-- ANZ銀行は、オーストラリア準備銀行（RBA）の会合後の声明は予想以上にタカ派的なトーンで、理事会が「政策金利を3回引き上げた」と述べているにもかかわらず、6月の政策金利据え置きの可能性は明確に示されていないと指摘した。これは同行が火曜日に発表したメモによるものだ。 同行は、これは必ずしも追加利上げが決定したことを意味するものではなく、理事会が選択肢を残しておきたいと考えていることを示していると述べ、その後の記者会見では、ANZが政策声明で期待していた「政策金利据え置きに関する表現」がより多く見られたと付け加えた。 ANZは、3月の5対4の投票結果から、一部の理事の間で金融政策声明での政策決定を強く望んでいることが示唆されることから、理事会は6月に政策金利を据え置くとの見方を維持していると述べた。 ANZは、中東紛争の迅速な解決と原油供給の再開がなければ、8月までにオーストラリアの経済活動データは軟調となり、オーストラリア準備銀行（RBA）は金利を据え置くと予想している。しかし、生産能力の逼迫への懸念が継続していることや、よりタカ派的な姿勢が見られることから、今回の会合前よりも8月の利上げリスクが高まっているように見えると付け加えた。 ANZは、RBAのスタッフは第2四半期のインフレ率を第1四半期比で1%と予測しているようで、経済活動データが軟調でない限り、RBAが8月に金利を据え置くのは難しいだろうと述べた。 ANZは、インフレ率のトリム値はやや低いと予測しており、RBAの第2四半期の失業率予測については、より高い数値になるリスクが高いと見ていると付け加えた。
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