-- (更新價格。) 週二午後,金價連續第二天下跌,美元走強。先前公佈的美國3月零售銷售數據超出預期,而美伊談判可望結束這場推高油價和其他大宗商品價格的中東戰爭。 5月交割的黃金期貨價格下跌105.50美元,至每盎司4,723.30美元。 根據Marketwatch報道,美國人口普查局週二公佈的數據顯示,3月零售銷售額成長1.7%,高於先前修正後的0.7%,也高於市場普遍預期的1.5%。 CNN報導,這是三年多來的最高增幅,但同時,由於美國對伊朗的戰爭,汽油價格也創下歷史新高。 預計結束戰爭的談判將在巴基斯坦舉行,為期兩週的停火協議將於明天結束。達成協議預計將結束霍爾木茲海峽的封鎖,並降低滯留在波斯灣的石油和其他大宗商品的高價。然而,伊朗尚未公開確認是否會派遣談判代表前往巴基斯坦與美國會面,儘管《華爾街日報》報道稱,伊朗已告知調解方,將派遣團隊參加會談。 盛寶銀行寫道:“由於交易員正在評估美伊重啟談判的前景以及即將到來的停火期限,黃金價格正在盤整。鑑於中東局勢可能對通膨預期、美元、債券收益率和美國利率前景產生溢出效應,其短期走勢仍與中東局勢密切相關。” 美元早盤走強,ICE美元指數最新上漲0.33點,至98.43。美國公債殖利率也走高,兩年期美國公債殖利率上漲 6.3 個基點至 3.788%,十年期美國公債殖利率上漲 4.3 個基點至 4.297%。
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