油價(jià)本周開始再次走低，西得克薩斯中質(zhì)原油每桶跌破70美元，布倫特原油每桶跌破74美元

對(duì)美國債務(wù)違約的擔(dān)憂是拉低油價(jià)的主要經(jīng)濟(jì)因素，美國國會(huì)陷入了談判僵局

市場(chǎng)重新開放但復(fù)蘇不均衡只會(huì)加劇看跌情緒，交易商們?cè)陉P(guān)注本月國際能源署(IEA)報(bào)告中的需求修正

據(jù)油價(jià)網(wǎng)2023年5月15日?qǐng)?bào)道，根據(jù)當(dāng)天早些時(shí)候發(fā)布的亞洲貿(mào)易數(shù)據(jù)，由于交易商們對(duì)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況的擔(dān)憂超過了對(duì)供應(yīng)緊張的預(yù)期，油價(jià)本周開始再次下跌。

由于對(duì)美國可能出現(xiàn)債務(wù)違約的擔(dān)憂持續(xù)升溫，而美國國會(huì)仍在就債務(wù)上限進(jìn)行談判，在撰寫本文時(shí)，布倫特原油交易價(jià)格報(bào)收于每桶74美元以下，而西得克薩斯中質(zhì)原油交易價(jià)格跌至每桶70美元以下。

IG集團(tuán)市場(chǎng)分析師Tony Sycamore對(duì)路透社記者表示：“由于全球經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇不均衡，且擔(dān)心美國經(jīng)濟(jì)在債務(wù)上限的最后期限即將到來之際面臨增長放緩，加上美元走強(qiáng)，市場(chǎng)對(duì)原油的情緒最多將保持溫和。”

荷蘭國際集團(tuán)大宗商品策略主管沃倫·帕特森向彭博新聞社表示：“由于需求前景不確定，以及對(duì)美國債務(wù)上限的擔(dān)憂，原油市場(chǎng)的情緒仍然消極。”“市場(chǎng)可能會(huì)在美國能源信息署（IEA）的月度市場(chǎng)報(bào)告中關(guān)注需求修正的可能性。”

據(jù)彭博新聞社報(bào)道，自今年年初以來，原油價(jià)格已經(jīng)下跌了大約13%，交易商們已經(jīng)積累了自2021年7月以來最大的大宗商品空頭頭寸。

李峻 編譯自 油價(jià)網(wǎng)

原文如下：

Oil Prices Sink As Economic Concerns Continue To Dominate Markets

·     Oil prices started the week lower once again, with West Texas Intermediate trading below $70 and Brent falling below $74.

·     Fears of a U.S. debt default are the major economic factor pulling oil prices lower, with Congress locked in negotiations.

·     Global uneven reopening is only adding to bearish sentiment, with traders looking out for demand revisions in this month's IEA report.

Crude oil started trade this week with a decline, based on Asian trade data from earlier in the day, as traders’ worry about the state of the global economy trumped any expectations of tight supply.

At the time of writing Brent was trading at below $74 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate had slipped below $70 per barrel as fears of a possible U.S. debt default continue to run high while Congress remains locked in negotiations over the debt ceiling.

Legislators need to agree on a higher debt ceiling as soon as possible because the state’s coffers will run out by June 1st, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. This is not the first time Congress is taking its time agreeing to higher debt limits and it is not the first time various officials are sounding the default alarm.

The current debt ceiling of the United States is $31.4 trillion. Democrats and the White House want this raised without any conditions but Republicans insist on some spending cuts in order to agree to the raise.

"With the uneven re-opening in world and concerns that the U.S is facing a growth slowdown at a time when the X-date for the debt ceiling is rapidly approaching, topped off by a rally in the U.S dollar, market sentiment towards crude oil will remain tepid at best," IG analyst Tony Sycamore told Reuters.

“Sentiment in the oil market remains negative with an uncertain demand outlook and concerns over the US debt ceiling,” Warren Patterson, head of commodities strategy for ING Groep, told Bloomberg. “The market will likely be looking out for any potential demand revisions in the IEA’s monthly market report.”

Since the start of the year, oil has lost some 13%, according to Bloomberg, and traders have accumulated the largest short position on the commodity since July 2021.