澳洲消费者物价指数(CPI,衡量物价水平、反映通胀的指标)将于周三01:30 UTC公布。市场预测3月总体CPI(headline CPI,包含所有项目的总通胀)为同比4.7%,高于前值3.7%;同时也关注截尾均值CPI(Trimmed Mean CPI,把涨跌幅极端的项目剔除后计算,更能反映“核心通胀”趋势),以判断澳洲储备银行(RBA,澳洲央行)的政策方向。
Key Events Ahead
美国联邦储备委员会(Fed,美联储)的利率决议将于周三18:00 UTC公布,预计政策利率维持在3.50%至3.75%。市场重点关注美联储对通胀的指引(guidance,即对未来政策与通胀判断的表述),包括与霍尔木兹海峡(Strait of Hormuz)航运受扰相关的油价成本压力;此外,周五还将公布ISM制造业PMI(美国供应管理协会的制造业采购经理指数,用来衡量制造业景气度;高于50通常代表扩张)。
不确定性上升通常也意味着波动率(价格上下波动的幅度与频率)走高。可考虑采用受益于大幅波动的策略,例如在AIB或爱尔兰银行(Bank of Ireland)等本地关键股票上买入跨式期权(Straddle:同时买入同一到期日、同一行权价的认购与认沽期权;只要股价大幅上涨或下跌就可能获利)。当后续经济数据发布引发股价明显单边波动时,这类仓位可能受益。
Even as Wall Street bets on oil staying above $100 amid dwindling stockpiles and a near-shuttered Strait of Hormuz, some traders are buying options to hedge against a sudden US-Iran deescalation https://t.co/zcXtTW3SIC
Trump said Iran has asked the US to lift a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while the two sides negotiate an end to the two-month war, which has upended global energy supplies https://t.co/Z9WQ7x3ajm
American imports of used cooking oil from China are set to accelerate as increased US biofuel-blending requirements kick in and the Iran war drives up energy costs, making the feedstock a relative bargain https://t.co/KODciyfL9e
市场可能把任何新的库存下降视为“霍尔木兹受阻正在把原油从体系中抽走”的信号。若官方数据(如 EIA:美国能源信息署的政府统计)确认 API 的趋势,油价回调时或更容易获得支撑(support:价格下跌时较容易止跌的区域)。若数据转为意外增加库存(build:库存上升),交易员可能在大涨后获利了结(take profit:卖出锁定利润)。
The shock decision by the United Arab Emirates to quit OPEC blindsided its partners of six decades. Now the cartel will have to fight to stay relevant in a fast-shifting global oil market. https://t.co/MOaps1uR59