【ワシントン=川手伊織】米連邦議会上院の銀行・住宅・都市問題委員会は29日午前(日本時間同日夜)、米連邦準備理事会(FRB)の次期議長にケビン・ウォーシュ元理事を指名する人事を賛成多数で承認した。5月就任の公算が大きくなった。
上院本会議の採決でも人事案が承認されれば、ウォーシュ氏はジェローム・パウエル現議長の後任に就く。パウエル氏は5月15日に議長としての任期を迎える。
ウォーシュ氏は人事の承…
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The day began with the yen breaching 160 to the dollar and JGB yields hitting 30-year highs, driven by oil price fears from the Hormuz blockade. Prime Minister Takaichi announced naphtha supplies secured into next year via alternative sources. In the afternoon, Finance Minister Katayama and Vice Minister Mimura issued strong warnings against yen weakness, triggering a sharp appreciation to the 155 range, with Nikkei and Asahi confirming actual intervention. Meanwhile, the Asahiyama Zoo employee arrest for destroying his wife's body in the zoo's incinerator dominated crime coverage, with the suspect admitting to the act. The Fussa hammer attack suspect remained at large, with police issuing a public wanted notice.