-- カナダ銀行は水曜日、インフレ率の上昇を背景に、予想通り政策金利を据え置いた。また、イラン戦争の消費者物価指数への直接的な影響については、今後注視していくとの姿勢を改めて表明した、とカナダ国立銀行は述べた。 カナダ銀行は、エネルギーインフレが拡大し、持続的な状況になった場合には対応する用意があるものの、これは同行の基本シナリオではないことは明らかだと同行は指摘した。カナダ銀行の最新予測では、2026年通年の総合インフレ率が3ポイント上方修正された一方、コアインフレ率の予測値は1月時点から下方修正された。 カナダ銀行は、2025年第4四半期の成長率が予想を下回り、2026年第1四半期の成長率も当初の予想より低迷していることを反映させるため、短期的な成長率予測を時価評価せざるを得なかった。 しかしながら、カナダ銀行は、複数の不確実要因が継続しているにもかかわらず、成長率の回復を引き続き見込んでいる。 政策当局は、少なくともイラン戦争前は楽観的な見通しが高まっていることを示した、建設的な第1四半期企業景況感調査(BOS)に安心感を覚えたかもしれない、とナショナル・バンクは付け加えた。 カナダ銀行(BoC)の成長軌道は、最終的な利上げと整合的だが、時期は依然として不透明だ。現在のOIS(オッズ・インベストメント・ステークス)に基づく利上げシナリオは、年末までに1~2回の利上げを示唆しており、先月一時的に織り込まれた2026年の75ベーシスポイント超の利上げよりもはるかに現実的だと同行は指摘した。 しかし、第4四半期の利上げはあり得るものの、ナショナル・バンクはBoCが中立的な2.75%に向けて動き始めるのは2027年まで待つと引き続き予想している。 全体として、水曜日の金利据え置きは概ね予想通りの決定だった。BoCは当面は現状維持を続けるだろうが、同行によれば、BoCの基本シナリオは最終的な利下げではなく利上げと整合的である。 カナダ銀行の次回の政策決定は6月10日に行われる予定です。
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