-- RBCは、カナダ銀行が来週水曜日の政策会合で金利を据え置くと予測した。 政策の表現が変わるとしても、それはわずかなものにとどまり、前回よりもタカ派的な方向に向かう可能性が高いとRBCは指摘した。 前回、カナダ銀行が成長への懸念を示した会合以降、労働市場は安定し、第1四半期の国内総生産(GDP)は予測に近い水準で推移し、企業景況感調査はやや楽観的なトーンとなり、金融環境は緩和した。最新のコアインフレ率は4カ月連続の低水準の後、横ばいとなったとRBCは指摘した。 RBCの見解は、カナダ銀行は今年中は利上げを見送り、2027年に利上げを行うというものであり、利上げが下半期に前倒しされるリスクは、今年中の利下げの可能性よりも大きいものの、緩やかな進展にとどまるとRBCは述べている。 中立金利と潜在GDP成長率の年次見直しは「特段の出来事」にはならず、RBCの予測モデルに変化はないだろう。 2026年に1回の利上げを想定する現在の価格設定は「妥当」程度であり、カナダ銀行がわずかにタカ派的な姿勢をとったとしても、原油価格の急騰や経済指標の強化なしに、カナダが1.5回以上の利上げを実施できるとは考えにくいと、同行は考えている。
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