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休斯敦 - 受地缘政治紧张局势担忧提振，周五油价小幅上涨，但仍面临美国数据显示 3 月份通胀温和上升的压力，削弱了美联储很快降息的希望。

东部时间 1109 年（格林威治标准时间 1509），布伦特原油期货上涨 7 美分，至每桶 89.08 美元，涨幅为 0.08%。美国西德克萨斯中质原油期货上涨 6 美分，涨幅 0.07%，至每桶 83.63 美元。

美国商务部经济分析局表示，上个月个人消费支出（PCE）价格指数上涨 0.3%，与上月涨幅持平。

截至 3 月份的 12 个月中，美国通胀继 2 月份上涨 2.5% 后上涨 2.7%。上个月的增幅基本符合经济学家的预期。

美联储的通胀目标为2%，因此预计美联储决策者下周将维持利率不变。

Again Capital LLC合伙人约翰·基尔达夫表示，“今天上午的经济数据足以让市场参与者得出结论，美联储不会很快降息。”

他补充道，“市场上的政治紧张情绪是我们保持高位的原因，这两股竞争力量应该让我们受到控制”。

美国财政部长珍妮特·耶伦周四对路透表示，美国第一季度GDP增速可能会被上调，在一系列“特殊”因素导致经济呈现近两年来最弱表现后，通胀将会放缓。

她表示，美国经济增长可能强于疲软的季度数据所显示的水平。自从她发表评论并发布周五的数据以来，油价发生了翻天覆地的变化。

由于中东紧张局势持续，供应担忧支撑了价格。

以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡表示，国际刑事法院的任何裁决都不会影响以色列的行动，但会“树立一个危险的先例”。

内塔尼亚胡在 Telegram 上分享的一份声明中表示，“在我的领导下，以色列永远不会接受海牙国际刑事法院损害其基本自卫权的任何企图。”

以色列加强了对拉法的空袭，此前以色列表示将从加沙南部城市拉法撤离平民并发动全面袭击，尽管盟友警告这可能会造成大规模人员伤亡。

 

（Noah Browning 和 Ahmad Ghaddar 在伦敦以及 Sudarshan Varadhan 在新加坡的补充报道；Jason Neely、Mark Potter 和 David Gregorio 编辑）

主要图片（来源：路透社）

Yahoo Finance

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HOUSTON -Oil prices edged up slightly on Friday, boosted by worries about geopolitical tensions but still under pressure from U.S. data showing inflation rose moderately in March, dampening hopes the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates soon.

Brent crude futures were up 7 cents, or 0.08%, to $89.08 a barrel at 1109 ET (1509 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 6 cents, or 0.07%, to $83.63 a barrel.

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% last month, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said, on par with an increase the previous month.

In the 12 months through March, U.S. inflation rose 2.7% after advancing 2.5% in February. Last month’s increase was broadly in line with economists’ expectations.

The Fed targets 2% inflation, so the U.S. central bank policymakers are expected to leave rates unchanged next week.

“The economic data this morning was enough for market participants to conclude that the Fed is not going to be forthcoming with interest rate cuts any time soon”, said John Kilduff, partner with Again Capital LLC.

“Geopolitical jitters in the market are what is keeping us aloft, those two competing forces should keep us in check”, he added.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Thursday that U.S. GDP growth for the first quarter could be revised higher, and inflation will ease after a clutch of “peculiar” factors held the economy to its weakest showing in nearly two years.

U.S. economic growth was likely stronger than suggested by weak quarterly data, she said. Oil prices have flip-flopped since her comments and release of Friday’s data.

Supply concerns supported prices as tensions continue in the Middle East.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said any International Criminal Court rulings would not affect Israel’s actions but would “set a dangerous precedent”.

“Under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the International Criminal Court in the Hague to undermine its basic right to defend itself,” Netanyahu said in a statement shared on Telegram.

Israel had stepped up air strikes on Rafah after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch an all-out assault despite allies’ warnings this could cause mass casualties.

 

(Additional reporting by Noah Browning and Ahmad Ghaddar in London and Sudarshan Varadhan in Singapore; Editing by Jason Neely, Mark Potter and David Gregorio)

Lead image (Credit: Reuters)