FINWIRES · TerminalLIVE
FINWIRES

エネルギー価格の高騰を受け、インフレ率は2022年半ば以来最速のペースで上昇

By

-- 中東紛争によるエネルギー価格の高騰を受け、米国のインフレ率は3月に2022年半ば以来の最高水準に加速した。 米経済分析局(BEA)が木曜日に発表したところによると、3月の個人消費支出(PCE)物価指数は前月比0.7%上昇し、前月の0.4%上昇に続いた。この最新の数値は2022年6月以来の高水準となった。 ガソリンをはじめとするエネルギー関連商品の価格は3月に21%急騰した。 エネルギー価格の高騰は、イラン・イスラエルとの戦争によって重要なホルムズ海峡を通る輸送が阻害されたことが原因だ。この紛争は、米国とイラン、そして後にイスラエルとレバノンの間で合意された停戦協定によって一時的に中断された。 前年同月比では、PCE物価指数は3.5%上昇し、2023年5月以来最大の伸びとなり、2月の2.8%から加速した。 米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)が重視するインフレ指標(食品とエネルギーを除く)は、3月に前月比0.3%となり、2月の0.4%から低下した。一方、年率換算では3%から3.2%に加速した。 すべてのインフレ指標は、ブルームバーグがまとめた調査の予想と一致した。 TDエコノミクスのエコノミスト、クセニア・ブシュメネワ氏はレポートの中で、「インフレ圧力は引き続き高まっている」と述べ、「エネルギー危機をめぐる状況は依然として不透明であり、ガソリン価格はしばらく高止まりする可能性が高い」と指摘した。 FRBは水曜日、中東情勢が米国経済の見通しに対する不確実性を高めているとして、政策金利を据え置いた。 個人消費支出はウォール街の予想通り0.9%増加した。インフレ調整後の実質個人消費支出は0.2%増加したが、市場予想の0.3%増を下回った。 「短期的には、前年比約11%増となっている税金還付金の増加と所得税の減税が、消費者をある程度支えるだろう」とブッシュメネワ氏は述べた。「しかし、今後は、ガソリン価格の高騰と依然として高いインフレ率を相殺するために、家計は支出を抑制せざるを得なくなるかもしれない。」

Related Articles

Research

Research Alert: CFRA Maintains Sell Opinion On Shares Of Extra Space Storage

CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:We lower our 12-month target price by $5 to $125, 15.5x our 2026 P/FFO estimate, below self-storage peers (16.7x) given EXR's weak NOI growth outlook and elevated debt levels. We decrease our 2026 FFO estimate by $0.20 to $8.04 and lower 2027 by $0.21 to $8.31. Despite a stronger Q1 same-store performance than expected, management did not increase guidance, which we believe is due to macroeconomic factors that are affecting new customer demand growth (primarily higher gas prices and inflation). These trends have been more pronounced in Sun Belt markets (similar to all self-storage REITs), as the excess supply has severely limited rental growth in the past 18 months. We believe 2H 2026 will have weaker same-property performance, even if the macroeconomic environment improves due to stronger Y/Y comps from 2H 2025. We also see a new risk that PSA's partnership with Welltower Inc (WELL) may negatively impact EXR's value proposition for its third-party management platform.

$EXR
Australia

Market Chatter: OpenAI, Meta Targeted in AI Child Protection Bill Backed by Senate Panel

Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI, Meta Platforms (META) and other artificial intelligence companies face a proposed legislation backed by a Senate committee that would require the companies to stop minors from using chatbots amid growing concerns about harm to children and teenagers, Bloomberg reported Thursday.The bill would mandate strict age verification and prohibit AI companions for minors, as well as ban sexually explicit content and any chatbot messages that encourage self-harm, the report added.Meta and Microsoft didn't immediately reply to' request for comments.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $400.03, Change: $-24.43, Percent Change: -5.76%

$META$MSFT
Mining & Metals

Enduro Metals Upsizes a Private Placement of Share Units to $7.8 Million

Enduro Metals (ENDR.V) on Thursday said it is upsizing a "best efforts" private placement to $7.8 million from $5 million.The offering will now consist of the sale of 9.4-million non-flow-through units (NFT units) priced at $0.16 each and made up of a share and one half of a three-year warrant to buy a share for $0.24.It will also place up to 28.6-million charity flow-through units for $0.22 each and made up of a tax-advantaged share and one half of a warrant with the same terms.The company will concurrently place up to 6.6-million NFT units at $0.16 apiece for up to $1.1 million on a private placement basis "pursuant to other applicable exemptions from the prospectus requirements under Canadian securities laws".Proceeds from the sale of NFT units and the concurrent private placement will be used for exploration and development at its mineral projects and for working capital and general corporate needs.Shares of the company were last seen down $0.01 at $0.165 on the TSX Venture Exchange.Price: $0.17, Change: $-0.01, Percent Change: -5.71%

$ENDR.V