A lower rating raises credit costs for the government, businesses and households, and translates into higher taxes, prices, less disposable income, plus impacts public savings The post After Moody’s downgrade,

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded Israel’s credit rating for the second time this year, citing growing geopolitical risks and the prolonged conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon. The agency lowered Israel’s rating from A2 to Baa1,

Israel was downgraded again by Moody’s Ratings as the country’s economic costs continue to mount from nearly a year of fighting in Gaza and the intensifying conflict in Lebanon with Hezbollah. The ratings firm on Friday cut Israel two notches from A2 to Baa1,