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FRB raises key interest rate for first time in 3 years, defying Trump's demand for cuts

FRB raises key interest rate for first time in 3 years, defying Trump's demand for cuts

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September 17th, 2026

FRB raises key interest rate for first time in 3 years, defying Trump's demand for cuts

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On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2023 in an effort to curb stubbornly high inflation, and hinted that further rate hikes could 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え蟌むため、2023幎以来初めお基準金利を匕き䞊げ、幎内にさらなる利䞊げが行われる可胜性があるず瀺唆した。

With the 0.25-point increase, the Fed's benchmark rate rises to about 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 the rate-setting committee could raise rates again, 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を行い4.1に達する可胜性があるずも瀺した。

This development came at a time when the American people were already suffering from 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苊しめられおいるさなかに生じたものである。

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

生掻費の負担は、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 development has introduced a new and potentially dangerous 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、新たな、そしお朜圚的に危険な経枈倉数を付加する事態ずなった。

President Trump fiercely condemned Wednesday's decision, accusing the Fed's top policymakers of plotting to politically undermine 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自らを政治的に損なわんず䌁おおいるず糟匟した。

After the announcement, Kevin Warsh, the chairman appointed by President Trump, emphasized that signs of acceleration in the economy had emerged since the central bank decided to leave interest rates unchanged in late July.

トランプ倧統領が指名したケビン・りォヌシュ議長は、発衚埌、䞭倮銀行が7月䞋旬に金利を据え眮く決定を䞋しお以来、経枈に加速の兆しが芋られるず匷調した。

He also pointed out that inflation continued to stubbornly exceed the Fed's 2 percent target, with few signs of cooling.

むンフレもFRBの2目暙を根匷く䞊回り続けおおり、冷めおいる兆しはほずんどないず圌は指摘した。

Warsh stated, "There is the plain fact that inflation is too high and has persisted for far too long," and added, "We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving clearly and at a sufficient pace toward our goal. Today, the FOMC judged that this criterion has not been met," referring to the Federal Open Market Committee, the policy-making body that is a division of the Fed.

りォヌシュ氏は「むンフレが高すぎ、あたりにも長く続いおいるずいう明癜な事実がある」ず述べ、さらに「基調的なむンフレが我々の目暙に向かっお明確に、か぀十分な速床で動いおいるず確信しなければならない。本日、FOMCはこの基準が満たされおいないず刀断した」ず付け加え、FRBの䞀郚門であ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, said, "Warsh's stern remarks on inflation at the post-meeting press conference suggest that he may push for higher interest rates at upcoming 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、「䌚合埌の蚘者䌚芋でりォヌシュ氏がむンフレに぀いお厳しく蚀及したこずは、同氏が今埌の䌚合でより高い金利を掚進する可胜性を瀺唆しおいる」ず述べた。

Warsh further pointed out that the renewed fighting between the United States and Iran, which has been driving up gasoline prices, was one factor that led Fed officials to support raising interest rates.

りォヌシュ氏はさらに、ガ゜リン䟡栌を抌し䞊げおいる米囜ずむランの間の新たな戊闘が、FRB圓局者たちに利䞊げを支持させる䞀因ずなったず指摘した。

"There is no way to escape the world's conflict zones," he asserted.

「䞖界䞭の玛争地域から逃れる術はない」ず圌は䞻匵した。

Ahead of a midterm election rally in North Carolina, President Trump spoke to reporters and, without mentioning his own policies that had influenced the decision, framed the historically independent Federal Reserve as just another political actor in Washington.

ノヌスカロラむナ州での䞭間遞挙集䌚を前に、トランプ倧統領は蚘者団に語り、決定に圱響を䞎えた自身の政策には蚀及せず、歎史的に独立しおきたFRBをワシントンのもう䞀぀の政治的アクタヌずしお䜍眮づけた。

"The board is extremely hostile and highly political.

「理事䌚は極めお敵察的で、きわめお政治色が匷い。

They are doing the wrong thing.

圌らは誀ったこずをしおいる。

They are nothing more than a collection of politicians," he said, adding, "They are raising interest rates so as to produce the worst possible outcome for Trump."

圌らは政治家の寄せ集めにすぎない」ず圌は述べ、「圌らはトランプにずっお可胜な限り最悪の結果ずなるよう、金利を匕き䞊げおいる」ず付け加えた。

Warsh pointed out that other central banks are also raising interest rates in order to deal 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を実斜しおいるず指摘した。

The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate last week, and the Bank of Japan is also 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が、日本銀行も9月18日に同様の措眮に螏み切るず芋蟌たれおいる。

The Fed has scheduled its next meeting for late October, but since it falls exactly one week before the midterm elections, most economists expect the authorities to leave interest rates unchanged at that point.

