-- 据多家新闻媒体报道，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周三表示，阿联酋退出欧佩克的决定可能有助于缓解能源价格上涨，尽管伊朗持续冲突导致油价攀升。 据报道，特朗普在白宫被问及阿联酋的这一举动时告诉记者：“我认为这很棒。这对降低汽油价格、降低石油价格以及降低所有价格都有好处。” 阿联酋周二宣布将于下月退出欧佩克。此举可能会削弱该组织在全球石油市场的影响力，而此时正值美国和以色列在伊朗的战争导致石油供应中断加剧之际。此前，阿联酋与欧佩克主要成员国沙特阿拉伯之间多年来一直存在紧张关系，尤其是在产量配额问题上。 特朗普在谈到阿联酋总统谢赫·穆罕默德·本·扎耶德·阿勒纳哈扬时说：“他可能想走自己的路。” 尽管特朗普声称阿联酋的决定可能会降低能源和其他商品的价格，但几乎没有证据支持这一说法，因为周三油价上涨，布伦特原油价格触及2022年以来的最高水平。 美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔在他所称的最后一次新闻发布会上表示，中东冲突在一定程度上加剧了通货膨胀，并造成了“经济前景的高度不确定性”。 鲍威尔指出：“短期内，能源价格上涨将推高整体通胀。但从长远来看，冲突对经济的潜在影响范围和持续时间尚不明朗，冲突本身的未来走向也同样如此。” 白宫尚未回复的置评请求。
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