-- コメルツ銀行は、カナダ銀行が利上げを実施する時期を左右する要因として、以下の2点を挙げた。 1つ目は、カナダの実体経済が今年後半に回復基調に転じるかどうか、特に労働市場の回復が見込まれるかどうかである。 昨年末の状況は、基本的に前年とほぼ同じだった。コメルツ銀行は、予想外に力強い雇用増加を再び確認した。これは、現在の労働供給が月間わずか数千人しか増加していないことを考えると、なおさら注目に値する。結果として、失業率は0.4ポイント低下した。 しかし、ここ数カ月で再び大幅な雇用削減が行われており、過去1年半にわたるカナダの労働市場の不安定さを浮き彫りにしている、と同銀行は指摘した。その他のデータも、回復の兆しは依然として弱く、前月比ではプラス成長に転じたものの、非常に低い水準にとどまっている。 さらに、製造業の主要指数が4月に大幅に上昇したにもかかわらず、購買担当者景気指数(PMI)は非常に変動が激しい。カナダの実体経済の動向は、力強い成長が見られるものの、労働市場の堅調さはやや劣る米国の動向に大きく左右される可能性が高い。 第二に、7月に開始予定のUSMCA貿易協定延長交渉の結果も「極めて重要」だとコメルツ銀行は指摘する。米国大統領は、相互依存関係を鑑みると、延長によって最も恩恵を受けるのはカナダであると繰り返し強調しているが、免除措置の大部分を延長することは両国にとって利益となる可能性が高い。 しかし、カナダにとって、免除措置の具体的な範囲よりも二国間関係の現状の方が重要だと同銀行は付け加えた。カナダの実体経済が回復するには、持続的な安定化が実現する必要がある。 これは1月に顕著に表れました。米国大統領による再びの批判発言を受け、カナダのPMI(購買担当者景気指数)は雇用創出の動向を反映して急落しました。 カナダ銀行は先週、現在の政策金利水準は当面の間適切であるため、利上げを急ぐ必要はないと明言しました。コメルツ銀行は、年末までに2回の利上げを期待するのは楽観的すぎるとの見方を維持しています。
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