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NII: Gender pay gap rises as Israel’s average pay climbs
3+ hour, 45+ min ago [ View of the National Insurance Institute offices in Jerusalem. January 23, 2017. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)]Israel's National Insurance Institute released its first-half 2025 wage report on Sunday, showing a 4.5% rise in average pay but a 43% median-to-mean gap and a 54% gender gap. Average…...
US dollar falls after Fed cuts interest rates
1+ week, 3+ day ago [ US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)]The US dollar fell against other major currencies after the Federal Reserve lowered interest…...
Shekel hits new three-year strongest against US dollar
1+ week, 4+ day ago [Israeli shekel (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]The strengthening of the shekel was due to several factors including talks between Israel, the US and Qatar Shekel surge: Currency hits 3-year peak as dollar weakens, stocks climb The strengthening of the shekel was…...
French Spending to Hit Pandemic Highs
2+ week, 4+ day ago [General view of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the river Seine in Paris October 20, 2009 (photo credit: REUTERS/CHARLES PlATIAU)]France once stood out in Europe for its higher birth rate, but that advantage has eroded since the pandemic as the…...
Banks continue to profit as loan relief set to expire
3+ week, 9+ hour ago [ Pile of credit cards with flag of Israel (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]The banks will continue waiting patiently. Those very same customers will eventually arrive, will pay the high interest rates, and, unlike today, will have no temporary market benefit on…...
Israeli-American Prof. Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize
2+ mon, 1+ week ago [oel Mokyr, a professor at Northwestern University who won the 2025 Nobel economics prize alongside Peter Howitt of Brown University and Philippe Aghion of the College de France, INSEAD, and the London School of Economics and Political Science, speaks at a…...
FAO Food Price Index has risen by 6.9% in a year
3+ mon, 2+ week ago [A farmer mows wheat with a harvester in a field near Seligenstadt, Germany, August 13, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS)]While the cost of some agricultural products is declining, the average global food price has risen by over 6%. World food prices at more…...
Donald Trump announces 15% tariff on Israeli goods
4+ mon, 2+ week ago [US President Donald Trump points a finger as he delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2025 (photo credit: reuters/kent nishimura)]Trump announced new tariffs of 15% on goods imported from Israel, set…...
Bahraini, American firms sign $17 billion in deals to strengthen ties
5+ mon, 5+ day ago [ The Crown Prince of Bahrain, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain June 19, 2025. (photo credit: Jordan Pettitt/Pool via REUTERS)]The signing ceremony took place during Bahraini Prime Minister and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al…...
Investors and Israelis hopeful after Israel-Iran war dented the economy
5+ mon, 2+ week ago [ Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]Israel's recent war with Iran dented the economy. Investors and Israelis are hopeful that a ceasefire could bring an economic "peace dividend" with neighboring countries. Israelis…...