Posts Tagged: Bank of Israel
Bank of Israel Intervention Needs to Be Bold to Halt Shekel Gains
The Bank of Israel will need to be aggressive to contain the shekel's rise and push inflation higher through another round of foreign-currency purchases. The shekel...
Four of Five Bank of Israel MPC Members Voted to Hold Key Rate at 0.25 Percent: Minutes
Four of five rate setters at the Bank of Israel voted to keep the benchmark interest rate at 0.25 percent on Nov. 25, but held...
IMF Cuts Israel’s Growth Forecast for 2019, Again
CTech - Bad news for the global economy and for Israel — the International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for 2019 yet again,...
Bank of Israel Greenlights Marius Nacht, Amnon Shashua’s Digital Bank
CTech - The digital banking venture of Marius Nacht, co-founder of Check Point Software Technologies, and Amnon Shashua, the co-founder and CEO of automotive chipmaker Mobileye,...
No Israel Rate Move This Week, but Cuts Possible Later in 2019: Reuters Poll
Israel's central bank is expected to hold short-term interest rates steady this week, but analysts belief a rate cut is now possible by the end...
Bank of Israel to Hold Key Rate at 0.25 Percent, Temper Hike Expectations: Reuters Poll
Israel's central bank is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged for a fifth straight decision next week and to scale back expectations for future...
Israel’s Financial System Faces Risk From Inverted US Yield Curve: Cenbank
Israel's financial system faces significant risks from falling US bond yields and high global debt levels, the Bank of Israel said on Sunday in a...
Bank of Israel to Hold Key Rate at 0.25 Percent on Strong Shekel: Poll
Israel's central bank is expected to hold the line on short-term interest rates this week for a fourth straight decision amid a strengthening shekel that...
Israel Stress Test Shows Banks’ Stability Not in Danger
The stability of Israel's banking system is not in danger in the event of a local macroeconomic shock such as a housing crisis, but banks...
Israel Parliament Panel Criticizes Bank Regulator, Seeks More Oversight
A parliamentary panel has proposed lawmakers oversee Israel's banking regulator after blaming the central bank for being too lax on regulation that led to high-profile...
Deputy Governor: Israel Rate Hike Can Come Before 2 Percent Inflation
Israeli short-term interest rates may continue to rise even before inflation reaches the 2 percent rate the central bank desires, the Bank of Israel's outgoing...
‘Normalizing’ Rates Is Main Challenge, Israel’s New Central Bank Chief Says
Israel's new central bank governor Amir Yaron sees normalizing monetary policy as the most pressing challenge facing the Bank of Israel, he said as he...
Israeli Cabinet to Vote on Amir Yaron for Central Bank Chief on Sunday
Israel's cabinet plans to vote on Sunday on the nomination of Amir Yaron for Bank of Israel governor, the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday. Israeli-born Yaron, 54,...
Concerns Grow Over Israel’s Loosening Budget Ahead of Election Year
As Israel approaches an election year, the central bank and analysts have become increasingly worried that the budget deficit is too high and gives the government no...
