-- ソシエテ・ジェネラルは水曜早朝の経済ニュース概要で、以下の点を指摘した。 ――ブレント原油は1バレル112.5ドルまで上昇。トランプ米大統領は、イランへの経済的圧力を強めるため、ホルムズ海峡の海上封鎖を延長する準備をするよう指示した(ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル)。イランは今後数日中に戦争終結に向けた修正案を提出する可能性がある。 ――オーストラリアの3月消費者物価指数は前年同月比4.6%上昇となり、2月の3.7%上昇から加速したが、市場予想を下回った。コア指数は3.3%で横ばい。3年物ACGB債利回りは4.68%で4ベーシスポイント低下、豪ドル/米ドルは0.7155で0.4%低下。OISのオーストラリア準備銀行による5月の利上げ確率は17ベーシスポイントで横ばい。 ――スペインの3月消費者物価指数は前年同月比3.2%上昇となり、市場予想の3.5%上昇から減速した。コア指数は前年同月比2.8%上昇となり、2.9%上昇から低下した。 HICPは3.5%に小幅上昇。 -- 今後の予定:米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)のFOMCは政策金利を3.50%~3.75%で据え置くとの見通し。カナダ銀行は2.25%で政策金利を据え置くとの見通し。米国の耐久財受注。ドイツの消費者物価指数(CPI)。ブラジル中央銀行は政策金利を14.75%で据え置くとの見通し(市場予想は25ベーシスポイントの利下げ)。イタリアとドイツの政策金利入札。 -- 日経平均終値、ユーロ10年物金利利回りは1ベーシスポイント上昇の3.11%、ブレント原油は1.1%上昇の1バレル=112.5ドル、金価格は0.5%下落の1オンス=4,569ドル。
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