Gold Rises and Oil Gains Some 5% as Iran Shoots Missiles at Israel
Gold Rises and Oil Gains Some 5% as Iran Shoots Missiles at Israel
Media reports indicated that explosions were heard in Israel’s major city of Tel Aviv, although there were no immediate reports of fatalities. However, a separate Tel Aviv terrorist attack left six Israelis dead.By Jerry Kronenberg
作者：Jerry Kronenberg
Gold gained ground and oil rose some 5% Tuesday after Iran fired missiles on Israel amid growing Middle East tensions.
黄金在周二上涨，原油在伊朗向以色列发射导弹之后上涨了约5%，地域板块紧张局势逐渐加剧。
$Crude Oil Futures(NOV4) (CLmain.US)$ for November delivery shot up as much as 5.5% to a $71.94 intraday peak after Iran launched a reported 200 or so missiles against the Jewish state.
$WTI原油主连(2411) (CLmain.US)$ 11月期货价格大涨，最高涨幅达5.5%，至71.94美元的盘中高点，伊朗向犹太国发射约200枚导弹后。
Media reports indicated that explosions were heard in Israel’s major city of Tel Aviv, although there were no immediate reports of fatalities. However, a separate Tel Aviv terrorist attack left six Israelis dead.
媒体报道称，以色列主要城市特拉维夫传来爆炸声，尽管尚无有关死亡人数的即时报道。不过，特拉维夫一起恐怖袭击造成6名以色列人死亡。
The Iranian missile attack comes amid growing hostilities in the region, beginning with last October’s attack on Israel by the Iranian-backed Hamas militia in Gaza. Iranian-allied Hezbollah has also been firing rockets into Israel from Lebanon.
伊朗导弹袭击发生在该地区敌对情绪不断加剧之际，自去年10月被伊朗支持的哈马斯军对以色列发动攻击以来，该地区的敌对行动便开始愈演愈烈。伊朗盟友真主党也一直向以色列从黎巴嫩发射火箭。
Israel retaliated recently by killing a Hamas leader, detonating exploding pagers held by Hezbollah militants and killing Hezbollah’s chief via an airstrike in Lebanon.
以色列最近进行了报复，杀死了一名哈马斯领导人，引爆了真主党武装人员手持的爆炸寻呼机，以及通过在黎巴嫩空袭中击毙真主党首脑。
Middle East tensions historically send oil prices rising on fears that any conflict will disrupt energy production and shipments.
历史上中东紧张局势导致油价上涨，人们担心任何冲突都会干扰能源生产和运输。
Meanwhile, Comex gold for December delivery rose as much as 1.3% to a $2.694.70 intraday high Tuesday following word of the Iran missiles. Gold historically gains ground in a "flight to quality" any time the world sees geopolitical tensions.
与此同时，comex黄金12月交割合约周二因伊朗导弹消息飙升至2694.70美元/盎司，最高涨幅达1.3%。每当世界出现地缘政治紧张局势时，黄金历来会在“避险”情绪下获得支撑。
