Central Banks
Israel Outpaces Fed With Hike and Leaves Open Next Steps
- Central bank lifts its benchmark to 4.25% from 3.75% on Monday
- Israel saw surprise acceleration in inflation, economic growth
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Israel extended its longest cycle of monetary tightening in decades, surpassing an interest-rate hike by the US Federal Reserve for the first time since starting to raise borrowing costs in April.