-- 加拿大國家銀行表示,自美伊衝突爆發以來,原油價格已飆升近50%,這項油價衝擊是自1980年代中期WTI原油期貨交易開始以來最大的油價波動之一。 該銀行指出,雖然從百分比來看,這項變化具有歷史意義,但就油價本身而言,情況並非如此。 至少以美元計價的價格是如此。加拿大國家銀行表示,以加元(CAD或加元)計價的WTI原油價格在第二季度初接近歷史高位,近期交易價格略低於每桶160加元——這一水平此前僅在2022年俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭期間短暫達到過一次。 該銀行補充說,因此,加拿大生產商和政府預計將迎來有史以來最豐厚的季度之一,其特許權使用費收入將達到歷史最高水準。這項財政意外之財能持續多久尚不確定,但如果持續下去,其對省和聯邦財政的影響將是「顯著的」——尤其是對像阿爾伯塔省這樣依賴石油的省份而言。 儘管此次原油價格衝擊對加拿大經濟的淨影響及其對貨幣政策的影響尚未完全顯現,但加拿大國家銀行敦促各級政府抓住這項機會。 最值得注意的是,可以透過將任何額外的、未列入預算的收入用於改善財政狀況或用於符合國家利益的、能夠提高生產力的投資來實現這一目標。加拿大國家銀行表示,本屆聯邦政府承諾“減少支出,增加投資”,這項承諾將在周二發布的春季經濟報告中再次受到考驗。
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