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From crisis to innovation:

By LIOR NOVIK , In collaboration with Doral

Donald Trump. (Illustrative.)

Trump temporarily lowers tariffs for most countries, raises them for China

A European Union flag flutters outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 9, 2025.

EU to start retaliating against US tariffs on Tuesday

US President Donald Trump meets Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC, April 7, 2025

Why Israel can’t escape impact of tariffs

By NETANEL ARIEL/GLOBES/TNS

BANK OF Israel headquarters in Jerusalem: Israel’s favorable environment for economic development has been accompanied by an impressive improvement in the country’s credit rating, say the writers.

Bank of Israel keeps interest rates steady after Gaza conflict resumes

By STEVEN SCHEER/ REUTERS

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R) in Washington, April 7, 2025.

Netanyahu, US trade officials meet to 'resolve issues' with Trump tariffs

By AMICHAI STEIN , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump speak during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on February 4, 2025.

Trump in touch with India, Israel and Vietnam over trade deal talks, CNN reports

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference, following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2025.

Fed's Powell says larger-than-expected tariffs likely to boost inflation, slow growth

By REUTERS

US President Donald Trump gestures, before boarding Air Force One as he departs for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 28, 2025

Trump threatens Iran with bombs, Russia with oil tariffs

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

No Limit To Dollar's Decline Against Gold | Keith Weiner

No Limit To Dollar's Decline Against Gold | Keith Weiner

By PR

A Specialist trader works at his post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 3, 2025.

‘Worse than the worst case scenario’: Wall Street reacts to Trump tariffs, S&P index drops 3.9%

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

OECD representative meet with Finance Ministry officials, including Minister Bezalel Smotrich, on April 2, 2025.

Time to invest in Israel's economic future through meaningful social change

By JPOST EDITORIAL

"Worthwhile to Work in Jerusalem" employment fair

Israel's economy, labor market still weak after Israel-Hamas War - OECD report

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron seen at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, June 3, 2024

Commercial banks to offer benefits to the tune of NIS 3b. following central bank plan

Ruined museum in the town of Trostyanets, Ukraine.

Draft US-Ukraine deal gives US control over key economic sectors

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

At the Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afghan girls weave through parked trucks, carrying contraband items.

‘With frail bodies and empty stomachs’: Afghan children risk lives at Torkham border

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

Hundreds attend conference hosted by Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of Bank of Israel main offices in Jerusalem, on January 2, 2023.

Almost no GDP growth, labor shortage impacted by Palestinian worker ban