FRBは次回の䌚合を10月䞋旬に予定しおいるが、䞭間遞挙のちょうど1週間前にあたるこずから、倧半の゚コノミストは圓局がその時点で金利を据え眮くず芋蟌んでいる。

However, Wall Street analysts take the view that, based on futures prices, a rate hike by December is virtually certain.

しかしりォヌル街のアナリストたちは、先物䟡栌に基づけば12月たでの利䞊げがほが確実であるず捉えおいる。

Also, late on Wednesday, the yield on two-year government bonds rose from 4.67% to 4.74%.

たた氎曜日遅く、2幎物囜債の利回りは4.67から4.74に䞊昇した。

This is another sign that investors are pinning their hopes on the possibility of further rate hikes by the Fed.

これは、投資家がFRBによるさらなる利䞊げの可胜性に期埅を寄せおいるこずを瀺すもう䞀぀の兆候である。

Even so, if inflation shows signs of cooling in the coming months, that could change.

それでも、今埌数ヶ月でむンフレが冷める兆しを芋せれば、それは倉わる可胜性がある。

Since taking office as Fed Chair in May, Mr. Warsh has been firmly committed to curbing inflation, and policymakers have said they will draw clues from the data to determine whether inflation is moving in the right direction.

5月にFRB議長に就任しお以来、りォヌシュ氏はむンフレ抑制に固くコミットしおおり、政策担圓者たちは、むンフレが正しい方向に進んでいるかどうかを刀断する手がかりをデヌタから埗るず述べおきた。

This rate hike represents a change of direction for Mr. Warsh.

今回の利䞊げは、りォヌシュ氏にずっお方向転換を意味するものである。

Last year, when he was being considered by President Trump, he often suggested that the Fed might lower its key interest rate, aligning himself with the president's calls for lower borrowing costs.

圌は昚幎、トランプ倧統領によっお怜蚎されおいた折に、FRBが䞻芁金利を匕き䞋げる可胜性があるずしばしば瀺唆し、䜎い借入コストを求める倧統領の呌びかけに同調しおいた。

In April, while Warsh's nomination was under consideration by the Senate Banking Committee, President Trump said in a television interview that he would be disappointed if Warsh did not cut interest rates.

4月、りォヌシュ氏の指名が䞊院銀行委員䌚で審議されおいた際、トランプ倧統領はテレビむンタビュヌで、同氏が利䞋げしなければ倱望するず述べた。

On the same day, however, Warsh told the committee that he had not promised President Trump any rate cuts and that, as Fed chair, he would be an "independent actor."

しかし同じ日、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おおらず、FRB議長ずしお「独立したアクタヌ」になるず述べた。

In North Carolina, President Trump said that he had spoken with Mr. Warsh before the vote and told him, "Since it won't be a problem anyway, you'd better vote along with the board."

トランプ倧統領はノヌスカロラむナ州で、投祚前にりォヌシュ氏ず話し、「どうせ問題にならないのだから、理事䌚ず䞀緒に投祚したほうがいい」ず䌝えたず述べた。

As the turmoil caused by the war in Iran continues, the average gasoline price has risen by more than 7 percent compared with just one month ago, and the effects are spreading throughout the economy, potentially keeping broader inflation stubbornly elevated.

むラン戊争による混乱が続く䞭、平均ガ゜リン䟡栌はわずか1ヶ月前より7以䞊䞊昇しおおり、その圱響は経枈党䜓に及び、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。

Last week's inflation report showed that core prices, which exclude food and energy, accelerated somewhat in August.

先週のむンフレ報告では、食品ず゚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た。

According to the gauge the Fed prioritises, the inflation rate in July stood at 3.7% year on year, up from 2.3% in April 2025, just before President Trump announced sweeping tariffs.

FRBが重芖する指暙によれば、7月のむンフレ率は前幎同月比3.7ずなり、トランプ倧統領が広範な関皎を発衚する盎前の2025幎4月の2.3から䞊昇した。

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy, reached 3.3% in July, the latest data available, up from 3% just before the Iran war and far above the Fed's target.

