Tel Aviv 25 hits new record

As reported in Globes.co.il: The previous all-time high of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s benchmark index was reached on January 19.

On Sunday, the Bank of Israel will announce the interest rate decision for May.

Wall Street rose strongly yesterday, driven by commodities whose prices are soaring. Oil futures rose 3% in New York yesterday to $111.30 per barrel, and the price of gold rose 0.4% to $1,501 per ounce.

Yesterday, a senior Ministry of Finance official told “Globes’ that S&P’s downgrade of the US debt outlook was immaterial. “We don’t see an actual downgrade of the outlook, neither in the immediate term nor even in the medium term. That is why we’re unconcerned about the government’s ability to raise capital.”