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美伊談判成為焦點,油價穩定在100美元以下。

-- 週五,在美伊會談於巴基斯坦舉行前,油價穩定在每桶100美元以下,市場正尋求明確週末在伊斯蘭堡舉行的會談能否達成長期和平協議。 週五,西德州中質原油上漲0.5%,至每桶98.25美元;布蘭特原油上漲0.9%,至每桶96.88美元。 本週早些時候,美國和伊朗同意停火兩週,暫停了這場蔓延至中東並切斷了關鍵的霍爾木茲海峽海上運輸的戰爭。停火協議宣布後,油價週三出現2020年以來最大單日跌幅。 現在,市場焦點轉向伊斯蘭堡,預計華盛頓和德黑蘭的官員將於週六在那裡舉行會晤。巴基斯坦斡旋達成的停火協議目前看來仍在維持,但此次會談的結果仍有不確定性。 根據美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)週五報道,以色列與伊朗支持的真主黨在黎巴嫩的衝突仍在繼續。伊朗議會議長穆罕默德·巴格爾·加利巴夫表示,只有在黎巴嫩實現停火併釋放被凍結的伊朗資產後,談判才會開始。 加拿大皇家銀行資本市場指出,鈾濃縮和解除對伊朗的製裁是談判的關鍵癥結所在。 加拿大皇家銀行全球大宗商品策略主管赫利瑪·克羅夫特在周五發送的一份電子郵件中寫道:“在周末即將舉行的伊斯蘭堡停火談判之前,我們重點強調鈾濃縮和解除制裁這兩個癥結所在,它們將是談判的關鍵爭議點。” 克羅夫特表示,華盛頓堅持的零濃縮要求導致先前幾輪談判破裂,而國會很可能會反對任何解除對伊朗制裁的舉措。 作為停火協議的一部分,華盛頓要求立即開放霍爾木茲海峽,而德黑蘭則表示,在與伊朗當局協調的前提下,將允許「安全通行」該水道。 克羅夫特表示:“無論談判結果如何,霍爾木茲海峽的開放都將是一個漫長的過程,因為許多國家和公司會抵制與伊朗協調通行和付款事宜。”

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