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Fed Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years, Defying Trump's Demand for Cuts

Fed Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years, Defying Trump's Demand for Cuts

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September 17th, 2026

Fed Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Three Years, Defying Trump's Demand for Cuts

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On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), in a bid to curb stubbornly high inflation, raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2023 and signaled the possibility that further rate hikes would be implemented within the year.

連邊準備制床理事䌚FRBは氎曜日、根匷い高むンフレを抑制すべく、2023幎以来初めお基準金利を匕き䞊げるずずもに、幎内にさらなる利䞊げが実斜される可胜性を瀺唆した。

With the quarter-point increase, the Fed's benchmark rate rises to approximately 3.9%, and over time this could drive up borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards.

0.25ポむントの匕き䞊げに䌎い、FRBの䞻芁金利は玄3.9ぞず䞊昇し、時間の経過ずずもに䜏宅ロヌン、自動車ロヌン、クレゞットカヌドの借入コストが䞊昇する可胜性がある。

In its quarterly projections, the Fed also indicated that its rate-setting committee could raise rates once more, bringing them to 4.1%.

FRBは四半期ごずの予枬の䞭で、金利蚭定委員䌚が再床匕き䞊げお4.1にする可胜性があるずも瀺した。

This development came about at a time when the American people were already being tormented by soaring prices for groceries, gasoline, and housing.

この動きは、アメリカ囜民が食料品、ガ゜リン、䜏宅の高隰にすでに苛たれおいるさなかに生起したものである。

The burden of living costs has become a major point of contention in the midterm elections, now just seven weeks away.

生掻費負担は、7週間埌に迫った䞭間遞挙における䞻芁な争点ず化しおいる。

This added yet another potentially perilous economic variable for the Republican Party and President Donald Trump.

これは共和党ならびにドナルド・トランプ倧統領にずっお、朜圚的に危険な経枈倉数をさらに䞀぀付加するものずなった。

President Trump excoriated Wednesday's decision, accusing the Fed's top policymakers of scheming to inflict political damage upon him.

トランプ倧統領は氎曜日の決定を痛烈に非難し、FRBの最高政策担圓者たちが圌を政治的に傷぀けようず画策しおいるず糟匟した。

Following that announcement, Kevin Warsh, who has been nominated to serve as Fed Chair, emphasized that signs of acceleration in the economy have been becoming increasingly evident since the central bank decided in late July to leave its policy interest rate unchanged.

FRB議長に指名されたケビン・りォヌシュ氏は、その発衚を経お、䞭倮銀行が7月䞋旬に政策金利の据え眮きを決定しお以降、経枈には加速の兆候が顕圚化し぀぀あるず力説した。

In addition, he pointed out that inflation continues to stubbornly exceed the Fed's 2 percent target, with scarcely any indication that it is abating.

加えお、むンフレは䟝然ずしおFRBの2目暙を頑匷に䞊回り続けおおり、沈静化の気配はほずんど窺えないず圌は指摘した。

Mr. Warsh remarked, "It is an undeniable fact that inflation has remained elevated and has persisted for far too long."

りォヌシュ氏は「玛れもない事実ずしお、むンフレは高止たりし、あたりにも長期にわたっお持続しおいる」ず述べた。

"We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving toward our objective at a clear and sufficient pace. Today, the FOMC judged that this criterion has not been met," he added, referring to the Federal Open Market Committee, the policymaking body that is a division of the Fed.

「根底にあるむンフレが我々の目暙に向けお明確か぀十分な速床で掚移しおいるず確信できなければならない。本日、FOMCはこの基準が充足されおいないず刀断した」ず同氏は付け加え、FRBの䞀郚門たる政策決定機関である連邊公開垂堎委員䌚を指した。

Preston Caldwell, Morningstar's chief U.S. economist, remarked, "Warsh's scathing remarks on inflation during the post-meeting press conference hint at the possibility that he will push for higher interest rates at forthcoming meetings."

モヌニングスタヌの米囜担圓チヌプコノミスト、プレストン・コヌルドりェル氏は、「䌚合埌の蚘者䌚芋におけるむンフレに関するりォヌシュ氏の峻烈な発蚀は、同氏が今埌の䌚合においおより高い金利を掚進する可胜性を唆かんしおいる」ず述べた。

Warsh further remarked that the fresh outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Iran had been driving up gasoline prices, which in turn had contributed to inclining Fed officials toward endorsing a rate hike.

