[新聞] 伊朗戰爭考驗著川普對石油市場承受力
伊朗戰爭考驗唐納·川普對石油市場「痛苦」的容忍度
美國總統似乎會根據原油價格的波動,突然轉向政策立場
找出下一個「Taco」時刻何時到來,已成為華爾街最新的癡迷點。
投資者正試圖尋找觸發唐納·川普(Donald Trump)對伊朗戰爭政策轉向的「痛苦臨界點
」,因為這位美國總統在社交媒體上的發言引發了石油市場的劇烈波動。
自川普發動中東戰爭以來,他傾向於在石油市場關閉的週末加強對伊朗政權的威脅,並在
油價上漲時暗示和平即將到來。
這些訊息是其政府平抑汽油價格通膨努力的一部分,此時距離期中選舉僅剩幾個月,生活
成本危機已成為選民關注的焦點。
這種模式凸顯了石油市場對衝突進程的核心影響,以及白宮——至少到目前為止——在防
止原油價格失控方面的成功。
「很明顯,(川普)害怕加油站的高油價……汽油價格超過 4 美元是政治自殺,」Onyx
Capital Group 石油分析師 Jorge Montepeque 表示。「但天平的另一端是他的自尊心。
他不能被看作是輸家。」
布蘭特原油(Brent crude)在 3 月 9 日創下每桶 119 美元以上的高點,且在過去幾週
劇烈震盪,期間伊朗對穿越荷莫茲海峽的船隻及波斯灣各地的能源設施發動了襲擊。
美國消費者和企業已開始感受到影響:汽油價格跳漲逾三分之一,接近每加侖 4 美元;
而工業的重要燃料——柴油,則已突破 5 美元。
一位資深能源交易員指出了一個清晰的模式:每當美國油價(目前交易價格比布蘭特原油
低約 10 美元)接近每桶 95 至 100 美元時,政府的降溫言論就會加強,市場對政府干
預石油市場的猜測也會隨之升溫。
他們表示,到目前為止,這種「口頭干預」(jawboning)有助於壓制價格。但他們也警
告,如果出現實際的物理性短缺,市場可能會大幅飆升。
「Taco」時刻
幾位交易員認為,考量到伊朗戰爭造成的破壞規模,油價理應更高,但沒多少人敢與川普
透過社交媒體和電視採訪進行的干預對做,因為他們認為這些舉動旨在打壓價格。
「這些指控完全是錯誤的。川普總統對美國民眾一直保持完全透明,這些只是暫時的短期
波動,他正專注於做正確的事——即消除伊朗恐怖政權對美國及其盟友的威脅,」白宮發
言人 Taylor Rogers 表示。
投資者對於川普反覆無常的政策制定早已習以為常。自去年此時他在關稅問題上反反覆覆
——當時的多次轉向催生了「川普總是退縮」(Trump Always Chickens Out,簡稱 TACO
)一詞。
但過去一週矛盾的訊息將川普的不可預測性推向了新高度。
自上週五以來,美國政府威脅要從戰略石油儲備(SPR)中釋放數億桶原油,向中東部署
了陸軍第 82 空降師的精英傘兵,並威脅要「夷平」伊朗的發電廠——同時卻又暗示與身
分不明的伊朗官員進行的和平談判進展順利。
「現在有太多競爭性的標題,有的預示戰爭升級,有的預示緩和,我們已經進入了虛構作
品的範疇,」紐約經紀商 Jones Trading 的 Mike O’Rourke 表示。
與此同時,由於油價上漲推高了通膨預期,迫使交易員承認聯準會(Fed)今年可能不會
降息,美國借貸成本已升至近 12 個月來的最高水平。基準 10 年期公債殖利率(決定政
府借貸成本)本月迄今已上升約 0.4 個百分點,是 2024 年底以來表現最差的一個月。
找出下一個「Taco」時刻何時到來,已成為華爾街最新的癡迷點。德意志銀行跨資產策略
主管 Maximilian Uleer 本週開發了一個「壓力指數」,作為「美國政府即將發布言論或
進行戰略調整的指標」。
該指數納入了川普支持率的一個月變化、一年通膨預期、標普 500 指數的表現以及美國
國債殖利率。
「如果指數上升,美國政府進行戰略調整的可能性就會增加,」Uleer 表示。「如果這四
個痛苦點都感到疼痛,調整的動力就會非常高。」該指數目前正處於川普重返總統職位以
來的最高點。
Amundi 投資學院院長 Monica Defend 表示,川普在第二任期內對國債殖利率變得「敏感
得多」。
「一旦(10 年期)公債接近 4.5%,政府就會變得非常緊張,通常那時他們就會採取行動
。作為投資者,你需要預見到這一點,」她說。
其他投資者則選擇在混亂中觀望,擔心被川普在 Truth Social 上的下一篇發文搞得措手
不及。
「我們都在做同樣的事——什麼都不做,」一家北美避險基金的投資長表示。「你不能放
空石油,因為它隨時可能衝上 150 美元。或者,戰爭也可能在五分鐘內結束。」
原文標題:
Iran war tests Donald Trump’s tolerance for ‘pain’ in oil market
US president appears to make abrupt policy pivots based on swings in crude
prices
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Investors are hunting for the “pain point” that prompts Donald Trump to
make policy pivots on his war in Iran as the US president’s social media
posts ignite severe swings in the oil market.
