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米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)の金利決定を前に、株式市場は日中下落。原油価格は急騰。

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-- 米連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)の金融政策決定を控え、米国の主要株価指数は日中下落した。 ダウ工業株30種平均は正午過ぎ時点で0.6%安の48,825.5ドル、ナスダック総合指数は0.4%安の24,560.8ドル、S&P500種指数は0.3%安の7,117ドルとなった。エネルギーセクターを除く全セクターが下落し、特に工業セクターが下落を主導した。 市場は、FRBの政策委員会が3会合連続で政策金利を据え置くと広く予想している。ジェローム・パウエルFRB議長は東部時間午後2時30分に記者会見を開く予定だ。 金利決定を前に、米上院銀行委員会は水曜日、ケビン・ウォーシュ氏のFRB議長指名を共和党が多数を占める上院に送付することを承認した。 ウォーシュ氏は、ドナルド・トランプ大統領がパウエル議長の後任として指名した人物で、パウエル議長の任期は5月15日に満了する。トランプ大統領は、中央銀行が利下げに慎重な姿勢を示しているとして、パウエル議長を繰り返し批判してきた。 本日開催される金融政策会合は、5月11日の週に上院がウォーシュ氏の承認を行えば、パウエル議長にとってFRB議長としての最後の会合となる可能性がある。パウエル議長のFRB理事としての任期は2028年1月までだが、退任するか留任するかは不明だ。 トランプ大統領がイランの海上封鎖解除案を拒否したとの報道を受け、水曜日に原油価格が急騰した。ブレント原油は7.1%高の1バレル119.20ドル、WTI原油は6.9%高の1バレル106.79ドルとなった。 トランプ大統領は水曜日、ニュースサイト「アクシオス」に対し、イランが核合意に同意するまで、イランの港湾に対する米国の海上封鎖を維持すると述べた。イランは、両国が将来的にウラン濃縮について協議する前に、ホルムズ海峡の開放を求めていた。 トランプ大統領は水曜日のソーシャルメディアへの投稿で、イランは「早く賢くなるべきだ」と述べた。 サクソバンクの商品戦略責任者、オレ・ハンセン氏は水曜日のレポートで、「原油価格は戦争に起因する上昇基調を再開しており、ブレント原油は今月中旬に一時1バレル86ドルまで下落した後、ほぼノンストップで上昇している。この下落は、和平合意への期待とホルムズ海峡の一時的な再開がきっかけとなり、急激ではあるものの一時的な調整となった」と述べた。 米国債利回りは日中上昇し、10年債利回りは5.3ベーシスポイント上昇して4.41%、2年債利回りは6.4ベーシスポイント上昇して3.91%となった。 ダウ平均株価を構成する主要7社、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)は、市場取引終了後に四半期決算を発表する予定です。 企業ニュースでは、決済大手ビザ(V)の株価が日中9.1%上昇し、ダウ平均構成銘柄の中で最大の上げ幅となりました。同社は通期成長見通しを引き上げ、予想を上回る第2四半期決算を発表しました。 レストランチェーンのウィングストップ(WING)は、第1四半期の売上高が予想を下回ったことを受け、2026年の国内既存店売上高見通しを引き下げました。株価は日中4.1%下落しました。 金価格は1%下落し、1トロイオンスあたり4,563.80ドル、銀価格は1.5%下落し、1オンスあたり72.13ドルとなりました。

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