
米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)が金融引き締めに積極的なタカ派姿勢を強め、市場では利上げ前倒し観測から長期金利が急上昇。10年物米国債利回りは一時5.13%台と約19年ぶりの高水準を記録。パウエル議長はインフレの基調的なトレンドが大きく改善していないと警戒感を示し、来月の金融政策会合での追加利上げが焦点となっている。
AI-generated summary
FRBは約3年ぶりの利上げを決定し、年内あと1回の利上げ想定を示した。パウエル議長はインフレの基調的なトレンドが大きく改善していないと警戒感を示している。
【ワシントン、ニューヨーク時事】米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)が、金融引き締めに積極的な「タカ派」姿勢を強めている。市場では利上げ前倒し観測から長期金利が急上昇。ウォーシュ議長は先週の記者会見で根強いインフレについて「基調的なトレンドは大きく改善していない」と警戒感を示しており、来月の金融政策会合で追加利上げに踏み切るかどうかが焦点となる。
米FRB、3年ぶり利上げ 0.25%、インフレ長期化回避へ―政策転換、追加引き締め想定
FRBは先週の連邦公開市場委員会(FOMC)で、約3年ぶりの利上げを決定。年内あと1回の利上げ想定も提示した。バー理事は23日の講演で「さらなる政策調整が必要になる可能性が高い」と表明。他のFRB高官も「より積極的かつ前倒し」(シカゴ連邦準備銀行のグールズビー総裁)での引き締めに前向きな考えを示す。
23日の金融市場では、底堅い経済指標も相まってFRBが早期利上げに踏み切るとの見方から債券売りが加速。長期金利の指標である10年物米国債利回りが一時5.13%台と、約19年ぶりの高水準を付けた。取引終盤は前日比0.16%ポイント上昇の5.12%となった。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
FRBが来月の金融政策会合で追加利上げに踏み切る
Possible · Within weeks
長期金利が短期的にさらに上昇する可能性
Likely · Within days

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