-- （更新价格。） 周一早盘，由于美元走强，金价下跌。此前，伊朗周五短暂开放后又关闭霍尔木兹海峡，导致市场对伊朗战争结束的希望破灭，油价和美元因对通胀和利率上升的担忧而走强。 5月交割的黄金期货价格下跌51.80美元，至每盎司4827.80美元。 周五，伊朗短暂重新开放霍尔木兹海峡，该海峡是波斯湾国家供应的全球20%石油需求的咽喉要道，此后金价上涨。然而，由于美国拒绝解除对伊朗港口的封锁，伊朗随后再次拒绝允许船只通过该水道。 美国将派遣谈判代表前往巴基斯坦进行和平谈判。尽管伊朗尚未确认是否会参加谈判，但据《华尔街日报》报道，伊朗已告知巴基斯坦，将派遣一个谈判小组参加谈判。美伊两国之间的停火协议将于明日到期，美国总统特朗普再次威胁称，除非达成协议，否则将攻击伊朗的民用基础设施。 霍尔木兹海峡的关闭造成了有史以来最大的能源供应冲击，推高了原油、汽油和柴油的现货价格，并导致航空燃油普遍短缺，加剧了通货膨胀，并引发了人们对各国央行可能需要提高利率以应对的担忧。 盛宝银行在一份致客户的报告中写道：“最近的疲软是由美元走强和对能源价格引发的通胀担忧加剧所致。黄金和白银等许多大宗商品仍然对中东局势的发展高度敏感，因为中东局势的发展会对美元、债券收益率和美国利率预期产生连锁反应。” 美元走弱，ICE美元指数最新下跌0.2点至98.07。美国国债收益率走高，两年期美国国债收益率最新报3.725%，上涨1.3个基点；十年期美国国债收益率上涨0.4个百分点至4.255%。
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