-- 週四盤前,華爾街股指小幅走低,交易員們權衡著不斷上漲的油價,並尋求波斯灣戰爭前景的明朗化。 週四早盤,霍爾木茲海峽顯然仍對絕大多數油輪關閉。 期貨方面,標普500指數下跌0.4%,那斯達克指數下跌0.4%,道瓊指數下跌0.4%。 西德州中質原油價格上漲至每桶99.35美元,早盤漲幅達5.2%。 投資者也等待2月份的核心個人消費支出(PCE-core)價格指數,該指數將於美國東部時間上午8:30在華盛頓公佈。聯準會首選的通膨指標或許能提供一些價格壓力的線索,但目前尚未有3月中東動盪的跡象。 亞洲股市隔夜普遍走低,歐洲股市午盤也小幅下跌。 經濟數據方面,除了PCE核心報告外,還有修訂後的第四季度GDP數據、每周初請失業金人數、2月份個人收入和支出報告以及第四季度企業利潤報告,所有這些數據都將於美國東部時間上午8:30發布。 盤前交易中,比特幣交易價格為71,431美元,10年期美國公債殖利率為4.28%。現貨黃金價格為每盎司4,740美元。
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