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Israel Central Bank Policy Rate Planned 2026-10-21 16:00 Asia/Jerusalem: data, chart, and analysis

Israel Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3.25 on Oct 21, 2026, compared with 3.25 previously and a 3.1 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Israel context, and API access for this series.

Latest Central Bank Policy Rate and release calendar API reference
Actual
3.25
Previous
3.25
Forecast
3.1

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-10-21

Last updated:

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Israel Central Bank Policy Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Israel Central Bank Policy Rate chart through 2026-10-21
ILS Central Bank Policy Rate readings through 2026-10-21. Latest: 3.25.

Central Bank Policy Rate release read

Israel Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3.25 on Oct 21, 2026, compared with 3.25 previously and a 3.1 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Israel context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 3.1 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Central Bank Policy Rate page shows the full time series for Israel. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For ILS event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

On FXMacroData at

21 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

21 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published By UTC, 21 Oct 2026
Observed by FXMacroData's first read of the official source that showed this period. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at

The publication moment could not be bracketed for this release, so no elapsed time is stated.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID ils_policy_rate_2026-10-21
Release time
Planned 2026-10-21 13:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-10-21
Actual value 3.25
Previous value 3.25
Forecast 3.1 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise +0.15
Announcement timestamp 1792587600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Israel Central Bank Policy Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Israel Central Bank Policy Rate.

What did Israel Central Bank Policy Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Israel Central Bank Policy Rate was 3.25% on Oct 21, 2026. The forecast field was 3.1%. The previous reading was 3.25%. That is a surprise of +0.15 percentage points versus forecast.

When was this Israel Central Bank Policy Rate release published?

The official schedule lists Oct 21, 2026 at 16:00 Asia/Jerusalem. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next Israel Central Bank Policy Rate release?

The next Israel Central Bank Policy Rate release is scheduled for Nov 23, 2026.

What is the official source for Israel Central Bank Policy Rate?

Bank of Israel publishes the official Central Bank Policy Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  ],
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    },
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}