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瑞银因通胀担忧而降低对美联储降息的预期

-- 瑞银证券周一在一份电子邮件报告中指出,受中东冲突引发的油价冲击,美联储今年可能只会降息一次,而非此前预测的两次。不过,下一次降息的风险似乎更倾向于提前而非延后。 自2月底美以与伊朗爆发战争以来,能源价格飙升,关键的霍尔木兹海峡实际上已被封锁。周一,随着美国封锁伊朗港口附近海域的最后期限过去,油价盘中徘徊在每桶100美元左右。 瑞银经济学家,包括乔纳森·平格尔,在给客户的报告中表示:“在油价冲击之前,我们预测今年会降息两次,但存在一次的风险。现在我们预计只会降息一次,即在12月的联邦公开市场委员会会议上降息25个基点。” 该券商表示,根据其目前对风险分布的评估,下次降息的风险倾向于提前而非延后。 瑞银经济学家写道:“尽管我们对联邦公开市场委员会(FOMC)动态和劳动力市场的评估表明,降息风险可能很快到来,但如果经济疲软的程度不够或不够及时,且核心通胀率和总体通胀率达到或超过3%,那么FOMC成员可能不会有太大意愿降息。劳动力市场疲软的迹象可能需要积累一段时间才能促使政府做出反应。” 上周末,美国和伊朗在巴基斯坦的谈判未能达成协议,加剧了人们对上周宣布的华盛顿和德黑兰之间本已脆弱的停火协议的担忧。 上周公布的FOMC三月会议纪要显示,鉴于中东冲突加剧了通胀和就业风险,政策制定者强调需要“灵活”调整利率。 根据芝加哥商品交易所 (CME) 的 FedWatch 工具显示,市场普遍预期美联储将在本月晚些时候的会议上维持利率不变。 瑞银集团 (UBS) 的报告指出,预计美联储将在 2027 年降息两次,每次降息 25 个基点。

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