-- 周四,欧洲天然气期货价格上涨,从前一天触及的五周低点反弹。此前,以色列持续对黎巴嫩发动空袭,加剧了围绕停火协议的不确定性。 荷兰TTF近月合约上涨2.43%,至每兆瓦时46.40欧元(54.11美元);英国NBP期货上涨2.53%,至每热量单位117.14便士(1.56美元)。 美国、以色列和伊朗达成的为期两周的停火协议,目前正面临黎巴嫩问题上的争议。黎巴嫩持续遭受袭击,德黑兰方面称此举违反了停火协议。 周三,伊朗外长赛义德·阿巴斯·阿拉格奇在X网站上发文称,停火条款“清晰明确”,其中包括以色列和黎巴嫩之间停止敌对行动。 与此同时,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周三在Truth Social网站上发文称,美军将“继续驻扎”在伊朗,直至达成全面协议。 特朗普还警告说,如果两周内未能达成协议,美国将重启对德黑兰的军事行动,“规模更大、力度更强、速度更快”。 这凸显了停火协议的脆弱性,尽管停火标志着局势的重大缓和,但挥之不去的不确定性仍然令全球能源和股市持续紧张。 尽管特朗普发表了上述声明,但霍尔木兹海峡实际上已连续第六周处于关闭状态。据霍尔木兹海峡监测机构的数据显示,过去24小时内仅有11艘船只通过该海峡。 这与英国联合海事信息中心的数据形成鲜明对比,该海峡在正常时期平均每天有138艘船只通行。 澳新银行高级大宗商品策略师丹尼尔·海恩斯表示,即使海峡重新开放,市场仍将面临“价格上涨、库存下降和需求限制”的局面,因为主要生产和出口设施的恢复运营需要时间。 与此同时,欧洲市场正进入天然气补给季,库存大幅下降,根据欧洲天然气基础设施协会的数据,目前库存仅为28.77%,而去年同期为35%。
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