ארכיון חדשות מטבע חוץ ופורקס 19/08/2011

• הזהב נסגר בשיא: 1,852.2 דולר לאונקיה

  21:47 | כלכליסט

  
  הזהב עלה השבוע ב-6.3% וסגר שבעה שבועות של עליות על רקע חשש מהאטה בכלכלה העולמית; הנפט ירד ב-0.2% ל-82.26 דולר לחבית

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ ends flat, but Carney reassures markets

  21:44 | MarketWatch

  * C$ flat at C$0.9886 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0115 * Bond prices lower after three-session surge * Carney, Flaherty soothe on world economy, ready to act * Poll: Next move in BoC monetary policy path ...

• Dollar hits postwar low vs yen as safety rules

  21:32 | Yahoo! Finance

  The dollar hit a new post-World War II low against the Japanese yen Friday as investors flocked toward safety. Because the dollar is still a comparative safe haven, it was only slightly weaker against other major currencies.

• Speculators increase US dollar shorts -CFTC

  20:43 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Currency speculators increasedbets against the U.S. dollar, according to data from theCommodity Futures Trading Commission released on Friday. The value of the dollar's ...

• Currencies: Dollar falls to weekly loss; yen hits new high

  20:14 | MarketWatch

  The dollar fell against the major currencies Friday, pushing it toward a weekly decline, while the greenback hit a new low against the Japanese yen.

• Yen and gold soar on recession fears

  19:24 | MarketWatch

  The Japanese yen reached its highest level against the dollar since the second world war and gold hit a record on Friday, as continued investor concerns about a double-dip recession stoked demand for perceived ...

• Ageas to take 40 mln euro Q2 charge on bond buy

  18:37 | MarketWatch

  BRUSSELS, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Belgium-based insurer Ageas said it had taken a net 40 million euro ($57.7million) hit in the second quarter from its planned acquisitionof up to 1 billion euros of a perpetual ...

• Currencies: Dollar falls as yen hits new high; euro tops $1.44

  18:17 | MarketWatch

  Currency traders take more moderate stock moves as an indication that investors may not be so risk-averse after the prior session's dramatic moves. The yen hits a fresh high against the greenback.

• MONEY MARKETS-Bank funding costs rise on Europe tension

  18:13 | MarketWatch

  * Some European banks paying more for short-term cash * No 2008-style panic yet, but anxiety elevated * European bank CDS costs edge up (Adds detail, comment) By Karen Brettell and Steven C. Johnson NEW ...

• Japan’s yen new high increases intervention risk

  17:55 | MarketWatch

  With the yen setting a new high against the dollar on Friday, analysts see an increasing possibility that Japan's officials soon will intervene in currency markets.

• FOREX-Euro rallies, dollar/yen plumges to all-time low

  17:40 | MarketWatch

  * Euro well supported, technical charts look positive * Bank funding concerns rise, seen positive for dollar * Options point to high risk of more franc volatility * Dollar/yen plunges to record low (Updates ...

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ inches higher; Carney reassures markets

  17:30 | MarketWatch

  * C$ edges up to C$0.9852 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0150 * Bond prices lower after three-session surge * Canada's annual inflation rate eases in July * Carney, Flaherty soothe on world economy, ready ...

• Oil Prices Revive on Eurozone Remarks

  16:54 | MarketWatch

  Oil prices were swept back into positive territory Friday on reassuring Eurozone news.

• Currencies: Dollar falls, heads to weekly loss

  16:36 | MarketWatch

  Currency traders take more moderate stock moves as an indication that investors may not be so risk-averse after the prior session's dramatic moves.

• Currencies: Dollar falls as stocks turn higher

  15:59 | MarketWatch

  Currency traders take the turn higher in equities as an indication that investors may not be so risk-averse after the prior session's dramatic moves.

• Dollar falls to record low against yen below 76 level

  15:24 | MarketWatch

  NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The dollar plunged to a recordlow against the Japanese yen in mid-morning trade on Friday,breaching the 76 level. The dollar fell as low as 75.941 yen on trading platformEBS. ...

• [$$] Euro Recovers as Panic-Selling Eases

  15:07 | MarketWatch

  Euro Recovers The euro recovered against the dollar Friday as panic-selling at the start of the session eased and the selloff in equities faded.

• Currencies: Dollar falls as stocks come off lows

  15:01 | MarketWatch

  Currency traders take the moderation in equity losses as an indication that investors may not be so risk-averse after the prior session's dramatic moves.

• Forex: CAD Strength To Be Short-Lived, Euro Weakness Ahead

  14:30 | Yahoo! Finance

  Forex: CAD Strength To Be Short-Lived, Euro Weakness Ahead

• Dollar falls to weekly loss; yen hits new high

  14:14 | MarketWatch

  The dollar fell against the major currencies Friday, pushing it toward a weekly decline, while the greenback hit a new low against the Japanese yen.

• Currencies: Dollar turns down as stock futures pare losses

  13:59 | MarketWatch

  The dollar turns down as U.S. stock futures pare their losses, which currency traders take as an indication that investors may not be so risk-averse after the prior session's dramatic moves.

• MONEY MARKETS-Dollar funding costs rebound on recession fears

  13:38 | MarketWatch

  (Updates with Libor fixings, paras 9-13) By Marius Zaharia LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Dollar funding costs for eurozone banks rose on Friday on fears that a bleak economic outlookin the United States and ...

• FOREX-Euro reverses losses, outlook still cloudy

  13:30 | MarketWatch

  * Euro jumps in thin liquidity as stop losses triggered * Bank funding concerns rise, seen positive for dollar * Options point to high risk of more franc volatility By Naomi Tajitsu and Nia Williams LONDON, ...

• Dollar turns down as U.S. stock futures pare loss

  13:14 | MarketWatch

  The dollar turned down against the euro in early U.S. trading Friday as U.S. stock futures pared their losses, which currency traders took as an indication that investors may not be so risk-averse after the prior session's dramatic moves.

• Greek FinMin: July 21 eurozone deal not in doubt

  13:05 | Yahoo! Finance

  The eurozone's hard-won deal overhauling its rescue fund and extending Greece a euro109 billion bailout is not in doubt, Greece's finance minister insisted Friday, despite five countries' demands for collateral in exchange for their contributions.

• CANADA FX DEBT-C$ mildly weaker, focus on Carney testimony

  13:04 | MarketWatch

  * C$ down at C$0.9890 to the U.S. dollar, or $1.0111 * Bond prices flat to lower after three-session surge * Canada's annual inflation rate eases in July * Focus squarely on Carney, Flaherty testimony ...

• הדולר עלה ב-0.8% ושערו היציג נקבע על 3.59 שקלים

  12:34 | כלכליסט

  
  היורו עלה ב-0.4% ושערו היציג נקבע על 5.13 שקלים. כלכלני בנק לאומי: "השקל צפוי להיסחר בטווח הקרוב מול הדולר בדומה למגמת המסחר בעולם"

• Currencies: Dollar flat, yen gains as stocks slide

  12:03 | MarketWatch

  The dollar index trades little changed as safe-haven gains faded, while the Japanese yen gained ground on the U.S. unit to trade near its all-time high.