-- 週一,多倫多證券交易所再次下跌,這是過去八個交易日的第七次下跌。霍爾木茲海峽局勢持續緊張,加拿大央行被認為將在短期內啟動“積極的緊縮週期”,而加拿大聯邦政府似乎正在為與美國曠日持久的貿易戰做準備。 S&P/TSX綜合指數收盤下跌252.31點,跌幅0.7%,報33,638.87點。多數板塊下跌,其中基本金屬板塊領跌,跌幅接近2%,主要受金價走軟的影響。能源板塊漲幅最大,上漲1.35%,主要得益於油價走高。 根據FactSet數據顯示,截至今日開盤,TSX指數在過去兩週的下跌中累計下跌455.11點,跌幅1.33%。不過,截至上週五收盤,該指數今年迄今已上漲2,178.42點,漲幅達6.87%。 週一下午,BBC報道稱,在霍爾木茲海峽,川普總統表示,美國在承諾幫助滯留在霍爾木茲海峽的船隻脫困後,襲擊了七艘伊朗快艇。同時,伊朗軍方稱,他們向美國軍艦鳴槍示警。 德斯賈丁斯宏觀策略主管羅伊斯·門德斯表示,伊朗戰爭「動能衝突」的重啟促使人們重新評估全球貨幣政策前景。他指出,在加拿大,隔夜指數掉期(OIS)市場目前暗示加拿大央行將在短期內啟動「積極的緊縮週期」。門德斯表示:“我們認為,目前的市場定價似乎已經反映了油價持續高企的預期,這與加拿大央行上週概述的上行風險情景基本一致。” 門德斯在貨幣政策報告中指出,加拿大央行的基本預測是基於「相對溫和」的油價假設。然而,他也指出,政策制定者也強調了另一種情景,即油價在未來至少兩年內維持在每桶100美元附近。雖然在這種情況下經濟成長僅比基本情境略強,但通膨水準顯著更高,且影響範圍更廣。 門德斯指出,行長馬克勒姆強調,如果能源價格上漲轉化為“持續的普遍通膨”,則可能需要多次加息。門德斯表示,目前的市場定價似乎已經反映了德斯賈丁斯在上述情況下預期的緊縮政策的時機和幅度。為了得出這個結論,德斯賈丁斯採用了與加拿大央行文獻一致的泰勒規則,並輔以判斷,以模擬一位具有前瞻性的政策制定者。門德斯補充說,在這種情況下,殖利率曲線可能會進一步趨於平緩,這反映了政策緊縮最終只是暫時的假設。 相較之下,德斯賈丁斯集團的基本假設是,未來幾個月油價將開始回落,這將為利率市場出現逆轉提供強有力的理由。門德斯表示:「儘管目前通膨擔憂佔據主導地位,投資者也越來越多地對沖通膨失控的風險,但我們認為當前的環境與新冠疫情后時期有著本質區別。當時,在非常規的政策支持和嚴重的供應中斷下,通膨飆升。」他還補充道:「此外,加拿大經濟和金融體系付出的脆弱性將使長期或高的緊縮週期付出的脆弱性。 同時,加拿大聯邦政府啟動了一項新的10億加元貸款計劃,旨在幫助受美國總統川普關稅影響的鋼鐵、鋁和銅企業。 加拿大工業部長梅蘭妮·喬利和負責安大略省南部聯邦經濟發展署的部長埃文·所羅門於週一上午在安大略省宣布了這一消息。 「今天宣布的新措施將保護工人,並確保企業擁有繼續運作、發展和增強加拿大國內實力所需的工具和資金,」喬利在一份聲明中表示。這筆資金並未包含在上週的春季經濟更新報告中。 喬利指出,川普政府調整了第232條款關稅,對全部或幾乎全部由鋼鐵、鋁和銅製成的產品徵收50%的關稅,對衍生產品徵收25%的關稅,這是推出這項新舉措的原因。這些關稅已於4月6日生效。 為回應川普的關稅政策,加拿大對價值126億美元的美國鋼鐵產品和價值30億美元的鋁產品徵收了25%的關稅。此外,加拿大聯邦政府也對部分中國鋼鐵和鋁產品加徵了25%的附加稅,並實施了配額限制,以打擊不公平貿易行為和產能過剩,從而幫助這些行業。 週一,西德州中質原油(WTI)在波動劇烈的交易中收高,交易員密切關注波斯灣不斷升級的暴力衝突。 6月交割的WTI原油期貨價格上漲4.48美元,收在每桶106.42美元;7月交割的布蘭特原油期貨價格上漲6.53美元,收在每桶114.70美元。 但在周一下午,隨著美元和收益率的上升,黃金價格走低,跌破了過去一個月來一直維持的窄幅波動區間。 6月交割的黃金期貨價格下跌112.20美元,至每盎司4,533.20美元,創下3月27日以來的最低水準。
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