Current sectionIsrael NewsThe Bank of Israel lowered its benchmark rate to 3.75%, citing falling inflation, a stronger shekel and reduced geopolitical risks, while warning renewed regional instability could drive prices back upShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe07:28 PM • May 25 2026 IDTThe Bank of Israel decided on Monday to lower its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, from 4 percent to 3.75 percent, on the backdrop of slowing inflation, the strengthening shekel and reduced geopolitical risks amid progress in talks between the United States and Iran.CommentsIn the NewsIsrael's Top Court: Recognizing Ex-soldiers Who Die by Suicide Requires New LawTrump Urges All Countries Mediating Iran Deal to Normalize Israel TiesIsrael's Arab Parties United. Power Struggles Still Stand in the WayIsrael Has Killed 890 Palestinians in Gaza Since the 'Cease-fire.' Here's HowIsraeli Tech Firm Wix Plans Layoffs of 800–1,000 Employees WorldwideRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists Video