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Foreign exchange reserves, foreign currency market

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).

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.

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

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

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).

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.

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, January 2019

07/02/2019 | Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, January 2019

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, September 2018

07/10/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of September 2018 stood at $115,459 million, a decrease of $546 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.5 percent of GDP

Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, August 2018

06/09/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2018 stood at $116,005 million, an increase of $223 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.6 percent of GDP

Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, July 2018

07/08/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of July 2018 stood at $115,782 million, an increase of $950 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 32.1 percent of GDP

Israel’s foreign currency market in the second quarter 2018

25/07/2018 | During the second quarter, the shekel weakened by 3.9 percent against the dollar, and strengthened by 1.7 percent against the euro.

Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, June 2018

05/07/2018 | Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of June 2018 stood at $114,833 million, an increase of $133 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The reserves represent 31.8 percent of GDP

The Immediate and Persistent Effect of the Bank of Israel’s Foreign Exchange Purchases on the Exchange Rate

02/07/2018 | Research conducted at the Bank of Israel finds that the discretionary foreign exchange purchases by the Bank of Israel beginning in 2009 led to an immediate depreciation in the shekel vis-à-vis the dollar in more than 90 percent of the cases.

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