In week of Hamas onslaught, shekel drops to weakest level since early 2016, approaching NIS 4 per dollar; economist expects war to last at least two months

Major stock indices drop more than 6%, bank and insurance stocks suffer losses of around 9% after Hamas assault kills hundreds of Israelis

Local currency weakens to 3.85 against US dollar as hopes for a judicial compromise crush increasing odds for FX intervention; and as Moody's meets with PM in Israel

Stock exchange head blames political uncertainty for downward investment trends; Israeli public pulls NIS 21.5b from funds tracking local stocks and bonds

In direct appeal, TASE CEO Ittai Ben-Zeev urges prime minister and finance minister not to dismiss credit-rating agency's warnings and seek to regain trust to avert a downgrade

Morgan Stanley cuts Israel sovereign credit to 'dislike stance'; Citi cautions investors about 'constitutional crisis' scenario over legislation approved despite lack of consensus

Passage of first bill of contested judicial overhaul, despite mass protests, raises country's risk premium; credit rating agencies likely to put Israel on close watch, says IBI

Local currency returns to losses amid renewed uncertainty over the advancement of proposed changes to the judicial system

Currency regains earlier losses after opposition's surprise win of seat on panel; Israeli shares close lower amid investor concern over ability to reach broad compromise

Finance minister selects Zinger, a partner at law firm Herzog Fox & Neeman, as chairman of the Israel Securities Authority, subject to approval