-- 水曜日の取引開始前、米国株式先物は概ね横ばいで推移した。トレーダーらは、いわゆる「華麗なる7社」のうち4社の決算発表と、ジェローム・パウエル議長にとって最後の政策会合となる可能性のある連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)の最新の政策発表を注視していた。 ダウ工業株平均先物とS&P500先物は横ばい、ナスダック先物は0.3%高だった。 本日、市場取引終了後に四半期決算を発表する予定の企業は、アルファベット(GOOG、GOOGL)、マイクロソフト(MSFT)、アマゾン(AMZN)、メタ・プラットフォームズ(META)など。 連邦公開市場委員会(FOMC)は、本日の会合でフェデラルファンド金利の誘導目標レンジを3.50%~3.75%に据え置くと広く予想されている。パウエルFRB議長は6月の次回のFOMC会合前に退任予定だが、後任に指名されたケビン・ウォーシュ氏が承認されるまで留任すると表明している。 委員会の会合後の声明は東部時間午後2時に発表される予定で、パウエルFRB議長の記者会見は東部時間午後2時30分に開始される予定です。 原油価格は上昇し、北海ブレント原油の期近国際指標は3%高の1バレル107.54ドル、米国産WTI原油は3.3%高の1バレル103.26ドルとなりました。 ブルームバーグがまとめた推計によると、東部時間午前8時30分に発表予定の3月耐久財受注統計は、前月の1.3%減から0.5%増に転じると予想されています。 3月の住宅着工件数は138万戸と予想され、国際貿易収支の速報値は前月の835億ドルから880億ドルに拡大すると見込まれています。これらの統計も東部時間午前8時30分に発表予定です。
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