英国方面,预算责任办公室(Office for Budget Responsibility,OBR,英国官方财政与经济预测机构)将2026年经济增长预测从1.4%下调至1.1%。同时把今年稍后失业率峰值预测从4.9%上调至5.3%。
英伦银行(Bank of England,英国央行)在2月以5比4的票数把利率维持在3.75%。市场目前定价3月19日会议降息的概率约20%,低于一周前约75%;并预计全年仅降息一次、幅度25个基点(basis point,bp;1个基点=0.01个百分点,25bp=0.25个百分点)。
美国方面,焦点转向周五的非农就业(Non-farm Payrolls,NFP;美国除农业以外的新增就业人数,是影响美元和利率预期的关键数据)。市场共识预计2月约增加6万人,1月为13万人。技术图表上,价格在1.3351,阻力在1.3400–1.3500;支撑在1.3360附近,其后是1.3300与1.32。
Natural gas wholesale prices jumped nearly 50% since the start of the week after Qatar halted exports and the Strait of Hormuz was blocked. Michael Browne from Franklin Templeton says the inflation shock could push the ECB and the Bank of England to raise rates again pic.twitter.com/dLbSzkbE0O
US-sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas vessels are redirecting away from the Mediterranean Sea after one was allegedly attacked by Ukrainian drone boats https://t.co/UMKAr2Ox4D
QatarEnergy ceased liquefied natural gas production after military attacks on its Ras Laffan complex, the company said in a statement https://t.co/U2gh1izv9L
Eyewitness video released on March 5 showed a thick cloud of dark smoke rising, following an airstrike in Iran's capital city Tehran that destroyed the Azadi Stadium, according to state agencies IRIB and WANA. pic.twitter.com/IRZ1EDFWe0
Bank of Japan officials are still on track to raise interest rates, with the possibility of April not ruled out, according to people familiar with the matter https://t.co/2JkrjhR1FZ
Japan is monitoring financial markets with vigilance and will take any necessary action in response to sharp movements, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, as volatility intensifies following the US and Israeli attack on Iran https://t.co/6Jbpyf6B4e