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Robert Hall, economics professor at Stanford University (left) and Michael Woodford, of Columbia University. (Handout/various sources/AFP)
October 12, 2026, 6:58 pm
2 American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, affiliated, respectively, with Stanford and Columbia universities, created theoretical foundation to understand how consumers save and spend
By KOSTYA MANENKOV, STEFANIE DAZIO and PAUL WISEMAN
Protesters march toward the Supreme Court in Jerusalem holding signs reading 'Power, Money, Honor, Prison' against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, and in support of the Supreme Court, January 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 13, 2026, 3:07 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 13: Day 830 – Coalition’s latest attempt to rescue the PM
Political reporter Ariela Karmel discusses bill targeting premier’s criminal charges, and Haredi school oversight; tech editor Sharon Wrobel reviews interest rates and milk reform
By Jessica Steinberg, Ariela Karmel and Sharon Wrobel
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem, April 7, 2025. (Sharon Wrobel/ The Times of Israel)
April 7, 2025, 11:34 pm
Bank of Israel cuts growth prospects, holds rates, warns about Trump tariff effect
Central Bank head Amir Yaron says 17% US tariff on Israeli goods will reduce exports and moderate growth; bank also sees slower growth as Gaza war resumes
By Sharon Wrobel
Karim Souaid, the newly appointed Lebanon's Central Bank governor, speaks during a taking office ceremony at the Lebanese Central Bank building, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
April 4, 2025, 2:41 pm
Lebanon’s new central bank chief vows to combat terror financing
Karim Souaid says bank must counter money laundering, restructure banking system as he begins task of repairing economy battered by decades of corruption and war
By BASSEM MROUE
Egyptian Central Bank Governor Tarek Amer speaks during a press conference at the Central Bank of Egypt in Cairo, November 3, 2016. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
August 17, 2022, 8:54 pm
Egypt’s central bank governor resigns as inflation batters economy
Fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, high oil prices, drop in tourists contribute to Egyptian pound’s falling value
By SAM MAGDY
Then-Bank of Israel governor Karnit Flug at a press conference in Jerusalem on March 28, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 6, 2018, 4:57 pm
Bank of Israel head to step down after first term
Karnit Flug informs Netanyahu she won’t seek a second term, hails bank’s contribution to the ‘prosperity of Israel’ and its citizens
By ToI Staff
Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 31, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 11, 2015, 5:27 am
Karnit Flug ranked among world’s top central bankers
Bank of Israel governor, currently in Lima for global finance gathering, praised for meeting economic targets
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Israeli shekels. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
September 4, 2014, 5:55 pm
A week after Israel, EU lowers interest rates to all-time low
Move meant to revitalize eurozone amid weakening economic numbers, declining euro
By Simon Morgan
Janet Yellen (photo credit: AP/Eugene Hoshiko/File)
From the WebJanuary 6, 2014, 1:23 pm
Senate poised to confirm Janet Yellen as Fed chair
US lawmakers set to make history Monday as they approve Janet Yellen as first woman to head America’s central bank, Reuters reports
A coastal shot of Lebanon (Shutterstock)
November 17, 2013, 11:02 am
Lebanon misspells independence
50,000-pound bills, designed specially for country’s 70th anniversary, to be released November 22 despite error
By Lazar Berman
Sign in a German shop (Photo credit: Courtesy)
September 3, 2013, 4:23 pm
Poised on the cusp of a money revolution
Bits of Gold is involved in the strange new world of bitcoins, the digital currency that may be the money of the future
By David Shamah
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