-- 週四收盤時,倫敦富時100指數下跌0.05%,因為以色列對黎巴嫩的空襲導致伊朗再次禁止油輪通過霍爾木茲海峽,這令外界對其與美國達成的停火協議產生懷疑。 丹麥銀行表示:「伊朗和美國在關鍵問題上仍然存在巨大分歧,因此局勢很可能再次升級。」伊朗議會議長穆罕默德·巴格爾·加利巴夫指出,停火協議的三項條款遭到違反。同時,美國總統川普在「真相社交」平台上發文稱,美軍將堅守陣地,直到「真正的協議」得到全面遵守。他還補充說,如果協議得不到遵守,美軍「實際上正在期待下一次征服」。 經濟方面,英國皇家特許測量師學會發布的2026年3月房價指數為-23%,低於上月修正後的-14%。最新數據顯示,市場預期降幅低於先前普遍預期的-18%,為2023年12月以來的最低水準。 「過去幾個月,英國房地產市場的情緒發生了顯著變化。此前謹慎好轉的市場活動,因中東衝突帶來的更廣泛的宏觀經濟影響而偏離軌道,抵押貸款利率前景的再次惡化尤其具有挑戰性。…未來走向取決於近期油價和能源成本的飆升能否在當前高度不確定的地緣政治環境下開始逆轉,」皇家培訓師學會分析 「3月的調查數據顯示,英國上市房屋建築商的短期前景無疑為負面。購屋需求的急劇惡化、近期銷售預期暴跌(至-33%)以及價格下行壓力的加劇,都預示著2026年第二季將面臨更加嚴峻的交易環境,」加拿大皇家銀行資本市場(RBC Capital Markets)表示。 企業新聞方面,倫敦證券交易所集團(LSEG.L)宣布啟動一項價值高達9億英鎊的股票回購計劃,消息公佈後股價上漲0.18%。 同時,英美菸草公司(BATS.L)股價下跌1.99%,宣布任命德拉戈斯·康斯坦丁內斯庫(Dragos Constantinescu)為首席財務官,該任命將於9月1日生效。在此之前,賈韋德·伊克巴爾(Javed Iqbal)將繼續擔任這家菸草和尼古丁產品巨頭的臨時財務長。
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