Shekel

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…

The foreign exchange market in Israel has witnessed severe fluctuations over the past eighteen months, due to political uncertainty in Israel and then the war. The shekel, whose value had already fallen dramatically…

Source: Coin Journal In a strategic move to revolutionize the financial landscape, the Bank of Israel is moving forward with the development of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital shekel.…

The shekel is gaining strength today against the US dollar and the euro, and is at its strongest levels against the dollar since early April. In the afternoon interbank session, the shekel was down 0.73% against the…