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The shekel just had its strongest month in years — breaking decisively below 3.00 against the US dollar for the first time in nearly three decades, closing April at 2.9510 (a 6.1% gain from where we started the month).

Our Head of Trading, Daniel Engelsman, once again takes a look at how the shekel performed against key global currencies over the past month.

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐊𝐄𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 - February 2026 Our Head of Trading, Daniel Engelsman, once again takes a look at how the shekel performed against key global currencies over the past month. Our Head of Trading, Daniel Engelsman, once again takes a look at how the shekel performed against key global currencies over the past month.

As we’ve been discussing on our blog and podcast, regional geopolitical tensions are now directly impacting the Shekel. In just the last few hours, we’ve seen: ↗️ 𝐔𝐒𝐃/𝐈𝐋𝐒: 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 3.10 𝐭𝐨 3.14. ↗️ 𝐆𝐁𝐏/𝐈𝐋𝐒: 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 4.19 𝐭𝐨 4.24. The Shekel is weakening as the market reacts to the increased risk of conflict. If there is a further escalation, these rates might climb even higher. Don't forget for daily rate alerts, you can subscr