-- 週四早盤,油價小幅上漲,美國和伊朗在結束這場戰爭方面進展甚微。這場戰爭造成了史上最大規模的供應衝擊,波斯灣地區的石油運輸被封鎖在霍爾木茲海峽。 6月交割的西德州中質原油(WTI)價格上漲0.33美元,至每桶93.29美元;6月交割的布蘭特原油價格上漲0.50美元,至每桶102.41美元。 美國和伊朗的談判仍處於僵局。伊朗拒絕談判,只要美國海軍繼續封鎖其港口,伊朗就不會進行談判;而美國則拒絕解除封鎖。伊朗正在霍爾木茲海峽襲擊船隻。霍爾木茲海峽是全球20%石油需求(由波斯灣國家供應)的咽喉要道。同時,有報道稱,美軍正在印度洋登船檢查伊朗船隻。 「伊朗領導層將解除美國封鎖作為恢復談判的先決條件,一位高級官員甚至稱此舉為軍事侵略行為。川普總統則表示,停火協議目前將繼續維持,使衝突陷入一種沒有空襲、船隻活動極少、難以維繫的平衡狀態,」全球大宗商品策略和中東及北非研究主管赫利瑪·克羅夫特寫道。 自2月28日戰爭爆發以來,WTI原油價格已上漲37%,但由於市場對衝突即將結束的預期,油價已回落至4月7日觸及的四年高點112.95美元以下。然而,如果交易員預期雙方目前的僵局會持續下去,油價可能會再次測試這一四年高點。 「川普在四月份的大部分時間裡都在吹噓與伊朗達成協議指日可待。但現在看來,達成協議的可能性越來越小。過去一周,美國多邊交易市場對霍爾木茲海峽何時重新開放的押注大幅下降。押注5月13日之前重新開放的押注自上油峽開始以來下降了27%,目前僅為39%。 Research首席大宗商品分析師比雅恩·希爾德羅普(Bjarne Schieldrop)寫道。
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