-- 米国の天然ガス先物価格は、他のエネルギー先物契約に追随し、木曜日に下落して取引を開始した。トレーダーらは、今後数時間で米イラン戦争の今後の展開を示す兆候を注視している。 ヘンリーハブ先物価格は1.6%下落し、1オンス=2.69ドルとなった。連続契約価格も同水準まで下落した。 水曜日にAxiosが掲載した記事以来、市場は混乱している。この記事は、米当局者2名と関係筋2名の話として、イランが紛争終結の枠組みを示す1ページ14項目の覚書に合意する可能性について、米国側には楽観的な見方があると報じた。 市場はこの報道に強く反応し、原油と天然ガスはともに急落したが、その後、下落分の一部は回復した。これは、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領がイランが米国と合意に至らなければ武力行使も辞さないと改めて警告したことを受け、トレーダーらが記事中の楽観的な見方に疑問を抱いたためと考えられる。 その後、メディア報道はイランの情報筋の話として、イラン側がこの提案を検討していることを確認したと伝え、また木曜日の別の報道では、イランの対応は同日中に発表される可能性が高いと示唆された。
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