-- UBSは、原油先物価格の最新の動向をカナダのインフレ予測に反映させたと発表した。ブレント原油は5月限で1バレル118ドルに達した後、年末までに78ドル前後、2027年末までに73ドル前後で落ち着くと予想されている。 これに基づき、UBSは今年の年間総合インフレ率を2.9%、2027年を2.4%と予測している。UBSは、3月の総合インフレ率が季節調整なしで1.3%上昇し、前年同月比で1ポイント上昇して2.8%になると予測している。 UBSは、総合インフレ率が4月に前年同月比3.4%でピークに達した後、その後は緩やかになると予測している。 UBSの成長予測では、輸出の伸びは加速するものの、企業の固定投資と消費は減少すると見込んでいる。 全体として、同行の年間予測はほぼ変更されておらず、今年の年間成長率は1.6%、2027年は1.7%と見込まれています。 最新の月次国内総生産(GDP)データは、年初は「まずまず」のスタートを示唆しています。1月のGDPは前月比0.1%増と、速報値の横ばいをやや上回り、2月の速報値は前月比0.2%増でした。 2月に雇用が広範囲で大幅に減少した後、UBSは3月の雇用増加数を「緩やか」な1万6000人増と予測しており、失業率は6.7%で横ばいになると見込んでいます。この雇用統計は金曜日に発表される予定です。
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