Foreign exchange reserves, foreign currency market

The Committee declares in advance a plan to purchase $30 billion over 2021
14/01/2021 | The Monetary Committee announces a change in the Bank’s foreign exchange market activity: The Committee declares in advance a plan to purchase $30 billion over 2021
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, December 2020
07/01/2021 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of December 2020 stood at $173,307 million, an increase of $6,360 million from their level at the end of the previous month
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, November 2020
07/12/2020 | Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, November 2020
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Remarks by Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir on “Integrating unconventional investment assets in the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves portfolio” at the central banks conference organized by the Euroclear clearinghouse
22/11/2020 | Remarks by Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir on “Integrating unconventional investment assets in the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves portfolio” at the central banks conference organized by the Euroclear clearinghouse
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, October 2020
05/11/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of October 2020 stood at $160,749 million, an increase of $165 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 40.4 percent of GDP
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Israel’s foreign currency market in the third quarter of 2020
28/10/2020 | Israel’s foreign currency market in the third quarter of 2020
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, September 2020
07/10/2020 | Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, September 2020
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, August 2020
07/09/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2020 stood at $161,688 million, an increase of $4,025 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, July 2020
06/08/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of July 2020 stood at $157,662 million, an increase of $10,325 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, June 2020
07/07/2020 | Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, June 2020
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, May 2020
07/06/2020 | Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, May 2020
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, April 2020
07/05/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of April 2020 stood at $133,539 million, an increase of $7,594 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 33.8 percent of GDP (Figure 1).
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Israel’s foreign currency market in the first quarter of 2020
27/04/2020 | During the course of the first quarter, the shekel weakened by approximately 3.2 percent against the dollar, and by 0.6 percent against the euro.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, March 2020
07/04/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of March 2020 stood at $126,043 million, a decrease of $5,125 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.9 percent of GDP
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The Bank of Israel introduces an additional liquidity instrument in the financial markets
16/03/2020 | The Bank of Israel introduces an additional liquidity instrument in the financial markets
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, February 2020
05/03/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of February 2020 stood at $131,151 million, an increase of $1,176 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 33.2 percent of GDP (Figure 1).
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The Bank of Israel updates the calculation of weights in the nominal effective exchange rate
16/02/2020 | The Bank of Israel calculates and publishes the nominal effective exchange rate index on a daily basis, similar to other central banks.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, January 2020
06/02/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of January 2020 stood at $129,965 million, an increase of $3,951 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 33.8 percent of GDP (Figure 1).
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, December 2019
07/01/2020 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of December 2019 stood at $126,023 million, an increase of $3,640 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 32.8 percent of GDP.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, November 2019
05/12/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of November 2019 stood at $122,383 million, an increase of $1,022 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.9 percent of GDP
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Israel’s foreign currency market in the third quarter of 2019
10/11/2019 | During the course of the third quarter, the shekel strengthened by approximately 2.4 percent against the dollar, and by 6.3 percent against the euro.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, October 2019
07/11/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of October 2019 stood at $121,361 million, an increase of $1,892 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, September 2019
07/10/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of September 2019 stood at $119,473 million, a decline of $339 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, August 2019
05/09/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2019 stood at $119,823 million, a decline of $171 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, July 2019
07/08/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of July 2019 stood at $119,994 million, a decline of $114 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 32.5 percent of GDP
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Israel’s foreign currency market in the second quarter of 2019
30/07/2019 | During the course of the second quarter, the shekel strengthened by approximately 1.8 percent against the dollar, and by 0.4 percent against the euro.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, June 2019
07/07/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of June 2019 stood at $120,108 million, an increase of $1,984 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 32.5 percent of GDP
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, May 2019
06/06/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of May 2019 stood at $118,124 million, a decrease of $619 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.9 percent of GDP
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Israel’s foreign currency market in the first quarter of 2019
13/05/2019 | During the course of the first quarter, the shekel strengthened by approximately 3.1 percent against the dollar, and by 5 percent against the euro.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, April 2019
07/05/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of April 2019 stood at $118,743 million, an increase of $524 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 32.2 percent of GDP
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, March 2019
07/04/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of March 2019 stood at $118,208 million, an increase of $271 million from their level at the end of the previous month.
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Report on the Investment of Israel's Foreign Exchange Reserves in 2018
25/03/2019 | Israel's foreign exchange reserves totaled $115.3 billion at the end of 2018, an increase of $2.3 billion over the course of the year.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, February 2019
07/03/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of February 2019 stood at $117,947 million, a decrease of $207 from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.9 percent of GDP.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, January 2019
07/02/2019 | Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, January 2019
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Israel’s foreign currency market in the fourth quarter 2018
27/01/2019 | During the fourth quarter, the shekel weakened by 3.3 percent against the dollar, and by 1.8 percent against the euro.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, December 2018
07/01/2019 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of December 2018 stood at $115,279 million, an increase of $223 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.3 percent of GDP
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, November 2018
06/12/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of November 2018 stood at $115,056 million, an increase of $1,145 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.4 percent of GDP
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The Monetary Committee announces the end of the foreign exchange purchasing program meant to offset the effects of natural gas production on the exchange rate
12/11/2018 | The Monetary Committee announces the end of the foreign exchange purchasing program meant to offset the effects of natural gas production on the exchange rate
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Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, October 2018
07/11/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of October 2018 stood at $113,911 million, a decrease of $1,547 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.1 percent of GDP
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Israel’s foreign currency market in the third quarter 2018
24/10/2018 | During the third quarter, the shekel strengthened by 0.6 percent against the dollar, and by 0.9 percent against the euro.
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