-- 蒙特利尔银行(BMO)表示,加拿大将于周二美国东部时间上午8:30公布3月份的国际商品贸易数据。 该行指出,加拿大3月份的贸易逆差预计将收窄至30亿加元,这是首次反映能源冲击对经济的影响。 BMO表示,由于霍尔木兹海峡关闭,能源价格上涨和需求增加,出口有望大幅增长。进口和非能源出口也可能上升,汽车制造业的积极数据表明,汽车行业持续复苏。 该行指出,尽管金属价格在3月份有所回落,但中东战争爆发带来的额外不确定性可能会进一步加剧黄金出货量的波动。风险倾向于趋于平衡,只要霍尔木兹海峡的通行活动仍然受到限制,这种情况就可能持续下去。 尽管如此,并非全是好消息:据蒙特利尔银行(BMO)称,战争持续的时间越长,全球对非能源商品的需求受到的冲击就越大,这将抵消部分能源增长带来的益处。 在美墨加协定(CUSMA)贸易谈判仍在进行之际,加拿大宣布了一系列新的关税减免措施,主要通过向钢铁、铝或铜制品生产商和出口商提供优惠贷款来实现。 据该银行称,尽管美元指数变化不大,但加元(CAD 或 loonie)周二早盘小幅走强,报 1.361 美元(0.735 美元)。
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