At the Calcalist and Migdal financial future conference, dozens of senior figures from Israel’s capital markets gathered to assess where the Israeli economy and local stock market are headed. The event, titled around the question of whether war can be good for the economy, focused on whether the recent decline in the domestic market will continue.
Participants also examined what the SpaceX IPO, and future offerings like it, may signal for Israeli investors. The discussion linked geopolitical developments, including Iran, with market sentiment and the prospects for the next phase of financial activity in Israel.
The piece frames the central issue as one of direction, not certainty, asking what future the Israeli economy is moving toward after a period of market weakness. It presents the conference as a forum where leading market officials tried to predict how current trends could shape investor behavior and broader economic expectations.