Shekel

Shekel at 30-year strongest against dollar

Is the shekel going to make history and move below the NIS 3/$ threshold?

A hand is seen holding several dollar bills before the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.
The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York

Fitch holds Israel's credit rating at 'A', but debt and war cloud outlook

Israeli banknotes come from countries in the world that use Forex or financial financials.

The strength of the shekel

Gavel [Illustrative]

Your Taxes: Good news for Israelis with foreign rental income


Bank of Israel keeps benchmark interest rate at 0.1% as inflation eases

The shekel last week reached a 26-year high versus the dollar and 20-year peak against the euro.

The Bank of Israel building is seen in Jerusalem June 16, 2020.

Shekel reaches NIS 3.11 to the dollar as ‘avalanche’ continues

The shekel has gained 4 percent so far this year, making it one of the top global currency performers of 2021.

Dollar and shekel, side by side

At NIS 3.16 to the dollar, shekel reaches strongest level ever

"The flourishing of the hi-tech sector is also one of the reasons for the significant increase in direct and financial investments in Israel."

Israeli New Shekel.

Former Israeli 'Big Brother' contestant suspected of robbing post office

Portal, who appeared on the fourth season of the reality show nearly a decade ago, allegedly entered the post office during the Sukkot holiday and stole thousands of shekels at gunpoint.

Picture of logo of the Israeli version of Celebrity Big Brother

Shekel strengthens to 7-month high

The national currency was trading at NIS 3.214 to the dollar Thursday afternoon, the strongest since mid-January.

A bank employee counts Israeli Shekel notes for the camera at a bank branch in Tel Aviv

New NIS 5 coin design thanks healthcare workers on COVID frontlines

The Bank of Israel intends to issue several millions of special edition coins to be distributed to the public through banks and the Israel Postal Company.

Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem's Mount Scopus Emergency Medicine Department with her Jewish and Arab staff.

Police fines driver who tried to pass corpse as passenger for HOV lane

The driver was fined 500 shekels and has 90 days to pay up.

A TRAFFIC JAM on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv ahead of the third lockdown on Sunday.

Is Israel on the way to a digital shekel?

The central bank has been examining the issue of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) since 2017, and has yet to make any decisions.

Israel develops new 'bitcoin' currency (Illustrative)

Dollar to NIS 3.30 is 'the new normal' - Leumi

In contrast to recent years, the shekel-dollar rate is likely to hover around NIS 3.30 for the near future, according to Bank Leumi analysts.

Shekels and dollars

Bank of Israel vs the FX market: Can $30 billion stem the shekel's ascent?

For now, the plan has worked. The shekel has slipped 5% to 3.28 since the Bank of Israel announcement. Analysts believe speculative flows have been mostly scared away.

An Israeli shekel note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo.