-- 法國興業銀行週四早晨經濟新聞摘要指出： ——美元隔夜走強，布蘭特原油價格上漲，一度觸及每桶106.2美元的高點後回落。伊朗在霍爾木茲海峽扣押了兩艘船隻，指控其違反海上規約。美國和伊朗在停火、封鎖、核子問題以及海峽控制權等問題上仍有分歧。川普總統表示，結束戰爭、停火以及伊朗回應和平提案請求均無最後期限。 ——日本4月製造業採購經理人指數（PMI）從3月的51.6升至54.9，新訂單因提前交付而增加，原材料、燃料和能源成本上漲，供應鏈緊張，日圓走軟，導致投入價格以2023年1月以來最快的速度上漲。服務業PMI從53.4降至51.2。 德國製造業採購經理人指數（PMI）從52.2降至51.2（新訂單降至51.0），服務業PMI從50.9暴跌至46.9。法國製造業PMI升至52.8（新訂單上升至53.1）。服務業PMI從48.8降至46.5。 今日要聞：歐元區、美國和英國初值PMI公佈。美國每周初請失業金人數公佈。歐洲央行總裁納格爾將發表演說。 日經指數下跌0.6%，歐元區10年期公債殖利率上漲1.7個基點至3.067%，布蘭特原油上漲1.1%至每桶103.1美元，黃金下跌0.4%至每盎司4712美元。
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