倉動の激しい食品ず゚ネルギヌを陀くコアむンフレ率は、入手可胜な最新デヌタである7月時点で3.3ず、むラン戊争盎前の3から䞊昇しおおり、FRBの目暙をはるかに䞊回っおいる。

FRB 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 contrasts with the situation in late July, when the central bank kept rates unchanged while three officials dissented in favor of a hike.

これは、䞭倮銀行が金利を据え眮く䞀方で3名の圓局者が利䞊げを䞻匵しお反察した7月䞋旬の状況ずは察照的である。

Of the 18 FRB policymakers who submitted projections on growth and interest rates, 16 anticipated at least one more rate hike this year, and four supported two additional increases.

成長ず金利に関する予枬を提出した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おおり、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 in August had surged 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急増したず発衚した。

This is a sign that consumers are still spending at a healthy pace, despite sentiment surveys indicating that Americans remain pessimistic about the economy.

これは、アメリカ囜民が経枈に぀いお悲芳的であり続けおいるこずを瀺す感情調査にもかかわらず、消費者が䟝然ずしお健党な氎準で支出しおいる兆候である。

Strong spending is a sign that interest rates at their current level are not necessarily restraining the economy and cooling inflation.

匷い支出は、珟圚の氎準の金利が必ずしも経枈を制限し、むンフレを冷たしおいるわけではないこずを瀺す兆候である。

The Fed stated, "Although uncertainty remains high due to geopolitical developments, domestic spending is holding firm."

FRBは、「地政孊的な情勢の進展により䞍確実性は䟝然ずしお高いものの、囜内支出は底堅い」ず述べた。

This likely refers to sustained consumer spending and robust investment in artificial intelligence data centers by major technology companies.

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おいる。

High inflation is not a problem caused solely by gasoline prices.

高むンフレはガ゜リン䟡栌のみに起因する問題ではない。

Sustained investment in AI is driving up the prices of computer chips and other electronic devices, further accelerating 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、党䜓的なむンフレを䞀局加速させおいる。

Tariffs may still be pushing up certain costs, for example for household appliances, whose prices surged last month.

関皎は、䟋えば先月䟡栌が急隰した家電補品など、䞀郚のコストを䟝然ずしお抌し䞊げおいる可胜性がある。

President Trump had sharply criticized Jerome Powell, Warsh's predecessor, for failing to cut interest rates quickly enough.

トランプ倧統領は、りォヌシュ氏の前任者であるゞェロヌム・パり゚ル氏が利䞋げを十分迅速に行わなかったずしお、同氏を厳しく批刀しおいた。

His Justice Department even launched a criminal investigation into brief testimony Powell gave to Congress last year, though that investigation was ultimately dropped.

圌の叞法省は、パり゚ル氏が昚幎議䌚で行った短い蚌蚀をめぐっお刑事捜査にたで螏み切ったが、その捜査は最終的に取り䞋げられた。

On Wednesday, when Warsh was pressed on 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、倧統領が利䞊げにどのように反応するかず問い質されたりォヌシュ氏は、「倧統領ずの議論に぀いおは、話すべきこずは䜕もない」ず述べた。

On Sunday, Kevin Hassett, who serves as President Trump's top economic adviser, was pressed during an interview on Fox News about how President Trump would respond to an interest 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どのような反応を瀺すのかず問い質された。

Hassett said, "I don't think he'll be overjoyed about it, but above all, he will protect Kevin Warsh's independence."

「圌がそれに぀いお倧いに喜ぶずは思わないが、䜕よりもケビン・りォヌシュ氏の独立性を守るだろう」ずハセット氏は述べた。

Mr. Warsh may enjoy a certain degree of protection, given that his father-in-law, Ronald Lauder, is a friend of President Trump and a billionaire who contributed substantial funds to the president's election campaign.

りォヌシュ氏は、矩父のロナルド・ロヌダヌ氏がトランプ倧統領の友人であり、同倧統領の遞挙運動に倚額の資金を提䟛した億䞇長者であるこずから、ある皋床の保護を埗おいる可胜性がある。

And despite all his grievances, the president insisted that he wanted Warsh to "be independent."

そしお倧統領は、あらゆる䞍満にもかかわらず、りォヌシュ氏に「独立しおほしい」ず䞻匵した。

When explicitly asked whether he still had confidence in Warsh, President Trump answered, "Yes."

りォヌシュ氏に䟝然ずしお自信があるかず明瀺的に問われ、トランプ倧統領は「ある」ず答えた。

Bill Barrow, a journalist based in Atlanta, contributed the piece.

アトランタを拠点に掻動する蚘者ビル・バロり氏が寄皿を行った。

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