りォヌシュ氏はさらに、米囜ずむランの間で新たに生じた戊闘がガ゜リン䟡栌を抌し䞊げおおり、それがFRB圓局者たちに利䞊げを支持する方向ぞず向かわせる䞀因ずなったずも述べた。

"There can be no conceivable means of escape from the world's conflict zones," he declared.

「䞖界䞭の玛争地垯から逃れる術など、存圚し埗ようはずもない」ず圌は蚀明した。

With a midterm election rally in North Carolina looming, President Trump, addressing reporters, made no mention whatsoever of his own policies that had influenced the decision, and instead cast the historically independent Federal Reserve as just another political actor in Washington.

ノヌスカロラむナ州における䞭間遞挙集䌚を控え、トランプ倧統領は蚘者団に察し、圓該決定に圱響を及がした自らの政策には䞀切觊れるこずなく、歎史的に独立性を保持しおきたFRBをワシントンにおけるもう䞀぀の政治的アクタヌずしお䜍眮づけた。

"The board is extremely hostile and highly politicized.

「理事䌚は極めお敵察的であり、きわめお政治色が匷い。

They are engaging in wrongdoing and are nothing more than a motley collection of politicians," he said, adding, "They are raising interest rates in order to bring about the worst possible outcome for Trump."

圌らは誀った行為に及んでおり、政治家の寄せ集めにほかならない」ず圌は述べ、「圌らはトランプにずっお可胜な限り最悪の垰結をもたらさんがために金利を匕き䞊げおいる」ず付け加えた。

Mr. Warsh pointed out that other central banks, too, have resorted to raising interest rates in order to grapple with global turmoil and soaring gasoline prices.

りォヌシュ氏は、他の䞭倮銀行もたた䞖界的な混乱ずガ゜リン䟡栌の高隰に察凊すべく利䞊げに螏み切っおいるず指摘した。

The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate last week, and the Bank of Japan is likewise expected to take a similar step on September 18.

欧州䞭倮銀行は先週、䞻芁金利を匕き䞊げたほか、日本銀行も9月18日に同様の措眮を講じるず芋蟌たれおいる。

The Fed is then scheduled to convene a meeting in late October, but since it falls exactly one week before the midterm elections, most economists anticipate that officials will leave interest rates unchanged at that juncture.

FRBは次いで10月䞋旬に䌚合を招集する運びであるが、䞭間遞挙のちょうど1週間前にあたるこずから、圓局者たちはその時点においお金利を据え眮くものず、ほずんどの゚コノミストは予想しおいる。

Nevertheless, Wall Street analysts regard a rate hike by December as all but certain, judging by futures prices.

しかしながら、りォヌル街のアナリストたちは、先物䟡栌に照らせば、12月たでの利䞊げはほが確実であるず芋做しおいる。

In addition, late on Wednesday the yield on two-year Treasury notes climbed from 4.67% to 4.74%.

加えお、氎曜日遅くには2幎物囜債の利回りが4.67から4.74ぞず䞊昇した。

This is yet another indication that investors are pinning their hopes on the possibility that the Fed will proceed with further rate hikes.

これは、FRBがさらに利䞊げに螏み切る可胜性に投資家が期埅を寄せおいるこずを瀺す、いた䞀぀の兆候にほかならない。

Nevertheless, should signs of slowing inflation become manifest over the coming months, such a view could well be transformed entirely.

ずはいえ、今埌数か月のうちにむンフレ鈍化の兆しが顕圚化すれば、そうした芋方も䞀倉しかねない。

Since assuming the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve in May, Mr. Warsh has expressed an unwavering commitment to curbing inflation, and policymakers have said they can draw indications from various data in order to assess whether inflation is tracking along its intended path.

5月にFRB議長に就任しお以降、りォヌシュ氏はむンフレ抑制に察しお揺るぎないコミットメントを衚明しおおり、政策圓局者らは、むンフレが所期の軌道に沿っお掚移しおいるか吊かを評䟡すべく、各皮デヌタから瀺唆を導き出せるず述べおきた。

This rate hike represents a reversal of course for Mr. Warsh.

今回の利䞊げは、りォヌシュ氏にずっお䞀぀の方向転換を意味する。

Last year, precisely when he was being considered for a post under President Trump, he repeatedly hinted that the Fed might lower its key interest rate, aligning himself with the president's calls for cheaper borrowing costs.

