-- 美國經濟諮商局週二公佈的一項調查顯示,受勞動力市場預期改善的提振,美國消費者信心在4月意外上升,儘管中東衝突導致汽油價格高企仍引發擔憂。 消費者信心指數從3月向上修正後的92.2升至本月的92.8。彭博社先前的調查顯示,市場普遍預期該指數為89。經濟諮商局表示,其調查時間為4月1日至4月22日,期間包括了4月8日開始的為期兩週的中東衝突臨時停火。 經濟諮商局首席經濟學家達納·彼得森表示:“儘管中東戰爭導致布倫特原油價格飆升,引發了人們對汽油價格上漲的擔憂,但4月份消費者信心小幅上升,總體變化不大。” 彼得森還表示,本月消費者對當前和預期商業狀況的評估有所下降,但現有和預期勞動力市場以及收入預期的「小幅改善」抵消了這一降幅。 自2月底美以與伊朗爆發戰爭以來,能源價格飆升,關鍵的霍爾木茲海峽實際上已被封鎖。這條狹窄的水道是全球原油運輸最重要的咽喉要道。在美伊之間以及隨後以色列與黎巴嫩之間達成停火協議後,衝突暫時中止。 根據追蹤美國燃油價格的旅遊組織AAA的數據顯示,週二美國零售汽油平均價格為每加侖4.176美元,而一年前為每加侖3.150美元。 世界大型企業聯合會表示,4月「現況」指數較上月下降0.3點至123.8,而「預期」指數則是環比上升1.2點至72.2。 調查顯示,本月消費者對未來一年通膨預期的平均值和中位數“略有下降”,但仍處於高位。 週五,密西根大學的一項調查顯示,本月美國消費者信心較4月份的初步估計有所改善,但仍處於歷史低位,因為短期通膨預期錄得一年來最大的月度增幅。
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