以色列媒體週四報道稱，各方預測，以色列“亞沙爾黨”領導人加迪·艾森科特可能獲授權組建新一屆政府。預計這一決定將在未來幾天選舉最終結果公佈後作出。以色列第13頻道報道稱，內部評估顯示，以色列總統伊薩克·赫爾佐格計劃在第一輪磋商中，將組閣任務交給獲得議員最多支持的候選人。該頻道補充稱，總統擁有廣泛的決策權限，但議員的支持人數將在決定組閣人選時發揮重要作用，這可能提高艾森科特獲授權組閣的機會。

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Bank of Korea voting member Hwang Kunil said the recent pace of Korean won appreciation has been slightly faster than expected and authorities should focus on exchange-rate volatility and the speed of moves rather than levels. He attributed the run-up to a surge in dollar inflows from global AI infrastructure spending, which has lifted demand for SK Hynix and Samsung specialty memory chips. He added that, after adjusting for Korea’s large current-account surplus and foreign-investor rebalancing, downward pressure on the exchange rate still exists.