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瑞銀因通膨擔憂而降低對聯準會降息的預期

-- 瑞銀證券週一在電子郵件報告中指出,受中東衝突引發的油價衝擊,聯準會今年可能只會降息一次,而非先前預測的兩次。不過,下一次降息的風險似乎更傾向於提前而非延遲。 自2月底美以與伊朗爆發戰爭以來,能源價格飆升,關鍵的霍爾木茲海峽實際上已被封鎖。週一,隨著美國封鎖伊朗港口附近海域的最後期限過去,油價盤中徘徊在每桶100美元左右。 瑞銀經濟學家,包括喬納森·平格爾,在給客戶的報告中表示:“在油價衝擊之前,我們預測今年會降息兩次,但存在一次的風險。現在我們預計只會降息一次,即在12月的聯邦公開市場委員會會議上降息25個基點。” 該券商表示,根據其目前對風險分佈的評估,下次降息的風險傾向於提前而非延遲。 瑞銀經濟學家寫道:「儘管我們對聯邦公開市場委員會(FOMC)動態和勞動力市場的評估表明,降息風險可能很快到來,但如果經濟疲軟的程度不夠或不夠及時,且核心通脹率和總體通脹率達到或超過3%,那麼FOMC成員可能不會有太大意願降息。勞動力市場疲軟的跡象可能需要積累一段時間才能促使政府做出反應。」 上週末,美國和伊朗在巴基斯坦的談判未能達成協議,加劇了人們對上周宣布的華盛頓和德黑蘭之間本已脆弱的停火協議的擔憂。 上週公佈的FOMC三月會議紀錄顯示,鑑於中東衝突加劇了通膨和就業風險,政策制定者強調需要「靈活」調整利率。 根據芝加哥商品交易所 (CME) 的 FedWatch 工具顯示,市場普遍預期聯準會將在本月稍後的會議上維持利率不變。 瑞銀集團 (UBS) 的報告指出,預計聯準會將在 2027 年降息兩次,每次降息 25 個基點。

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