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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, with Washington’s recently imposed global tariffs set to be part of their talks.
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The department designated five entities and one person based in Iran for their support of Iran's nuclear program, Treasury said in a statement, with the aim of denying Iran a nuclear weapon.
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Israeli officials reacted with shock to a 17% tariff on products exported to the U.S., having signed a directive a day earlier scrapping all remaining tariffs on American imports. Israel's exports of goods to the U.
Netanyahu said he will eliminate Israel's trade deficit with the US, which totaled $7.4 billion in goods in 2024.
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel, installing a staunch pro-Israel conservative in the high-profile post amid war in Gaza and relations complicated by U.
Delegations from Japan and South Korea are en route. Italy’s prime minister will be in Washington next week. And Israel’s “proactive approach” to seeking out new US trade agreements could serve as a model for everyone,
Israel’s central bank is set to hold interest rates for a 10th consecutive time, as it monitors a weakening shekel and the state of the war-weakened economy, with higher US tariffs only adding to its complicated task.
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A 104% tax on Chinese imports is among the Trump tariffs set to take effect Wednesday. Karoline Leavitt said Trump "will not break."
Benjamin Netanyahu announces he will look to "eliminate" the US-Israel trade deficit, saying the move can be a model for how other countries should respond to Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.
Israel is lifting all tariffs being imposed on U.S. products, a move that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will have economic and strategic benefits.
The Bank of Israel left short-term interest rates unchanged for a 10th straight meeting on Monday and said there was too much global uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff blitz as well as Israel's war in Gaza to lower borrowing costs.
While stock indices in the US and Europe fell by about 10% in two days, the Tel Aviv 35 Index fell by just under 4% yesterday and by 0.62% on Thursday.