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Bank of Israel resumes dollar purchases again after yearslong pause

Central bank bought more than $1 billion in June to support orderly currency markets, marking a second straight month of intervention as regional tensions weigh on the shekel

Gad Lior | 07.07.26

Bank of Israel cuts interest rate again, lowering benchmark to 3.5%

Monetary Committee lowers rate for second straight time despite political uncertainty, says inflation is easing and upgrades growth forecasts, but warns higher defense spending could widen the deficit and push prices up

Gad Lior | 07.06.26

Bank of Israel expected to cut interest rate for third time this year

Economists see another rate cut as inflation cools and growth slows, though a weaker shekel and election-year budget risks could stay the central bank’s hand

Gad Lior | 07.05.26

Bank of Israel intervenes in forex for first time since pandemic

Official says central bank bought $801 million in May to counter irregular forex activity, not steer the shekel, as brokers report another possible intervention

Gad Lior | 06.07.26

Dollar plunges as strong shekel squeezes exporters: what can Bank of Israel do?

Dollar has fallen 25% against the shekel in two years, hitting exporters; Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron faces three options: buy dollars, sharply cut rates or do nothing — also a risk

Sever Plocker | 05.31.26

Bank of Israel faces impossible rate call as war, shekel surge and slowing growth collide

Analysis: pressure is building for a rate cut as inflation cools and growth weakens, but a stronger shekel, war with Iran, energy risks, fiscal expansion and political uncertainty leave policymakers with no clean path

Adrian Filut/Calcalist | 05.25.26

Bank of Israel faces high-stakes rate call as risks pile up

Central bank weighs rate cut despite April inflation spike, Iran war fears and election uncertainty as Israelis rush to buy dollars amid shekel surge

Gad Lior | 05.24.26

Shekel shocker may force Bank of Israel to act amid inflation undershoot fears

Swiss investment bank UBS warns a dollar slide toward NIS 2.80 could push inflation below target, as tech flows, Wall Street gains and the Google-Wiz deal fuel shekel surge

Adrian Filut, Calcalist | 05.21.26

Israel’s housing market shows bubble warning signs as banks prop up developers

Credit to builders jumped 40% as home sales slowed, unsold apartments hit a record high and deferred-payment deals left banks more exposed to a deepening real estate slump

Almog Azar, Calcalist | 05.13.26

Israel on a dangerous debt path as war costs and defense demands surge

Analysis: Israel’s government is driving the economy onto a risky debt path as it struggles to curb defense spending after October 7; a proposed $95B plan and ongoing multi-front war raise fears of rising debt and weakened fiscal stability

Shlomo Teitelbaum/Calcalist | 05.05.26

Israel's economy needs fast, sharp interest rate cut

Analysis: Bank of Israel faces a high-stakes choice: boost growth with a bold rate cut or avoid risking a weaker shekel and renewed inflation

Gad Lior | 05.03.26

Israel’s economy flushed with dollars, raising fears for exports, jobs and growth

Dollar fell from 3.7 to 3.1 in a year as foreign investment surged; exporters warn profits are shrinking, with firms considering moving activity abroad while Bank of Israel resists intervention over inflation concerns

Shlomo Teitelbaum/Calcalist | 04.14.26

Bank of Israel stands pat at 4% as Iran war fuels fears of fresh inflation flare-up

Central bank keeps benchmark rate unchanged as war injects uncertainty into Israel’s growth outlook, while wider market turmoil pushes up oil prices and intensifies stagflation fears globally

Gad Lior | 03.30.26

In unusual bid to shield shekel, Israel to collect Google-Wiz deal taxes in dollars

As Google’s $32 billion purchase of Wiz closes, authorities are collecting roughly $2.5 billion in taxes from founders in dollars rather than shekels, seeking to prevent a market shock as the currency surges and war clouds the economy

Adrian Filut/Calcalist | 03.11.26

Rate cut back in play as consumer price index seen negative

Economists forecast 0.1%-0.2% drop in January index, easing annual inflation toward 2% and reviving bets Bank of Israel could trim rates to 3.75% as shekel strengthens and airfares fall

Gad Lior | 02.15.26