Shekel

Despite Israel remaining on edge following Iran’s vow to avenge the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, the shekel made sharp gains today. The day’s gains cap a week of shekel…

This week's trading in the foreign exchange market opened with further weakness for the shekel against major currencies. The shekel-dollar exchange rate is currently up 0.55% compared to Friday's representative rate, at…

The shekel has weakened significantly this morning, following the killing of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last night, and the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran…

The shekel fell sharply against the US dollar and the euro on Tuesday on fears of a war in the north after a Hezbollah rocket killed 12 children in Majdal Shams on Saturday. In afternoon interbank trading, the shekel was…

Over the past week the shekel fell by 0.6% against the US dollar, but in the past month it rose by 1.5%. The shekel is declining today against the US dollar and…

A report in the Washington Post about the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza sent the shekel soaring and pushed the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to near record levels. The shekel rose today against the US dollar and the…

By Stephen Sher JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel remains committed to its plans to issue a digital currency to improve Israel’s payments system and boost innovation, but it is unlikely to launch it before other advanced economies.…

Growing fears of an escalation in the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have increased pressure on Israeli government bonds. Yields on long-term government bonds have risen in recent days, reflecting…

The Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel will announce its fifth interest rate decision this year on Monday. Since January, when the rate was cut by 0.25% to 4.5%, the Monetary Committee has refrained from…

The shekel is falling against the US dollar today and is stable against the euro, at its lowest level against the dollar since April. In afternoon interbank trading, the shekel rose against the dollar by 0.37% to reach…