Since Trump launched the war in the Middle East, he has tended to intensify
his threats against the Iranian regime over weekends, when oil markets are
closed, and hint at impending peace when prices are rising.
The messages are part of his administration’s efforts to tamp down petrol
price inflation just months ahead of midterm elections when an affordability
crisis will be on voters’ agenda.
The pattern underscores the centrality of oil markets to the course of the
conflict, along with the White House’s success — at least so far — in
preventing crude prices from spiralling out of control.
“It is clear that [Trump] is fearful of high prices at the pumpGasoline over $4 is a political killer,” said Jorge Montepeque, oil analyst
at Onyx Capital Group. “On the other side of the ledger is his ego. He can’
t be seen to have lost.”
Brent crude hit a high above $119 a barrel on March 9 and has gyrated
violently over the past few weeks as Iran has launched strikes against ships
traversing the Strait of Hormuz and energy facilities across the Gulf.
US consumers and businesses are beginning to feel the effects: petrol prices
have jumped more than a third to almost $4 a gallon, while diesel — a vital
fuel for industry — has exceeded $5.
One senior energy trader pointed to what they saw as a clear pattern:
whenever US oil prices — currently trading around $10 below Brent —
approached $95 to $100 a barrel, the administration’s de-escalatory rhetoric
intensified and market speculation about potential government intervention in
the oil market grew louder.
So far, they said, such “jawboning” had helped cap prices. But they also
warned that the market could break sharply higher if physical shortages began
to emerge.
Several traders said they believed oil prices should be higher given the
scale of disruption the Iran war has caused, but that there were not many
people brave enough to trade against Trump’s interventions via social media
posts and television interviews that they view as designed to knock down
prices.
“These claims are totally false. President Trump has been completely
transparent with Americans about these temporary, short-term disruptions and
he is focused on doing the right thing — which is eliminating the Iranian
terroristegime’s threato America and our allies,” said White House
spokesperson Taylor Rogers.
Investors have grown used to Trump’s capricious policymaking since his toing
and froing on tariffs this time last year — when his numerous U-turns
spawned the phrase “Trump Always Chickens Out”.
But the past week of conflicting messaging has taken Trump’s
unpredictability to new heights.
Since Friday, the US administration has threatened to release hundreds of
millions of barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, deployed
elite paratroopers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East
and threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants — all while suggesting
that peace negotiations with unidentified Iranian officials are progressing
well.
“There are now so many competing headlines signalling intensification versus
de-escalation of the war in Iran, we have crossed over into fiction,” said
Mike O’Rourke at New York-based broker Jones Trading.
US borrowing costs have meanwhile risen to their highest level in nearly 12
months as costlier oil drives up inflation expectations and forces traders to
concede that the Federal Reserve may not cut interest rates this year.
The benchmark 10-year yield, which sets government borrowing costs, has risen
by roughly 0.4 percentage points so far this month, its worst performance
since late 2024.
Figuring out when the next “Taco” moment will arrive has become Wall Street
’s latest obsession. Deutsche Bank’s head of cross-asset strategy,
Maximilian Uleer, this week developed a “pressure index” as a “proxy for
upcoming rhetoric or strategic adjustments by the US administration”.
The index factors in the one-month change in Trump’s approval ratings,
one-year inflation expectations, the performance of Wall Street’s S&P 500
and US Treasury yields.
“If the index moves up, a probability of strategic adjustment by the US
administration is more likely,” Uleer said. “If all four pain points hurt,
the incentive to adjust is very high.” The index is currently near its
highest level since Trump regained the presidency.
Monica Defend, head of the Amundi Investment Institute, said Trump had become
“much more sensitive” to Treasury yields during his second term.
“As soon as the [10-year] Treasury nears 4.5 per cent, the administration is
getting really nervous, and usually that’s when they act. As investors you
need to anticipate that,” she said.
Other investors are simply waiting out the chaos, too worried about being
caught offside by Trump’s next post on Truth Social.
“We’re all doing the same thing — nothing,” said the chief investment
officer of a North American hedge fund. “You can’t short oil because it
could easily rip to $150. Or the war could end in five minutes.”
Additional reporting by Kate Duguid and Aime Williams
心得/評論:
近期油價跟大盤呈現高度負相關的關係
而川普近期都在周末釋出重大升級訊息
導致油價在周一開盤後大漲
但又在布倫特觸及110左右進行降溫
投資人如果持有大部位的大盤
不妨小部位的作多石油以進行風險對沖
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