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中国、4月の主要貸出金利を据え置き

-- 中国は、中東情勢の混乱にもかかわらず、第1四半期の経済成長が予想を上回ったことを受け、4月の政策金利(貸出基準金利、LPR)を据え置いた。 中国人民銀行は、1年物LPRを3%、5年以上物LPRを3.5%に据え置いた。これは中央銀行が月曜日に発表したプレスリリースで明らかにしたもので、11ヶ月連続の据え置きとなる。 INGのアナリストは、中国の第1四半期経済成長率が目標レンジである4.5%~5%の範囲内に収まったことを受け、LPRの変更はないと予想していた。 国家統計局が先週発表したデータによると、第1四半期の国内総生産(GDP)は5%増加した。これは、3月のインフレ率が2月の1.3%上昇から1%にわずかに鈍化した後のことだった。 UBS証券の中国担当エコノミスト、ユー・ソン氏は、CNBCが日曜日に報じたところによると、中国政府は米イラン紛争の影響を評価するのに時間がかかるため、「様子見」の姿勢をとっている可能性があると述べた。 INGのグレーターチャイナ担当チーフエコノミスト、リン・ソン氏は4月16日付のレポートで、外需が弱まり始めれば、中国はさらなる金融刺激策を導入する必要が生じる可能性が高いと指摘した。 国家統計局の公式データによると、3月の輸出は2.5%増加したが、1月から2月にかけての21.8%増と比べると伸びは鈍化した。 それでも、イラン戦争による原油価格ショックの中、中国は国際的に見ても好調な業績を上げた、とINGのソン氏は述べた。 「これは米中金利差の拡大にもかかわらず起こった。短期的な主な要因は、イラン戦争前に一時的に通貨切り上げに抵抗していた中国人民銀行が、さらなる切り上げを容認する姿勢を示したことだろう」と宋氏は述べた。「イランがホルムズ海峡通過時に人民元で通行料を徴収したいとの報道を受け、潜在的な『石油人民元』の出現に関する議論が再燃したことも、市場心理を押し上げた可能性がある」。

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