The shekel, which has appreciated sharply in current weeks is weakening as we speak. In afternoon inter-bank buying and selling the shekel is 1.16% larger in opposition to the greenback at NIS 3.451/$, and 0.57% larger in opposition to the euro at NIS 3.978/€.
Yesterday, the Financial institution of Israel set the consultant shekel-dollar price down 0.293 from Friday, at NIS 3.404/$, and the consultant shekel-euro price was set 0.962% larger at NIS 3.936/€.
Mizrahi Tefahot chief markets economist Ronen Menachem says, “As a result of robust will increase recorded by each the inventory markets and the shekel in current weeks, and due to the alternative tendencies of the strengthening of the greenback worldwide and will increase on Wall Road prior to now two days, it appears the market is now reacting to native occasions, together with query marks concerning the safety surroundings within the close to future.
“I might additionally attribute the dearth of readability on the implications of the tariffs on the Israeli economic system and concern about developments in financial relations with EU international locations. To date, these are solely considerations and it’s not but potential to level to any clear information that reveals this in observe. Basically, the present devaluation of the shekel can’t be separated from the key volatility it has proven because the begin of the 12 months. The shekel has depreciated 2.4% in opposition to the greenback prior to now month – an affordable determine. Mixed monitoring of each the inventory markets, the international change market, and danger premiums within the economic system shall be wanted earlier than it may be ascertained that we face a change in development.”
Poria Finance chairman Or Poria agrees with Menachem. He says, “The main currencies are buying and selling stronger in opposition to the shekel this morning, on account of native developments together with the dismissal of the Lawyer Normal, the dismissal of the chairman of the International Affairs and Protection Committee, and the worsening of tensions between the army and political echelons concerning the continuation of the combating within the south. That is compounded by the rise within the chance of escalation and growth of the safety battle.
“Nevertheless, there isn’t any change within the medium and long-term estimates, in line with which the shekel’s strengthening development is anticipated to return. Accordingly, any decline within the shekel’s change price in opposition to the key currencies could represent a shopping for alternative.
“On the similar time, there are declines in inventory change indices in Israel, opposite to the worldwide development. Nevertheless, it is very important word that these declines come after a interval of sharp will increase, which resulted from an absence of great pricing of the native inventory market and a big fall within the danger premium.”
Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on August 5, 2025.
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