Central Banks
Bank of Israel Puts War Cost at $53 Billion in Fullest Tally Yet
- Central bank holds rates, in line with economists’ forecasts
- Emergency measures were used to support shekel after war began
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Israel’s central bank laid out its most detailed assessment yet of the economic implications of the war with Hamas, as it holds off on interest-rate cuts in favor of stabilizing markets.