據(jù)彭博社6月24日報(bào)道，國際市場油價(jià)錄得5月初以來最大單周跌幅，因美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)暗示未來可能升息，且歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)數(shù)據(jù)顯示經(jīng)濟(jì)放緩風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

WTI價(jià)格本周下跌近4%，為5月5日當(dāng)周以來最大跌幅。

美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)主席鮑威爾(Jerome Powell)暗示，下半年可能會(huì)進(jìn)一步收緊貨幣政策。周五公布的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，德國6月經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)失去的動(dòng)能遠(yuǎn)超預(yù)期，而法國第二季經(jīng)濟(jì)可能萎縮。鮑威爾的言論提振了美元，削弱了以美元計(jì)價(jià)大宗商品的吸引力。

瑞穗證券美國期貨部門主管Robert Yawger表示，“對利率上升和相關(guān)經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)放緩的擔(dān)憂正在給石油行業(yè)帶來壓力。更高的費(fèi)率也增加了運(yùn)輸成本，使從儲(chǔ)存石油到運(yùn)輸石油的一切都變得更加昂貴”。

最近幾天的技術(shù)性交易也加劇了石油市場的波動(dòng)步伐，布倫特原油和WTI在自5月初以來一直處于波動(dòng)區(qū)間的上限游弋，近幾天均大幅下跌。

由于市場交易員對需求感到擔(dān)憂，油價(jià)將連續(xù)出現(xiàn)季度下跌。盡管歐佩克及其盟友減產(chǎn)，但油價(jià)還是出現(xiàn)了下滑。衡量市場健康狀況的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵指標(biāo)——布倫特原油即期價(jià)差最近幾天大幅走弱，觸及1月份以來的最低水平。

王佳晶 譯自 彭博社

原文如下：

Crude Settles Lower on the Week

Oil notched its biggest weekly drop since early May as the Federal Reserve signaled potential rate hikes ahead and European data flagged the risk of an economic slowdown.

West Texas Intermediate fell nearly 4% this week, the most since the week of May 5.

In testimony this week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that further monetary tightening was likely in the second half. Data on Friday showed German economic activity lost much more momentum than anticipated in June, while France’s economy likely contracted in the second quarter. Powell’s comments lifted the greenback, dimming the allure of commodities priced in the US currency.

“Fear of higher rates and the associated slowdown in economic activity is putting pressure on the oil patch,” said Robert Yawger, director of the futures division at Mizuho Securities USA. Higher rates also increase the cost of carry, making everything from storing oil to shipping oil more expensive, he added.

The pace of moves in the oil market has also been exacerbated by technical trading in recent days, with both Brent and WTI falling away sharply after testing the upper ends of the bands in which they had been stuck since early May.

Oil is set for a back-to-back quarterly loss as traders fret over demand. The slump has come despite production cuts from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies. One key gauge of market health, Brent’s prompt spread, has weakened heavily in recent days, hitting the softest since January.