Israel's shekel was largely flat against the dollar on Wednesday, but its bonds edged slightly higher, after US President Donald Trump said his country would like to take over the Gaza Strip.

In late morning inter-bank trading the shekel continues to gain against the US dollar and the euro. The shekel-US dollar exchange rate is down 0.40% at NIS 3.535/$, and the shekel-euro rate is ...

This is a 40-billion-shekel ($11 billion) war bill. Soaring taxes and rising living costs are testing the resilience of households across the nation. Defence spending has surged by 65% ...

The Bank of Israel released a preliminary design for a digital shekel, detailing its ecosystem, technical framework and regulatory considerations. The Bank of Israel released a preliminary design ...

The Bank of Israel released its preliminary design for the Digital Shekel System and sees public feedback. At the end of 2024, the digital shekel project reached a major milestone with the ...

Any digital shekel (DS) would be multipurpose - retail and wholesale - and available to the entire public, including children, foreigners (including tourists), all types of businesses, public ...

Meanwhile, the dollar strengthened 0.2% against Israel's shekel ahead of a rate decision due at 1400 GMT. The central bank is expected to keep rates on hold at 4.50% after inflation accelerated in ...