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BoI withdraws support, but no sign of tightening

Israel’s strong economic recovery prompted the central bank to phase out one of its emergency support programmes at today’s meeting and Governor Yaron’s comments suggest that the next step towards policy normalisation may involve the end of the bond purchase programme later this year. That said, interest rate hikes remain a distant prospect while inflation remains low.

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