-- (更新價格。) 週一下午,金價下跌,儘管美元在聯準會週三公佈利率決議前走軟,金價仍維持區間震盪。 6月交割的黃金期貨價格下跌42.60美元,至每盎司4,698.30美元,自伊朗戰爭爆發以來一直徘徊在200美元區間內。高油價引發了人們對通膨上升的擔憂,並可能推高利率。 聯邦公開市場委員會(FOMC)將於週三下午結束為期兩天的會議,並公佈最新的利率決議。芝加哥商品交易所(CME)的FedWatch工具顯示,FOMC維持利率不變的可能性為100%。 盛寶銀行指出:“黃金價格維持在4750美元附近200美元的寬幅區間內,日內價格走勢主要受能源價格以及白宮和中東局勢新聞的影響。市場普遍預期美聯儲週三將維持利率不變。” 美元走低,ICE美元指數最新下跌0.09點至98.44。美國公債殖利率上升,兩年期公債殖利率上漲2.1個基點至3.812%,十年期公債殖利率上漲3.5個基點至4.342%。
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