P Sees BoE Rate Hike In Three-Months

  13:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  The Euro maintained the narrow range carried over from the previous week despite the batch of dismal data that crossed the wires on Wednesday, and the EUR/USD may continue to trend sideways ahead of the European Central Bank interest rate decision as currency traders weigh the outlook for future policy.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ tips higher, eyes resource prices

  13:24 | Reuters

  * C$ edges up to $1.0503, gains capped by resource drag * Bond prices flat-to-lower TORONTO, May 4 (Reuters) - Canada's dollar was littlechanged against the U.S. currency on Wednesday, weighed down ...

• RPT-FOREX-Euro up on sovereign demand, rate view hurts USD

  13:04 | Reuters

  (Repeats without changes) * Euro up vs dollar, traders cite Asian sovereign demand * Dollar erases early gains, hurt by U.S. rate view * Euro seen testing $1.50 if ECB takes hawkish rate stance (Adds comments, ...

• Dollar Pares Gains; Euro Remains Firm

  12:51 | MarketWatch

  Negative risk sentiment abated from the overnight session with many equity markets moving into the black and the dollar paring its gains against most major currencies.

• FOREX-Euro up on sovereign demand, rate view hurts USD

  12:03 | Reuters

  * Euro up vs dollar, traders cite Asian sovereign demand * Dollar erases early gains, hurt by U.S. rate view * Euro seen testing $1.50 if ECB takes hawkish rate stance (Adds comments, details) By Naomi ...

• מריח את הסוף לבועה? ג'ורג' סורוס מימש חלק ניכר מההשקעות שלו בזהב

  08:36 | כלכליסט

  
  מנגד, ג'ון פולסון אמר למשקיעיו כי הוא מאמין שמחיר הזהב יזנק ל-4,000 דולר לאונקיה בתוך שלוש עד חמש שנים. אתמול ננעל מחיר הזהב בירידה של 0.4% ל-1,536.6 דולר