Oil Holds On To Last Week's Gains Buoyed By Mideast Tensions, Economic Data
Oil Holds On To Last Week's Gains Buoyed By Mideast Tensions, Economic Data
Oil prices were little changed in early Asian trading on Monday, holding on to most of last week's more than 3% gains, supported by geopolitical tensions and better economic data.
週一亞洲早盤，油價略有波動，維持上週逾3%的漲幅，受地緣政治緊張局勢和更好的經濟數據支撐。
Brent crude futures fell 7 cents, or 0.09%, to $79.59 a barrel by 0021 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 2 cents, or 0.03%, to $76.86.
截至GMT0021，布倫特原油期貨下跌7美分，或0.09%，至每桶79.59美元，而美國西得克薩斯中質原油期貨上漲2美分，或0.03%，至每桶76.86美元。
"Traders remain mindful of simmering tensions in the Middle East," ANZ analysts said in a note.
"ANZ分析師在一份報告中表示，交易商仍然牢記中東地區的緊張局勢。"
The risk of an escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continued to support prices after Iran and Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for the assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr.
以色列-巴勒斯坦衝突升級的風險在伊朗和真主黨誓言爲哈馬斯領袖伊斯梅爾·哈尼亞和真主黨軍事指揮官福阿德·舒克爾的暗殺報復後繼續支撐油價。
The Israeli incursion into Gaza intensified on Saturday with an airstrike on a school compound that killed at least 90 people, according to the Gaza Civil Emergency Service, though Israel said the death toll was inflated. Hamas cast doubt on its participation in new ceasefire talks on Sunday.
以色列對加沙的進攻在週六加劇，炸燬了一所學校，根據加沙民間緊急救援組織的數據，造成至少90人死亡，但以色列方面表示死亡人數被誇大了。哈馬斯對週日的新停火談判的參與產生了懷疑。
Brent ended last week up more than 3.5% on the week, while WTI gained more than 4%, on supportive economic data and increased hopes of a U.S. interest rate cut.
受經濟數據的支持和美國加息預期回落的提振，布倫特上週上漲逾3.5%，WTI漲幅逾4%。
Three U.S. central bankers said last week that inflation appeared to be cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates as soon as next month.
上週，三位美國央行行長表示，通貨膨脹趨勢表明，聯邦儲備委員會可能在下個月立即減息。
China's consumer prices rose faster than expected in July, and U.S. weekly jobless claims fell more than expected last week. – Reuters
據路透社報道，中國7月份消費者價格上漲幅度高於預期。美國上週的失業救濟申請也下降得更快。