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.
黃金在週二上漲，並淡淡地上漲了約5％，此前伊朗在中東地區緊張局勢加劇之際向以色列發射了導彈。
$Crude Oil Futures(NOV4) (CLmain.US)$ 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.
$WTI原油主連(2411) (CLmain.US)$ 11月期貨價格大漲，最高漲幅達5.5%，至71.94美元的盤中高點，伊朗向猶太國發射約200枚導彈後。
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.
媒體報道稱，以色列主要城市特拉維夫傳來爆炸聲，儘管尚無有關死亡人數的即時報道。不過，特拉維夫一起恐怖襲擊造成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.
伊朗導彈襲擊發生在該地區敵對情緒不斷加劇之際，自去年10月被伊朗支持的哈馬斯軍對以色列發動攻擊以來，該地區的敵對行動便開始愈演愈烈。伊朗盟友真主黨也一直向以色列從黎巴嫩發射火箭。
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.
以色列最近進行了報復，殺死了一名哈馬斯領導人，引爆了真主黨武裝人員手持的爆炸尋呼機，以及通過在黎巴嫩空襲中擊斃真主黨首腦。
Middle East tensions historically send oil prices rising on fears that any conflict will disrupt energy production and shipments.
歷史上中東緊張局勢導致油價上漲，人們擔心任何衝突都會干擾能源生產和運輸。
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.
與此同時，comex黃金12月交割合約週二因伊朗導彈消息飆升至2694.70美元/盎司，最高漲幅達1.3%。每當世界出現地緣政治緊張局勢時，黃金歷來會在「避險」情緒下獲得支撐。
