Financial conditions differ across functions and regions: Palestinian liquidity shortages, selective Western tightening and functioning Japanese intermediation coexist.
The World Bank’s autumn 2026 overview describes excess physical shekels alongside a critical digital-liquidity shortage. Foreign-exchange swaps tie up about $3.5 billion.
Original source ↗The ECB’s 27 October survey reports Q3 net tightening of 9 percentage points for business credit and 14 for consumer credit.
Original source ↗The Fed’s October survey reports Q3 tightening for small-business, commercial-property and nonbank loans. Responses were collected from 21 September to 5 October.
Original source ↗The BOJ’s 23 October report finds Japanese intermediation functioning smoothly with adequate capital and stable funding, using information principally through September.
Original source ↗The 5 November status page reports T2, T2S, TIPS and ECMS operating normally, at the displayed Frankfurt-local times.
Original source ↗The Presidency reported a long-term sovereign upgrade from BB− to BB with a stable outlook. Growth of 4.5% in 2026 is a forecast.
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