Israeli media: Eisenkot, head of the Yesh Atid party, met with opposition leader Lapid to discuss the possibility of forming the government

Israeli media reported that Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yesh Atid-affiliated political bloc, met with opposition leader Yair Lapid to discuss the possibility of forming a government. The transmission channel for markets runs through political risk premia: a credible move toward a new coalition would reduce uncertainty over fiscal policy, judicial and regulatory direction, and security spending, which tends to compress sovereign risk perceptions and support Israeli equities and the shekel. Assets most exposed are Israeli government bonds and the shekel, since their pricing reflects domestic political stability and expectations for the central bank's policy path, while banks and domestic-focused equities on the Tel Aviv exchange are sensitive to shifts in expected growth and credit conditions. Traders should watch whether these talks produce a formal coalition framework or a mandate from the President to form a government, along with the Bank of Israel's next rate decision and inflation prints, since a political thaw alongside softer inflation would reinforce expectations of rate cuts and further shekel strength.

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