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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 626

shekel strength

The new 100 Israeli Shekel bill, December 31, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 10, 2023, 2:12 pm
Daily Briefing Sept 10: What’s in Bank of Israel’s arsenal as shekel hits 3-year low?
Tech Israel editor Sharon Wrobel on uncertainty over judicial overhaul leading to Israeli currency volatility; military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Israeli efforts for Morocco
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, November 29, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 6:01 pm
Shekel slumps 1.6% against dollar after IDF chief hints at war with Iran
Rattled market sends exchange rate to NIS 3.73 per dollar for only third time since early 2017; Lapid blames budget passage, noting currency muscled up when he was in power
By ToI Staff
Israelis march in Tel Aviv during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, February 25, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 26, 2023, 1:53 pm
Daily Briefing Feb. 26: Why economic implications of judicial overhaul are felt now
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a year to Ukraine war, what’s popping in Papua New Guinea and today’s Jordan summit; Tech Israel editor Sharon Wrobel on a weakening shekel
By ToI Staff
Illustration photo of the new 100 Israeli Shekel bill. December 31, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 28, 2021, 3:07 pm
Booming global markets kept shekel ‘too strong,’ says ex-Bank of Israel deputy head
Weakening of Israeli currency as markets react to Omicron variant shows strong link between shekel and global stocks, says Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of the new 200 New Israeli Shekel bill on February 7, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
From the WebNovember 24, 2021, 3:12 pm
Israel central bank chief: No need to rush to raise rates while inflation contained
Bank of Israel says economy expected to grow at least 6% in 2021, Reuters reports
Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron attends a press conference on March 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 11, 2021, 4:08 pm
Central bank may go beyond $30 billion forex buy to tame mighty shekel
Bank of Israel head hints more spending may come after initial announcement of massive foreign currency purchase fails to curb shekel; bank is ‘fighting gravity,’ says top analyst
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Safety jackets hang at a factory in southern Israel on March 13, 2018. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
January 17, 2021, 4:53 pm
Strong shekel ‘murdering us,’ exporters complain as BoI banks on buying billions
Firms operating in shekels but paid in dollars say they’ll have to cut back or move away; a central bank plan to buy $30b to stabilize rate will help, but not enough, they say
By Shoshanna Solomon
Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron attends a press conference on March 31, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 14, 2021, 5:08 pm
Bank of Israel to buy $30 billion in forex in 2021 to curb shekel rise
In policy shift, central bank announces the scope of forex purchases, to provide market with certainty about its commitment to keep shekel appreciation in check
By Shoshanna Solomon
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January 12, 2021, 5:08 pm
McAfee reportedly to shut down Israel development center
US maker of antivirus software employs 60 in Tel Aviv, most of whom will be laid off as the firm moves operations overseas to cut costs, Globes says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Dollars and shekels. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 22, 2020, 4:40 pm
Shekel surges to 12-year high on USD, even as elections, lockdown loom
Exchange rate falls to NIS 3.2265 to the dollar, the strongest the Israeli currency has been against the US greenback since July 10, 2008, with the dollar weakening globally
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of Israeli shekels. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
December 3, 2020, 2:55 pm
Shekel continues gain on dollar, shrugging off shadow of elections
US currency drops to NIS NIS 3.2731 to the dollar Thursday afternoon in seventh day of declines, as dollar weakens globally amid expansionary policies, Bank Hapoalim says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Dollars and shekels. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
From the WebNovember 25, 2020, 4:34 pm
The shekel contines to gain on US dollar
Globes: Bank Leumi forecasts that the shekel-dollar rate will trade between NIS 3.30-3.40 to the dollar next year and could end 2021 below the NIS 3.30/$ level
Illustrative photo of Israeli shekels. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
From the WebMarch 17, 2015, 4:40 am
Israeli bonds gain before election as Shekel strengthens
Bloomberg: The markets expressed cautious optimism about the results of the elections, analysts said
Illustrative photo of Israeli shekels. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
From the WebAugust 10, 2014, 5:23 pm
Israel investor confidence seen in too-strong shekel
Bloomberg: For perhaps the best sign of how it’s been business as usual in Israeli markets since the fighting broke out in Gaza, look no further than the shekel.
Dollars and shekels. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 11, 2014, 11:11 am
Strong shekel bad for Israeli tech, says top exec
Shlomo Markel, vice president at Broadcom, sees effect of a strong currency from inside Israel and outside
By David Shamah
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