一、主要国家和地区的基准利率走势4月全球利率走势依然趋紧。4月份调高了利率的国家主要有加拿大、中国和澳大利亚,美国也在5月10日继续加息25基点,使联邦基金利率达到5%(参见表1)。全球利率继续趋紧的原因是通胀威胁卷土重来。今年以来能源和原材料价格涨势迅猛,石油价格又创新高,基本金属和原材料的价格也不甘落后,黄金、铜、铝等价格轮番猛涨,使通胀成为全球共同关心的话题,因此,央行必须有所行动。美国个人消费性支出核 First, the benchmark interest rates in major countries and regions in April the trend of global interest rates are still tight. The major countries that raised interest rates in April were Canada, China and Australia. The United States also continued to raise interest rates by 25 basis points on May 10, bringing the federal funds rate to 5% (see Table 1). The reason for the continued tightening of global interest rates is that the threat of inflation is coming back. Since the beginning of this year, the prices of energy and raw materials have risen sharply, oil prices have hit new highs, the prices of basic metals and raw materials are not far behind, and the prices of gold, copper and aluminum have skyrocketed so that inflation has become a common global concern. Therefore, the central bank must Take action. US personal consumer spending nuclear