米政権判断、大統領選後に遅れも　日鉄のＵＳスチール買収―報道

　【ワシントン時事】日本製鉄による米鉄鋼大手ＵＳスチール買収計画を巡るバイデン米政権の判断が、１１月の大統領選後までずれ込む可能性が出てきた。米紙ワシントン・ポストが１３日、ホワイトハウス関係者の話として報じた。先週、バイデン大統領が買収阻止を表明するとの観測が浮上したが、雇用維持など経済的な影響への懸念が米国内でも強まっていた。
　ＵＳスチールが本社を置く東部ペンシルベニア州は大統領選の激戦州の一つ。全米鉄鋼労組（ＵＳＷ）が買収計画への反対を明言する中、労働者票を取り込もうと、民主党候補のハリス副大統領、共和党候補のトランプ前大統領ともに反対姿勢を示している。（2024/09/14-06:01）

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden may delay a decision on Nippon Steel Corp.'s planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. until after the presidential election in November, White House officials were quoted as saying by the Washington Post on Friday.
   Speculation emerged last week that Biden would announce a plan to block the deal, but concerns were growing in the United States about the economic consequences, including possible job losses.
   The eastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania, where U.S. Steel is headquartered, is one of the presidential election battlegrounds. After the United Steelworkers, or USW, labor union, has made clear its opposition to the takeover plan, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, have also expressed their opposition, apparently hoping to win over union members' votes.
   Currently, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, is screening the planned acquisition from a security perspective.
   A White House spokeswoman told the Washington Post that an announcement on the plan was "never imminent" and that Biden was waiting for a recommendation from CFIUS.