Israel
ISRAEL: Rates held as easing cycle ends
The Bank of Israel yesterday left its key lending rate unchanged at 3.25% ending a long easing...
IsraelISRAEL/SYRIA: Turkish mediation could relaunch talks
Israel would be willing to participate in informal senior-level talks with Syria brokered by...
IsraelUS/MIDDLE EAST: Bush seeks to bolster Abbas, talks
President George Bush meets Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today in an...
United StatesMIDDLE EAST: Jerusalem tensions growing
Israel is planning new construction in a Jerusalem settlement despite US pleas that settlement...
ISRAEL: Inflation rise could force policy change
The consumer price index rose by 0.3% in March over February according to official figures...
IsraelISRAEL: Shekel rise prompts monetary interventions
The Bank of Israel reduced interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.25% on March 24. In the wake of...
IsraelINTERNATIONAL: Dollar falls as currencies realign
The dollar recently fell to a new low against the euro and ten-year low against the yen. With US...
InternationalYEMEN: Saleh attempts Palestinian reconciliation
High-level delegations from Hamas and Fatah arrived in Sana'a yesterday to begin reconciliation...
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