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Trump keeps touting an economic boom, yet even solid employment figures spell trouble for him.

Trump keeps touting an economic boom, yet even solid employment figures spell trouble for him.

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September 5th, 2026

Trump keeps touting an economic boom, yet even solid employment figures spell trouble for him.

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Over the past twenty months, President Donald Trump has repeatedly assured the nation that the United States stands on the brink of economic prosperity.

ドナルド・トランプ大統領この20ヶ月にわたり米国経済的繁栄の瀬戸際に立たされている繰り返し確約してきた。

Yet, ironically, the unexpectedly robust employment figures released on Friday have served to exasperate Mr. Trump.

ところが金曜日に公表された予想を覆す好調な雇用統計が、皮肉にもトランプ氏苛立たせる結果となったのである。

The August jobs report, released with less than two months to go before the election, could have offered a temporary reprieve from the months of sluggish job growth and inflation concerns that had weighed heavily on Trump and the Republican Party.

8月の雇用統計は選挙まで2ヶ月を切る中でトランプ氏と共和党に重くのしかかっていた数ヶ月にわたる雇用の伸び悩みやインフレ懸念からの一時的な解放となる可能性があった

Yet from the Oval Office, Trump made no secret of his frustration with inflation and interest rates.

しかしトランプ氏はオーバルオフィスからインフレと金利に対する不満をあらわにした

His ire was directed at the financial markets, the Federal Reserve Board, and America's trading partners.

彼の怒りは金融市場連邦準備制度理事会(FRB)そして米国の貿易相手国に向けられた

He challenged the widely accepted economic notion that the unexpected addition of 162,000 jobs in August could fuel inflationary pressures.

彼は8月に16万2000人の雇用が予想外に増加したことがインフレ圧力につながり得るという経済学で広く受け入れられている考えに異議を唱えた

"Success does not cause inflation. It is folly that drives inflation," Trump declared, venting his fury in the Oval Office, and dismissed Friday's stock market decline on inflation concerns as "sheer madness."

成功はインフレを引き起こさない愚かさがインフレを引き起こすのだトランプ氏はオーバルオフィスで激しい怒りを露わにし株式市場が金曜日にインフレ懸念で下落したことを「狂気の沙汰だ」と断じた

The combination of sluggish job growth and rising prices in his second term casts a shadow over Trump and his pledge to unleash historic levels of growth without delay.

2期目における雇用の伸び悩み物価上昇の組み合わせは、トランプ氏と、彼が即座に歴史的なレベルの成長を解き放つと誓ったことに影を落としている

"If I win the election, I will immediately launch a new Trump economic boom," Trump stated at a rally held in North Carolina in August 2024.

私が選挙に勝てばすぐに新たなトランプ経済ブームを始める」とトランプ氏は2024年8月にノースカロライナ州で開催された集会で述べた。

So far, however, economic growth stands at roughly 2% annually, which is more sluggish than the expansion seen during the Biden administration.

だがこれまでのところ経済成長は年率約2%でバイデン政権時代の伸びよりも鈍い

Trump blamed the rising interest rates on US government debt for his failure to achieve stronger growth, asserting on social media that he could retaliate by halting trade with foreign nations.

トランプ氏はより強い成長を実現できないのは米国政府債務の金利上昇のせいだと非難しソーシャルメディアで外国との貿易を停止することで報復できると述べた

Interest rates have climbed in response to persistent high inflation, fueled by Trump's tariffs and oil shortages stemming from the war with Iran.

金利はトランプ氏の関税とイラン戦争による石油不足によって煽られた持続的な高インフレに対応して上昇してきた

The national debt has now surpassed the troublesome threshold of $4 trillion, while the yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds rose to 4.79% on Friday.

国家債務は今や4兆ドルという厄介な閾値を超え、10年物米国債の利回りは金曜日に4.79%に上昇した

With the promised growth yet to materialise, the president has partially lost public confidence in his ability to steer the world's largest economy.

約束された成長がまだ実現していない中で大統領は世界最大の経済を統率する能力に対する国民の信頼を部分的に失っている。

His own policies have, to some extent, fuelled the inflation and high interest rates that he would rather blame on others.

