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.
原油價格在本週出現下跌,達到自1月中旬以來的最低收盤水平,這是由於需求前景不明朗、產品價格下跌以及美國努力爭取在加沙實現停火。
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.
布倫特原油本週下跌約3%,達到每桶77美元,而西德克薩斯原油價格接近73美元。本週的數據顯示,美國製造業今年以來以最快的速度收縮,勞動力市場也出現疲軟的跡象。與此同時,歐洲的柴油期貨價格——一種重要的工業燃料——已降至14個月以來的最低水平。
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.
由於主要經濟體的經濟前景不佳以及中國和美國出現疲弱跡象,石油已經失去了今年以來的所有收益。儘管以沙特阿拉伯和俄羅斯爲首的產油國表示他們計劃在第四季度放鬆一些產量限制,但原油的下跌使這一計劃更加具有挑戰性。
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.
與此同時,在中東地區,以色列的談判代表已經抵達開羅,旨在達成一項停火協議,以緩和以色列和哈馬斯之間的加油站戰爭,這將有助於緩解產油地區的緊張局勢。
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.
石油市場的時間差指向了較爲寬鬆的情況,布倫特原油最接近的兩個合約之間的差距在縮小。目前差價爲每桶65美分,較上週的高點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
週五晚些時候,交易員們將關注位於懷俄明州傑克遜霍爾的一次央行行長研討會,聯儲局主席鮑威爾將在該會議上發表講話,這可能提供關於美國貨幣政策未來方向的線索。他的言論可能會影響美元以及更廣泛的能源需求。-CNBC