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Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition

The first $100 bills bearing Trump's signature and those of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June, followed by other denominations in subsequent months.

MARCH 27, 2026|ByREUTERS

US President Donald Trump writes his signature, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 9, 2025.

The dollar isn’t the problem. The systems businesses rely on are - opinion

Global businesses face structural currency volatility; systems built for stability now struggle to keep pace with real-time geopolitical shocks.

MARCH 18, 2026|ByBENJAMIN AVRAHAM

IRANIAN BANKNOTES are displayed next to a US dollar bill in Neyshabur, Iran on December 30, 2025. The Iranian rial has continued to weaken against the US dollar amid high inflation, currency volatility and ongoing economic pressures linked to sanctions and domestic challenges.

How Iran’s economic collapse is tightening the regime’s options - analysis

Iran’s central bank began distributing a 5,000,000-rial “Iran-cheque” on Sunday, describing it as a step to “facilitate the circulation of cash” and speed up everyday transactions.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026|ByALEX WINSTON

KEVIN WARSH, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, US, May 8, 2017.

Ronald Lauder’s son-in-law Kevin Warsh emerges as the next Fed chair

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder, a major pro-Israel philanthropist with deep ties in Jerusalem, is suddenly one family step away from the world’s most powerful central bank.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Six tips to achieving financial security this coming year

If we take the right actions, we can oftentimes create some room to breathe financially.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Illustration photo of the new 100 Israeli Shekel bill. December 31, 2017.

Israeli shekel staged strong comeback in July

During July, the Israeli shekel strengthened 5.1% against the basket of the world's major currencies.

AUGUST 1, 2022ByGUY BEN SIMON/GLOBES/TNS

Illustration photo of the new 200 New Israeli Shekel (NIS) bill. February 7, 2016

How sanctions on Russia have affected the US Dollar

The war in Ukraine will surely harm the US Dollar, but the damage is not yet visible as opposed to that of the ruble.

APRIL 7, 2022ByPINCHAS LANDAU

A view shows a Russian rouble coin and a U.S. dollar banknote in this picture illustration taken October 26, 2018.

Shekel opens month with gains against dollar

The US dollar has been sliding today against all the world's major currencies after rallying over the past month due to comments from Fed chairman Jerome Powell about tightening monetary policy.

FEBRUARY 2, 2022ByGUY BEN SIMON/GLOBES/TNS

A Isreal Shekel note and a U.S. Dollar note are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo.

Shekel weaker against dollar after Fed meeting

The shekel is weakening today against the dollar and strengthening against the euro.

JANUARY 28, 2022ByGLOBES/TNS

Federal Reserve mulls US digital currency, asks for public feedback

The US central bank is asking for feedback on a possible establishment of a digital currency in the US and presented a paper on how it might work, its benefits and its drawbacks.

JANUARY 21, 2022ByAARON REICH

Dollar sign. Will the US dollar go digital with a US digital currency? (illustrative)

BoI keeps interest rate unchanged, sees 5.5% growth in 2022

The Bank of Israel predicts inflation of 1.6% in 2022 and 2% in 2023, in the middle of the 1%-3% annual target range.

JANUARY 3, 2022ByGUY BEN SIMON/GLOBES/TNS

Wall Street rally fuels shekel surge

The shekel-dollar rate is currently down 0.75% in comparison with yesterday's representative rate, at NIS 3.114/$. The shekel-euro rate is down 0.5%, at NIS 3.5149/euro.

DECEMBER 17, 2021ByGUY BEN SIMON/GLOBES/TNS