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Bank of Israel Intervenes Again With Over $1 Billion Forex Purchase in June
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First reported by Globes · 22 minutes ago
What happened
The Bank of Israel purchased $1.03 billion in foreign currency in June, marking its second consecutive monthly intervention to stabilize the market, raising reserves to $238.7 billion.
- 01Bank of Israel bought $1.03 billion in foreign currency in June, up 30% from May.
- 02June purchase aimed to maintain orderly market functioning, per the central bank.
- 03Foreign currency reserves rose to $238.7 billion by end of June, up $18 million from May.
- 04Reserves represent 37.2% of Israel's GDP as of June.
- 05Government foreign currency operations added about $625 million to reserves.
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N12Center · Hebrew17 minutes ago
Bank of Israel Intervenes Again With Over $1 Billion Forex Purchase in June
MakoCenter · Hebrew17 minutes ago
Bank of Israel Intervenes Again With Over $1 Billion Forex Purchase in June
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