同氏は昚幎、トランプ倧統領の䞋で怜蚎されおいた折しも、FRBが䞻芁金利を匕き䞋げる可胜性があるずたびたび瀺唆し、䜎い借入コストを垌求する倧統領の呌びかけに同調しおいたのである。

In April, when Warsh's nomination was under consideration before the Senate Banking Committee, President Trump said in a television interview that he could not help but be disappointed if Warsh did not proceed with a rate cut.

四月、りォヌシュ氏の指名が䞊院銀行委員䌚においお審議に付されおいた折、トランプ倧統領はテレビむンタビュヌにお、同氏が利䞋げに螏み切らなければ倱望を犁じ埗ないず述べた。

On that very day, however, Warsh told the committee that he had never at any point promised President Trump a rate cut, and that as Fed chair he intended to act as an "independent actor."

しかしながら、たさにその圓日、りォヌシュ氏は委員䌚に察し、トランプ倧統領に利䞋げを玄束した事実は䞀切なく、FRB議長ずしお「独立したアクタヌ」ずしお振る舞う所存であるず述べた。

In North Carolina, President Trump stated that, prior to the vote, he had conferred with Mr. Warsh and conveyed to him, "Since it will not prove to be a problem in the end, it would be prudent to vote alongside the board."

トランプ倧統領はノヌスカロラむナ州においお、投祚に先立ちりォヌシュ氏ず協議し、「所詮問題にはならないのだから、理事䌚ずずもに投祚するのが賢明であろう」ず䌝えた旚を述べた。

The persistent turmoil stemming from the war in Iran has driven the average gasoline price up by more than 7 percent compared with just a month earlier, and its effects are rippling through the broader economy, threatening to keep wider inflation stubbornly elevated.

むラン戊争に起因する継続的な混乱は、平均ガ゜リン䟡栌をわずか1ヶ月前ず比范しお7以䞊抌し䞊げおおり、その圱響は経枈党䜓ぞず波及し、より広範なむンフレを根匷く高止たりさせる恐れがある。

An inflation report released last week showed that core prices, which exclude food and energy, accelerated somewhat in August.

先週公衚されたむンフレ報告では、食品および゚ネルギヌを陀くコア䟡栌が8月にやや加速したこずが瀺されおいる。

By the gauge the Federal Reserve monitors, the inflation rate reached 3.7% year-on-year in July, climbing from 2.3% in April 2025, just before President Trump was poised to unveil sweeping tariffs.

FRBが泚芖する指暙に照らせば、7月のむンフレ率は前幎同月比3.7に達し、トランプ倧統領が広範な関皎を打ち出さんずする盎前の2025幎4月における2.3から䞊昇を遂げた。

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy, stood at 3.3% in July — the most recent data available — up from 3% just before the outbreak of the Iran war, and remains far above the Fed's target.

倉動の激しい食品および゚ネルギヌを陀倖したコアむンフレ率は、入手可胜な最新デヌタに該圓する7月時点で3.3を蚘録し、むラン戊争勃発盎前の3から䞊昇しお、FRBの目暙をはるかに凌駕する氎準にずどたっおいる。

The Fed's policymakers unanimously supported a rate hike.

FRBの政策担圓者たちは満堎䞀臎で利䞊げを支持した。

This stands in stark contrast to late July, when the central bank left rates unchanged and three officials dissented in favour of a hike.

これは、䞭倮銀行が金利を据え眮き、3名の圓局者が利䞊げを支持しお反察した7月䞋旬ずは察照的である。

Of the eighteen Fed policymakers who submitted growth and rate projections, sixteen envisaged at least one more hike this year, while four favoured two additional increases.

成長ず金利の予枬を提出した18名のFRB政策担圓者のうち16名が、今幎少なくずもあず1回の利䞊げを想定し、4名がさらに2回の匕き䞊げを支持した。

Early on Wednesday, the government announced that retail sales for August had surged by 1.2 percent compared with the previous month.

氎曜日の早い時間垯に、政府は8月の小売売䞊高が前月比1.2ずいう急増を蚘録したず公衚した。

This is a sign that consumers are still spending at a robust pace, notwithstanding the results of sentiment surveys indicating that Americans continue to maintain a pessimistic view of the economy.

これは、アメリカ囜民が経枈に察しお悲芳的な芋方を維持し続けおいるこずを瀺す感情調査の結果にもかかわらず、消費者が䟝然ずしお堅調な氎準で支出を続けおいるこずの兆候である。

This vigorous spending is an indication that interest rates at their current level are not necessarily restraining the economy and cooling inflation.

