Economy

S&P 500 Hits New High as Gold, Silver Rally Amid Don Durrett’s Bearish July Outlook

S&P 500 hits record 6,227 as gold and silver rally. But macro strategist Don Durrett warns of a July "shock" and a possible 45% retrace over nine months.

 S&P 500 Hits New High as Gold, Silver Rally Amid Don Durrett’s Bearish July Outlook
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Israelis hope for potential economic 'peace dividend' after war with Iran

 Former Bank of Israel governor Karnit Flug.

The price of conflict: Israel's economy has barely survived over a year of war, experts say

 People stand on the rubble after an Israeli strike on a building that according to security sources killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammad Afif in Ras Al- Nabaa, in Beirut, Lebanon November 17, 2024.

World Bank approves $250 million for Lebanon to launch a broader $1 billion recovery


Israel’s strategic wins against Iran could bring economic boost, says former INSS head

The question now is, "Will the government be wise enough to translate the achievement against Iran into the end of the war in Gaza as soon as possible and to bring back all the hostages?"

 Iran and Israel flags on geopolitical map.

IDF Home Front Command lifts some defense restrictions in central Israel

Under the restrictions, schools and kindergartens remained closed across the country. However, most workplaces were allowed to operate normally.

  IDF Home Front Command Search and Rescue teams conducting rescue operations at missile impact sites in central Israel, June 15, 2025.

Israel-Iran escalation raises regional security, geopolitical risk - Fitch, S&P

Credit rating companies have warned that ratings could be affected by the current escalation between Israel and Iran.

 THE STOCK exchange flag flies between two Israeli flags at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building. In 2024, the Israeli stock market outperformed all major stock indices, including the NASDAQ 100, the S&P 500, and the FTSE 100, the writers point out.

How Web3 Could Reshape The Foundations Of The Global Economy

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Breaking Israel’s oligopoly: How consumer welfare can save the economy - opinion

It is long past time to place the Israeli citizen – the worker, the parent, the student, the small business owner – at the center of the economy.

 A SHOPPER examines dairy products at the Shufersal Deal Katzrin branch on the Golan Heights in 2023.

Reinventing education is a strategic economic imperative - opinion

Educational innovation is a long-term investment that enhances workforce productivity and economic stability.

 The Educational Innovation Wheel is modeled loosely on Doblin’s business innovation framework and adapted to the specific mission of education, says the writer.

Trump pushes EU to cut tariffs or face extra duties, FT reports

The FT added that the European Union has been pushing for a jointly agreed framework text for the talks, but the two sides remain too far apart.

 A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, the US flag and word "Tariffs" in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025.

The vine of independence: How Israeli wine can uncork a new era of sovereignty - opinion

Israeli economic sovereignty can be built through the wine industry.

 WINE IS on sale at a supermarket in Jerusalem before Passover last month. Israeli wine is rooted in identity; it is grown in the same earth as our prophets and kings, says the writer.

Bank Leumi CEO: ‘Those to invest now in Israel will enjoy significant returns’

“The figures speaks for themself,” said Bank Leumi CEO Hanan Friedman during the Jerusalem Post’s annual New York Conference.

 Hanan Friedman CEO Bank Leumi.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

"As long as I am mayor of this city, we will be invested in Israel," Adams said at the conference.

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

It’s not black vs white: SA chief rabbi responds to Trump refugee program - opinion

It is an old leftist trope that South Africa’s problems can be read across a stark racial divide – let alone be resolved by old leftist ideologies of state-directed economic strategies.

 Rabbi Warren Goldstein