彼自身の政策が彼が他人のせいにしたいインフレと高金利をある程度助長しているのだ。

"The administration's credibility regarding trends in growth, inflation, interest rates, debt, and fiscal deficits has been undermined by overly optimistic projections that fail to align with economic reality," stated Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at the consulting firm RSM US.

成長インフレ金利債務財政赤字の動向に関する政権の信頼性経済的現実と一致しない過大な予測によって損なわれている」と、コンサルティング会社RSM USのチーフエコノミストジョー・ブルスエラ氏は述べた

If the Fed were to lower its policy rate as Trump desires, thereby opening the door for more funds to flow into the U.S. economy, that potential influx of capital would further intensify inflationary pressures and compound his political and economic challenges.

もしFRBがトランプ氏の望む通りに政策金利を引き下げより多くの資金が米国経済へ流入する道を開けば、その潜在的な資本の流入はインフレ圧力をさらに高め彼の政治的・経済的難題を増やすことになるだろう。

However, the president challenged this fundamental concept in monetary policy.

しかし大統領金融政策におけるこの基本概念異議を唱えた

On Friday, he stated that if interest rates were lower, the gross domestic product (GDP) would grow by "12, 13, 14, 15 percent," seemingly dismissing the risks of inflation.

彼は金曜日金利が低ければ国内総生産(GDP)は「12、13、14、15%」成長するだろうと述べインフレリスク軽視しているかのようだった

"We can achieve GDP that breaks every record," Trump declared unequivocally.

我々はあらゆる記録を打ち破るGDPを達成できるトランプ氏は明言した

By the time the height of summer had passed, the president's approval rating for his economic management had plummeted to a mere 32 percent, according to a poll conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

大統領の経済運営に対する支持率は夏の盛りを過ぎた時点でわずか32%にまで落ち込んでいたAP-NORC公共問題研究センターの世論調査による)。

When the Republican Party faced the midterm elections under Trump's leadership in the previous cycle of 2018, his economic approval rating had stood at 50 percent.

共和党が前回2018年にトランプ氏の指導下で中間選挙に臨んだ際には、彼の経済支持率は50%を記録していた

Trump's threats hinting at a blockade of foreign trade jeopardize economic growth and risk further eroding his approval ratings.

トランプ氏の外国貿易遮断をほのめかす威嚇は経済成長を危険に晒すとともに彼の支持率をさらに損なう恐れがある

The tariffs recently imposed on Canada have become a thorny issue for Republicans in the Senate races in Maine and Michigan.

最近カナダに賦課された関税はメイン州とミシガン州の上院選挙において共和党にとって厄介な問題となっている

Officials in the Trump administration contend that their policies are functioning as intended.

トランプ政権の当局者らは自らの政策が意図した通りに機能していると主張している

They assert that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will contribute to heightened productivity and bolster economic growth.

人工知能(AI)の発展が生産性の向上に寄与し経済成長を押し上げるだろうと彼らは述べている

They emphasize that the tariffs introduced last year will ultimately expand factory employment within the United States, that Mr. Trump's tax cuts will stimulate greater corporate investment, and that the administration's drive to identify fraud will alleviate the burden on taxpayers.

昨年導入された関税は最終的に米国内の工場雇用を増加させトランプ氏による減税措置は企業投資の拡大を促し政権が進める不正特定への取り組みは納税者の負担軽減につながるだろうと彼らは強調している

"I anticipate higher growth," stated Christopher Farlan, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

私はより高い成長を見込んでいる」と、ホワイトハウス経済諮問委員会委員長のクリストファー・フェラン氏述べた

"We are striving to deliver favorable outcomes."

我々は良好な結果を生み出すべく尽力している。」

Mr. Ferran pointed out that recent job growth has reached roughly twice the level needed to keep pace with population growth.

フェラン氏は直近の雇用増加が人口増加に必要な水準のおよそ2倍に達していると指摘した

While he anticipates that productivity gains could well drive overall economic growth over the coming years, he also expressed the view that growth alone might prove insufficient to fully resolve the nation's fiscal challenges.

