Oil Heads For Weekly Decline On Demand Concerns And Gaza Talks
Oil Heads For Weekly Decline On Demand Concerns And Gaza Talks
Oil headed for a weekly loss — after hitting the lowest close since January midweek — on a challenging demand outlook, sinking product prices, and US efforts to secure a cease-fire in Gaza.
原油价格在本周出现下跌,达到自1月中旬以来的最低收盘水平,这是由于需求前景不明朗、产品价格下跌以及美国努力争取在加沙实现停火。
Brent crude traded above $77 a barrel, about 3% lower this week, while West Texas Intermediate was near $73. Data this week showed US manufacturing contracting at the fastest pace this year, as well as signs of labor market softness. In Europe, meanwhile, futures for diesel — a key industrial fuel — have dropped to the lowest level in 14 months.
布伦特原油本周下跌约3%,达到每桶77美元,而西德克萨斯原油价格接近73美元。本周的数据显示,美国制造业今年以来以最快的速度收缩,劳动力市场也出现疲软的迹象。与此同时,欧洲的柴油期货价格——一种重要的工业燃料——已降至14个月以来的最低水平。
Oil has shed all of its year-to-date gains as the impact of OPEC+ supply curbs has been overshadowed by a poor economic outlook in major economies, with China showing signs of weakness along with the US. While the cartel led by Saudi Arabia and Russia has said it aims to ease some output curbs in the fourth quarter, crude's slide makes that plan more challenging.
由於主要经济体的经济前景不佳以及中国和美国出现疲弱迹象,石油已经失去了今年以来的所有收益。尽管以沙特阿拉伯和俄罗斯为首的产油国表示他们计划在第四季度放松一些产量限制,但原油的下跌使这一计划更加具有挑战性。
In the Middle East, meanwhile, Israeli negotiators arrived in Cairo for talks aimed at cementing an agreement to pause the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, a step that could de-escalate tensions in the crude-producing region.
与此同时,在中东地区,以色列的谈判代表已经抵达开罗,旨在达成一项停火协议,以缓和以色列和哈马斯之间的加油站战争,这将有助于缓解产油地区的紧张局势。
Oil market timespreads point to less-tight conditions, with the gap between Brent's two nearest contracts narrowing. The differential was last 65 cents a barrel in backwardation, compared with a high of 92 cents last week.
石油市场的时间差指向了较为宽松的情况,布伦特原油最接近的两个合约之间的差距在缩小。目前差价为每桶65美分,较上周的高点92美分有所下降。
Later Friday, traders will track a central bankers' symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give an address that could offer clues on the path forward for US monetary policy. His remarks could impact the dollar, as well as wider energy demand. – CNBC
周五晚些时候,交易员们将关注位於怀俄明州杰克逊霍尔的一次央行行长研讨会,美联储主席鲍威尔将在该会议上发表讲话,这可能提供关于美国货币政策未来方向的线索。他的言论可能会影响美元以及更广泛的能源需求。-CNBC