-- 原油価格は火曜日、米国とイランの和平協議を市場が期待する中で下落した。 ブレント原油は最終値で0.4%安の1バレル95.13ドル、WTI原油は1.8%安の1バレル88.04ドルとなった。ロイター通信は火曜日の報道で、投資家は協議の結果、停戦延長または最終合意に至る可能性に注目しており、地域全体の供給途絶への懸念が緩和されると見込んでいると伝えた。 しかし、さらなる紛争や長期にわたる供給途絶の可能性は依然として残っている。「市場は現在進行中の供給途絶を過小評価している。楽観論が供給ショックの現実を覆い隠しているようだ」と、INGのアナリストはレポートの中で述べている。 「今週中に覚書が署名されるか、停戦が延長され、さらに広範な合意へと発展する可能性が高いと引き続き考えている」と、シティグループのアナリストは述べている。 「とはいえ、今週の交渉が難航した場合、より長期にわたる混乱シナリオへと舵を切る準備は依然として整っている。」 しかし、イラン側は出席するかどうかまだ決定していない、とイラン当局者は報告書の中で述べている。
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