In the New York financial market on the 15th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the second day in a row as there was a growing view that the timing of interest rate cuts would be delayed due to persistent inflation, ahead of next week's meeting to decide on US monetary policy. In addition, the yen depreciated to the low 149 yen level to the dollar.
The closing price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the New York Stock Exchange on the 15th was $38,714.77, a drop of $190.89 from the previous day.
This is the second day in a row that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen.
Ahead of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors holding a meeting to decide on monetary policy next week, the U.S. price indicators announced this week have exceeded market expectations one after another, making it time for interest rate cuts due to persistent inflation. The number of sell orders increased as there was a growing expectation that the market would be delayed.
The Nasdaq stock index, which has many tech-related stocks, also fell by 0.9%.
In the New York foreign exchange market, as long-term interest rates in the United States rose, yen selling and dollar buying increased due to the interest rate difference between Japan and the United States, and the yen exchange rate fell to the low 149 yen level for the first time in about a week. did.
A market source said, ``There will be a meeting next week to decide on the Bank of Japan's monetary policy, so there is a lot of interest in whether or not it will end its negative interest rate policy.''