-- 水曜日の早朝、米ドルは主要貿易相手国通貨に対して上昇した。これは、午前8時30分(東部時間)に発表される3月の輸出入価格データ、ニューヨーク連邦準備銀行の4月エンパイア製造業景況指数、そしてマイケル・バー連邦準備銀行理事の講演を控えたためだ。 午前10時(東部時間)には全米住宅建設業者協会(NAHB)の4月景況感指数、続いて午前10時30分には週間石油在庫データが発表される予定だ。 午後1時45分(東部時間)にはミシェル・ボウマン連邦準備銀行副議長の講演、午後2時(東部時間)には連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)のベージュブック、午後4時(東部時間)には財務省の2月TICS(住宅市場情報システム)報告書が発表される予定だ。 水曜日の早い時間帯には、住宅ローン銀行協会(MBA)が、住宅ローン金利の低下が借り換え活動を押し上げたものの、不確実性の継続により住宅購入活動は減少したと発表した。 水曜日の外国為替市場の動向を簡単にまとめると以下の通りです。 ユーロ/米ドルは、火曜日の米国市場終値1.1792から1.1778に下落し、火曜日の午前同時刻には1.1797でした。ユーロ圏の鉱工業生産は、前月の減少から2月には回復しました。欧州中央銀行(ECB)のクリスティーヌ・ラガルド総裁は午後3時30分(米国東部時間)に講演を行い、続いてECB政策委員のイザベル・シュナーベル氏が午後4時(米国東部時間)、フィリップ・レーン氏が午後11時40分(米国東部時間)に講演を行う予定です。次回のECB会合は4月30日に予定されています。 英ポンド/米ドルは、火曜日の米国市場終値1.3564から1.3552に下落し、火曜日の午前同時刻には1.3559でした。水曜日の英国の経済指標発表予定はありませんが、イングランド銀行のアンドリュー・ベイリー総裁は午前11時50分(米国東部時間)と午後2時(米国東部時間)に講演を行う予定です。イングランド銀行の次回会合は4月30日に予定されています。 米ドル/円は、火曜日の米国市場終値158.8620円から158.9718円に上昇し、火曜日午前の同時刻には158.7746円まで上昇しました。ロイター短観が昨夜発表した日本の景況感は4月に減速しましたが、2月の機械受注は前月の減少から回復し改善しました。日本銀行の次回会合は4月27~28日に予定されています。 米ドル/カナダドルは、火曜日の米国市場終値1.3770円から1.3781円に上昇し、火曜日午前の同時刻には1.3751円まで上昇しました。カナダの2月の製造業および卸売売上高データは、東部時間午前8時30分に発表される予定です。カナダ銀行の次回会合は4月29日に予定されています。
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