Cash totals do not show available settlement capacity. Liquidity form and government concentration constrain business payments and working capital.
The World Bank’s fall 2026 overview reports excess physical shekels at Palestinian banks alongside a shortage of digital balances used for cross-border payments. Banks use currency swaps to bridge the gap, tying up an estimated US$3.5 billion in dollar liquidity.
Original source ↗The October Fed survey reports third-quarter tightening for small firms, commercial property and nonbank financial institutions, while large and middle-market C&I standards were broadly unchanged.
Original source ↗On 6 November, Prime Minister Takaichi proposed a special account and bridge bonds, backed by additional gains on Bank of Japan ETF sales, to fund investment support up front.
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