-- コメルツ銀行は木曜日の「ヨーロピアン・サンライズ」レポートで、以下の点を強調した。 市場:米国債はニューヨーク市場終盤で安定し、アジア市場では小幅上昇した。ドイツ2年債利回りはギャップアップで始まった。イラン戦争の停戦延長への期待感から、株式市場は日経平均株価主導で上昇した。ユーロは1.181ドル付近で安定。ブレント原油は1バレル96ドルを上回った。 FRB:ベージュブックによると、ほとんどの地区で小幅から緩やかな成長と物価上昇が見られた。シカゴ連銀のオースタン・グールズビー総裁は、原油価格の上昇と関税の影響という2つの面でFRBは「やや危険な状況」に直面していると述べた。セントルイス連銀のアルベルト・ムサレム総裁は、金利は当面据え置かれる可能性が高いとの見方を示した。 イラン戦争:米国はイランとの「大取引」を模索しており、イランがウラン濃縮を停止し、過激派組織への支援を削減する代わりに、制裁緩和と民生用原子力・エネルギー計画への支援を提案している(テレグラフ)。イランはホルムズ海峡のオマーン側を自由に通過させることを検討している(ロイター)。 イスラエル:米国の圧力により、イスラエルとヒズボラの間で今週中に停戦が実現する見込み(フィナンシャル・タイムズ)。 ==欧州: 欧州中央銀行(ECB):ECB当局者は4月の会合で金利を据え置く方向で検討している(ブルームバーグ筋)。理事会メンバーのイザベル・シュナーベル氏は、ECBはイラン戦争の影響を分析する時間的余裕があると述べ、経済に不必要な負担をかけたくないとしている。理事会メンバーのフランソワ・ヴィルロワ・ド・ガロー氏は、4月の会合に焦点を当てるのは時期尚早であり、ECBは性急な政策調整を避けるべきだと述べている。マディス・ミュラー氏は、ECBは今月利上げが必要かどうかを判断するためのデータをすべて揃えていない可能性があると述べた。理事会メンバーのヨアヒム・ナーゲル氏は、4月の利上げはホルムズ海峡情勢次第であり、4月についてはあらゆる可能性を排除しないと述べた。 イングランド銀行:アンドリュー・ベイリー総裁は、利上げを急ぐつもりはないと述べた。 ==アジア: 中国:第1四半期の国内総生産(GDP)成長率は前年同期比5.0%となり、市場予想の4.8%を上回った。
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