BEC中級閱讀:巴基斯坦政局動蕩美國股市走低

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巴基斯坦前總理貝娜齊爾?布托(Benazir Bhutto)昨日遇刺身亡,促使全球投資者轉(zhuǎn)向黃金、石油和國債等相對安全的投資,而由于地緣政治不確定性增加,美國股市走低。
    The killing of Benazir Bhutto yesterday drove global investors into the safe havens of gold, oil and Treasury bonds, as US stock markets fell amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty.
    盡管巴基斯坦股市在布托遇刺身亡之時并未開市,但信用違約互換息差(對沖該國債務(wù)違約風(fēng)險的保險工具)擴(kuò)大了30個基點(diǎn)。這反映出在面臨巴基斯坦政治危機(jī)的情況下,投資者目前要求的風(fēng)險溢價正在上升。
    Although Pakistan’s stock market was closed at the time of Ms Bhutto’s death, credit default swap spreads – insurance against the country defaulting on its debt – widened by 30 basis points. This reflected the rising risk premium now demanded by investors in the face of political crisis in Pakistan.
    市場本周接連面臨一系列事件,這些事件令中東和亞洲地緣政治前景更加脆弱。
    Markets have faced a succession of events this week that have intensified the fragile geopolitical outlook in the Middle East and Asia.
    土耳其對伊拉克北部地區(qū)的庫爾德武裝目標(biāo)發(fā)起攻擊,以及俄羅斯向伊朗出售防空導(dǎo)彈系統(tǒng)的消息,推動黃金和原油價格周三雙雙走高。
    Turkey’s attacks on Kurdish targets in northern Iraq and Russia’s sale to Iran of an anti-aircraft missile system pushed gold and oil prices higher on Wednesday.
    阿拉龍交易公司(Alaron Trading)駐芝加哥的菲爾?弗林(Phil Flynn)表示:“市場確實(shí)對這些擔(dān)憂有所反應(yīng),而布托的消息給了市場走高的理由?!?BR>    “The market does react to these fears and the Bhutto news gave it licence to push higher,” said Phil Flynn at Alaron Trading in Chicago.
    在布托遇刺身亡之前,黃金和原油價格因獲利了結(jié)有所下跌,但布托在拉瓦爾品第遇襲事件公布后,黃金和原油價格迅速反彈。
    Ahead of Ms Bhutto’s death, both gold and oil had fallen to profit-taking, but both made rapid swings higher as events in Rawalpindi became known.
    在布托遇襲后不久,紐約商品交易所(Nymex)美國基準(zhǔn)原油期貨合約——西德克薩斯中質(zhì)原油(WTI)期貨價格上漲58美分,收于每桶96.55美元。
    Shortly after the attack, Nymex West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark US oil contract, was 58 cents higher at $96.55 a barrel.
    黃金現(xiàn)貨價格盤中一度漲至每盎司830美元的高點(diǎn),最終報(bào)收828.10美元,較上個交易日上漲0.5%。
    Spot gold moved as high as $830 an ounce, and traded 0.5 per cent higher at $828.10.
    全球股市也因此受到影響。在華爾街,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普爾500指數(shù)(S&P 500)下跌0.5%,而歐洲股市則高開低走。
    Equity markets suffered as a consequence. On Wall Street the S&P 500 fell 0.5 per cent, while European stocks came off early highs.
    美國股市走弱推高了國債價格。國債是避開地緣政治擔(dān)憂的另一項(xiàng)安全投資。
    Weaker US equity markets provided a boost to Treasuries, another haven from geopolitical concerns.