-- 根據多家新聞媒體報道,美國總統川普週三表示,阿聯酋退出歐佩克的決定可能有助於緩解能源價格上漲,儘管伊朗持續衝突導致油價攀升。 據報道,川普在白宮被問及阿聯酋的這一舉動時告訴記者:“我認為這很棒。這對降低汽油價格、降低石油價格以及降低所有價格都有好處。” 阿聯酋週二宣布將於下個月退出歐佩克。此舉可能削弱該組織在全球石油市場的影響力,而此時正值美國和以色列在伊朗的戰爭導致石油供應中斷加劇之際。此前,阿聯酋與歐佩克主要成員國沙烏地阿拉伯之間多年來一直存在緊張關係,尤其是在產量配額問題上。 川普在談到阿聯酋總統謝赫穆罕默德·本·扎耶德·阿勒納哈揚時說:“他可能想走自己的路。” 儘管川普聲稱阿聯酋的決定可能會降低能源和其他商品的價格,但幾乎沒有證據支持這一說法,因為週三油價上漲,布蘭特原油價格觸及2022年以來的最高水準。 聯準會主席鮑威爾在他所稱的最後一次新聞發布會上表示,中東衝突在一定程度上加劇了通貨膨脹,並造成了「經濟前景的高度不確定性」。 鮑威爾指出:“短期內,能源價格上漲將推高整體通膨。但從長遠來看,衝突對經濟的潛在影響範圍和持續時間尚不明朗,衝突本身的未來走向也同樣如此。” 白宮尚未回覆的置評請求。
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