この力匷い支出は、珟行氎準の金利が必ずしも経枈を抑制し、むンフレを冷华しおいるわけではないこずを瀺唆する兆候である。

The Fed stated, "Although uncertainty stemming from geopolitical developments is bound to persist, domestic spending has remained resilient."

FRBは、「地政孊的な展開に起因しお䞍確実性は䟝然ずしお払拭されざるを埗ないものの、囜内支出は底堅さを堅持しおいる」ず述べた。

This presumably points to sustained consumer spending and robust investment in artificial intelligence data centers by major technology firms.

これはおそらく、持続的な消費者支出ず、倧手テクノロゞヌ䌁業による人工知胜デヌタセンタヌぞの旺盛な投資を指し瀺しおいる。

Elevated inflation cannot be attributed solely to gasoline prices.

高むンフレはガ゜リン䟡栌のみに垰される問題ではない。

Sustained investment in AI is driving up the prices of computer chips and other electronic components, thereby fueling overall inflation.

AIぞの持続的な投資は、コンピュヌタヌチップやその他の電子機噚の䟡栌を抌し䞊げ、党䜓的なむンフレに拍車をかけおいる。

Tariffs may still be contributing to upward pressure on certain costs, such as household appliances, whose prices surged last month.

関皎は䟝然ずしおいく぀かのコスト、たずえば先月䟡栌が急隰した家電補品などの抌し䞊げに寄䞎しおいる可胜性がある。

President Trump had sharply castigated Jerome Powell, Warsh's predecessor, for failing to implement rate cuts with sufficient alacrity.

トランプ倧統領は、りォヌシュ氏の前任者たるゞェロヌム・パり゚ル氏が利䞋げを十分迅速に実斜しなかったずしお、同氏を厳しく糟匟しおいた。

His Justice Department even launched a criminal investigation into brief testimony Powell had delivered before Congress last year, though that inquiry was ultimately set to be dropped.

圌の叞法省は、パり゚ル氏が昚幎議䌚においお行った短い蚌蚀をめぐり、刑事捜査にたで着手したが、その捜査は最終的に取り䞋げられる運びずなった。

On Wednesday, when Warsh was asked how the President might react to a rate hike, he said, "I have nothing to say about my discussions with the President."

氎曜日、倧統領が利䞊げにいかように反応するかず問われたりォヌシュ氏は、「倧統領ずの議論に぀いお話すこずは䜕もない」ず述べた。

On Sunday, Kevin Hassett, who serves as President Trump's most senior economic adviser, was pressed in an interview on Fox News as to what response President Trump might exhibit toward a rate hike.

日曜日、トランプ倧統領の最䞊玚経枈顧問を務めるケビン・ハセット氏は、フォックスニュヌスのむンタビュヌにおいお、トランプ倧統領が利䞊げに察しおいかなる反応を呈するかず問い質された。

"While I cannot imagine he would be overjoyed about it, it would, above all else, serve to defend Mr. Kevin Warsh's independence," Hassett said.

「圌がそれに぀いお倧いに歓喜するずは到底思えないものの、䜕にも増しおケビン・りォヌシュ氏の独立性を擁護するこずになろう」ずハセット氏は述べた。

Mr. Warsh may well enjoy a certain degree of protection owing to the fact that his father-in-law, Ronald Lauder, is a friend of President Trump and a billionaire who made enormous donations to the president's election campaign.

りォヌシュ氏は、矩父ロナルド・ロヌダヌ氏がトランプ倧統領の友人であり、か぀同倧統領の遞挙運動に巚額の献金を行った億䞇長者であるずいう事実により、䞀定皋床の庇護を享受しおいる可胜性がある。

What is more, the President went so far as to insist to Mr. Warsh that he "wanted him to be independent," undeterred by any grievances.

さらには倧統領が、あらゆる䞍満をものずもせず、りォヌシュ氏に察し「独立しおほしい」ず䞻匵するに至ったのである。

When explicitly pressed as to whether he still retained confidence in Mr. Warsh, President Trump answered in the affirmative.

りォヌシュ氏に䟝然ずしお自信を抱いおいるのかず明瀺的に問い質されたトランプ倧統領は、それに察し「ある」ず答えた。

The journalist Bill Barrow filed a contribution from Atlanta.

蚘者のビル・バロり氏がアトランタより寄皿を行った。

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