-- 今週、米国株式市場は上昇した。イスラエルによるレバノン攻撃とホルムズ海峡の航行制限にもかかわらず、イラン和平交渉が予定通り進められたこと、そして3月のインフレ率が予想通りだったことが要因だ。 * S&P500種株価指数は金曜日に6,816.89で取引を終え、前週の6,582.69から上昇した。ナスダック総合指数は約22,902.89で、前週の21,829.18から上昇した。ダウ工業株30種平均は47,916.57で取引を終え、前週の46,504.67から下落した。 * 今週は、工業、通信サービス、景気循環株がセクター別チャートの上位を占めた一方、エネルギーセクターは唯一下落した。米イラン停戦合意に世界の原油輸送量の約5分の1を占めるチョークポイントであるホルムズ海峡の再開が含まれたことで、地政学的リスクは沈静化した。 ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル紙によると、ドナルド・トランプ大統領は、水曜日のレバノンへの攻撃で250人以上が死亡、数百人が負傷し、停戦が脅かされたことを受け、イスラエルのベンヤミン・ネタニヤフ首相に対し、レバノンへの攻撃を縮小するよう要請した。 和平協議は土曜日にイスラマバードで開催される予定だが、前日、米国、イスラエル、イランは、ホルムズ海峡からの海上交通の改善など、脅迫や前提条件を提示した。JD・バンス副大統領は、トランプ大統領の特使スティーブ・ウィトコフ氏や義理の息子ジャレッド・クシュナー氏を含む米国交渉団を率いて協議に臨む。 ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル紙によると、バンス副大統領は、重要な協議に出発する前に、今週末の交渉においてワシントンは「手を差し伸べる用意がある」と述べたものの、テヘランに対し「我々を翻弄しようとしないでほしい」と警告した。 経済指標に関しては、投資家は主にインフレ率に注目していた。 2月の個人消費支出物価指数は概ね予想通りだったものの、イラン戦争による原油価格への影響は反映されなかった。一方、3月の消費者物価指数は予想通り0.9%上昇し、中東紛争によるエネルギー価格の急騰を受けて、約4年ぶりの高水準となった。
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