同氏は生産性の向上が今後数年にわたって経済全体の成長を牽引する可能性は十分にあると見込む一方で成長のみでは国の財政上の課題を全面的に解決するには不十分かもしれないとの認識を示した

As long as spending on social security and Medicare continues to expand at a pace that outstrips tax revenues, it is hardly realistic to expect that relying solely on economic growth will significantly reduce the fiscal deficit.

社会保障メディケアへの支出税収上回るペースで膨張し続けている以上経済成長のみに依存して財政赤字大幅に圧縮することは、現実的にはほとんど見込めない

According to an analysis by Arnie Tedeschi, head of economic insights and research at the fintech firm Stripe, even if the US economic growth rate were to remain above 3% annually for the next decade, it would merely be sufficient to stabilise the substantial debt burden the government already carries.

フィンテック企業ストライプ経済インサイト・リサーチ責任者であるアーニー・テデスキ氏の分析によれば米国の経済成長率今後10年間にわたり年率3%を上回り続けたとしても、政府が既に抱える多額の債務負担を安定させるのに十分な水準に過ぎないという。

Tedeschi stated that if AI were to contribute to sustaining such economic growth over a decade, it would be "most welcome," yet he expressed the view that, from a historical perspective, expecting substantial growth driven by advances in computer technology is likely to be "highly optimistic."

テデスキ氏はAIが10年にわたり継続的にそのような経済成長を促進することに寄与するのであれば「この上なく喜ばしい」述べたものの歴史的観点から考察するとコンピューター技術の進歩に起因する大幅な成長を期待するのは「極めて楽観的」である可能性が高いとの見解を示した。

"We should never formulate plans based on an optimistic outlook," stated Mr. Tedeschi.

我々は決して楽観的な見通しに基づく計画を策定すべきではない」テデスキ氏は述べた

Throughout last week, the Trump administration had been striving to instill even greater confidence in the economy among voters, until the president spoke about interest rates on Friday.

先週トランプ政権は金曜日に大統領が金利について述べるまで、有権者に対し経済への確信をより一層植え付けようと努めてきた

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, particularly at the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held in North Carolina, actively touted the benefits to be derived from stronger growth.

スコット・ベセント財務長官はとりわけノースカロライナ州で開催されたG20財務相・中央銀行総裁会議においてより力強い成長からもたらされる恩恵を積極的に喧伝した

Additionally, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, as part of the G20 innovation session, advanced a similar argument.

またハワード・ラトニック商務長官もG20のイノベーション会合の一環として同様の主張を展開した

Nevertheless, in an interview with the Associated Press, Bessent stated his intention to collaborate with Russ Vought, the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and to unveil a plan aimed at "reducing the levels of debt and deficit."

それでもベセント氏はAP通信のインタビューにおいてホワイトハウス予算管理局長のラス・ヴォートと連携し、「債務と赤字の水準を引き下げる」計画を公表する意向であると述べた

Attempts to meaningfully reduce the annual fiscal deficit, which currently stands at roughly two trillion dollars and is projected to exceed three trillion within the next decade, carry considerable political risk.

現在約2兆ドルに達し今後10年以内に3兆ドルを超えると見込まれる年間財政赤字を実質的に削減しようとする試みは、相当な政治的リスクを孕んでいる

While lowering the deficit trajectory is likely to contribute to an improved interest-rate environment, it may well come at a politically painful cost in the form of spending cuts or tax increases.

赤字の軌道を引き下げれば金利環境の改善に寄与する可能性は高いものの歳出削減増税といった形で政治的に痛みを伴う代償を払うことになりかねない

Brusuelas, the chief economist at RSM US, emphasized that for Trump to genuinely address the debt issue and restore confidence in the financial markets, a willingness to pay some kind of price would likely be indispensable.

RSM USのチーフエコノミストであるブルスエラス氏は、トランプ氏が債務問題に真摯に取り組み金融市場の信頼を回復するには、おそらく何らかの代償を払う覚悟が不可欠だと強調した

He stated that a period of slowing the growth of government spending is necessary, which would entail not only tax increases to reduce the fiscal deficit and interest rates but also sweeping cuts across all areas of expenditure.

政府支出の伸びを鈍化させる期間が必要であり、それには財政赤字と金利を圧縮するための増税に加え、歳出全般にわたる徹底的な削減も含まれる、と彼は述べた。

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