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Shekel hits four-year high as markets rally, dollar slips below 3.20

Israeli currency surges amid rising investor confidence, S&P credit outlook upgrade and easing geopolitical risks; Bank of Israel rate decision looms as analysts weigh inflation data and potential monetary easing

Mickey Greenfeld | 11.13.25

Markets surge on Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Tel Aviv indexes jump after Trump announces hostage deal; construction stocks soar, defense and airline shares fall as shekel strengthens

Gad Lior | 10.09.25

Shekel surges as Trump announces Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Israeli currency hits three-year high after sides agree to first phase of US-brokered plan; Netanyahu thanks Trump, says Cabinet will vote Thursday to approve prisoner release as part of ceasefire and hostage agreement

Gad Lior | 10.09.25

Shekel strengthens to 3.28 per US dollar: Relief for travelers, concern for industry

The dollar fell to 3.28 shekels ahead of Sukkot, its lowest in three years; while travelers and importers benefit, Israeli manufacturers warn the strong shekel hurts exporters and tech firms paid in dollars

Gad Lior | 10.08.25

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Dollar hits lowest against shekel since 2023; rate cut likely, analysts say

Despite ongoing regional war, Israeli currency gains sharply; experts now expect Bank of Israel to begin cutting interest rates as early as September amid easing inflation and a stronger currency

Calcalist | 06.30.25

'Petty and provocative': Court fines insurance company after settling debt with bags of small change

Israeli court rules that while paying a legal debt with thousands of coins technically lawful, lack of documentation and apparent intent to inconvenience the creditor made the act unjustifiable—costing the company five times the original debt

Lital Dubrovitsky | 05.21.25

Shekel weakens sharply amid security concerns and global trade volatility

The euro climbs to recent high of 4.30 shekels during trading Monday before settling at 4.27; despite global decline in dollar’s value, U.S. currency traded around 3.71 shekels

Gad Lior | 04.22.25

Deal talks strengthen shekel: Dollar-shekel exchange rate at 3.63

Amid progress in talks to release the hostages, the shekel strengthens against foreign currencies; The dollar fell to around 3.63 shekels, the euro trades at 3.72 shekels

Gad Lior | 01.14.25

Shekel rally could push Bank of Israel toward early 2025 rate cut

Dollar falls 0.5% against shekel, reaching 9-month low, while euro weakens similarly; analysts say the rally could prompt central bank rate cut by Q1 2024

Mickey Greenfeld, Calcalist | 12.09.24

Israeli shekel surges on reports of Sinwar's death

Dollar drops by nearly 0.75% in after-hours trading, settling at around 3.73 shekels; Israeli currency gains approximately 1.4% against euro to trade at around 4.03 shekels

Gad Lior | 10.17.24

Bank of Israel averse to axing 200-shekel banknote

Israel's central bank issues statements against Netanyahu's plans to remove banknotes from circulation, but doesn't elaborate on specific reasons for denying move

Gad Lior | 09.24.24

Kill bill: Netanyahu pushing for quick phase-out of 200-shekel banknote

As part of fight against black market money, officials considering eliminating highest denomination of Israeli currency soon and gradually phasing out cash entirely; plan includes voluntary disclosure campaign and lowering transaction approval threshold

Gad Lior | 09.20.24

Shekel powers up against dollar and euro as Tel Aviv stocks rally

Greenback drops 1.3% to around 3.71 shekels while euro declines to 4.08 shekels; Tel Aviv Stock Exchange opens on a positive note with gains across the board

Ynet | 08.14.24

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rises as shekel gains, global markets recover

TA-35 and TA-125 indices up 1.5% and 1.8%, respectively; shekel strengthens against major currencies after sinking to 9-month low, with US dollar trading at 3.78 shekels

Gad Lior | 08.07.24

Tel Aviv stock markets, shekel continue downward trend amid security concerns

Shekel looses 5% of its value in just 10 days after trading at 4.2 shekel against the euro and 3.38 against the dollar; analysts say that if an attack from Iran is delayed the trend could see a correction to the currency devaluation

Gad Lior | 08.05.24