-- 連邦公開市場委員会(FOMC)は、予想通りフェデラルファンド金利の目標を3.50%~3.75%に据え置いたが、4人の委員が反対意見を表明したことが、水曜午後の声明で明らかになった。 スティーブン・ミランFRB理事は、前回同様25ベーシスポイントの利上げを求めた。クリーブランド連銀のベス・ハマック総裁、ミネアポリス連銀のニール・カシュカリ総裁、ダラス連銀のロリー・ローガン総裁は、金利据え置きを支持したが、「現時点では声明に緩和バイアスを盛り込むことには賛成しない」と述べた。 前回の声明から大きな変更はなく、リスクが生じた場合に政策を調整するという委員会の繰り返しの約束に焦点が当てられた。 FRB当局者による最近の発言は、今後の政策の方向性をめぐる意見の相違を浮き彫りにしており、利上げが必要になる可能性を示唆する意見もあった。こうした意見の相違が、ケビン・ウォーシュ氏が後任として承認される前のジェローム・パウエル議長にとって最後の会合となる可能性のある今回の会合で、反対意見を生み出した。アナリストらは、ウォーシュ氏がパウエル議長よりも利下げに前向きであると予想している。パウエル議長の記者会見は東部時間午後2時30分に開始されます。
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