-- 麦格理策略师在周三的一份报告中指出,美伊冲突中潜在的和平局面可能会压低油价,并使英镑成为最具吸引力的交易机会。 麦格理表示,尽管近期市场有所上涨,但美伊停火协议仍然脆弱,石油运输仍受到封锁和霍尔木兹海峡紧张局势的阻碍,如果谈判失败,则存在冲突再度爆发的风险。 策略师表示:“停火本身并未缓解石油运输受阻的问题。事实上,美国的封锁反而加剧了这一问题。” 麦格理表示,如果和平局面出现,油价走软,可能会逆转近期各国央行鹰派立场的转变。 该公司强调,英国央行最容易受到这种转变的影响,如果和平局面最终实现,该公司倾向于获得9至12个月期的英镑隔夜指数掉期或英镑伦敦银行间同业拆借利率头寸。 麦格理表示,交易员们正在权衡局势升级和降级两种可能性,因为有关美伊重启谈判的报道提振了市场情绪,即使是暂时延长停火协议也被认为可以降低冲突扩大的风险。 麦格理补充道,受和平前景乐观情绪的影响,油价下跌,股市上涨,但美国在该地区的持续军事部署限制了原油价格的进一步下跌,因为这表明美国已做好再次冲突的准备。 麦格理指出,由于霍尔木兹海峡持续封锁,原油价格居高不下,未解决的排雷问题以及美国对伊朗出口的持续制裁增加了再次发生军事行动的风险。 麦格理表示,封锁旨在削弱伊朗经济,但警告称,德黑兰可能通过代理人袭击沙特阿拉伯的石油运输进行报复,这可能导致每天多达400万桶的石油供应中断。 麦格理补充说,尽管近期市场有所上涨,但停火协议仍然脆弱,石油运输仍然中断,再次发生冲突的风险依然存在。 该公司表示,市场隐含的持久和平概率有所下降,5月31日前达成协议的可能性从59%降至47%,原因是美国军事部署表明紧张局势仍在持续。 麦格理表示,如果和平局面出现,石油和天然气价格可能会下降,因此降低能源成本是实现持续缓和局势的关键条件。 麦格理表示,和平局面可能会促使以英国央行为首的各国央行扭转鹰派立场。 麦格理表示,市场仍然预期英国央行和欧洲央行将加息,英镑隔夜指数掉期利率已预示着约38个基点的收紧。 美元隔夜指数掉期利率曲线预示着美联储将在年底前降息约11个基点,表明其立场相对更为鸽派。 麦格理表示,利率前景的分歧源于英国央行采取更为鹰派的立场,原因是其对油价上涨引发通胀的担忧加剧。 麦格理补充道,英国的通胀预期上升幅度超过美国,促使英国央行和欧洲央行采取比美联储更为紧缩的政策。 麦格理指出,美联储已承认能源价格上涨带来的风险,但主席杰伊·鲍威尔暗示,通胀压力会持续多久尚不明朗。 麦格理表示,英国央行采取了更为鹰派的立场,并警告称,能源成本上涨已经推高了消费者价格,并可能通过工资和家庭账单进一步推高通胀。 麦格理还补充道,欧洲央行也已发出通胀风险警告,尤其是第二轮效应,但其政策前景的调整幅度不及英国央行。 麦格理表示,结构性差异解释了这种分歧,因为美国是能源净出口国,而英国和欧洲严重依赖进口,这使得它们更容易受到持续能源价格冲击和通货膨胀的影响。
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