托比·奥尔德报道，油价下跌缓解了一些市场压力，投资者则在评估中东最新局势以及持续的美伊僵局，亚洲股市周三料将普遍上涨。
By Toby Alder Stocks in Asia were set for broad gains on Wednesday after oil prices fell, easing some pressure on markets as investors weighed the latest developments in the Middle East and the ongoing US-Iran stalemate.
日本、韩国和台湾的股指期货均指向上涨，澳大利亚股指期货合约则基本持平。美股期货小幅走高，此前相关基准指数收盘变动不大。美国半导体股走强，加上美国总统唐纳德·特朗普否决人工智能监管规定，可能提振与人工智能相关的亚洲股票。
Equity-index futures pointed to gains in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, while contracts for Australia were little changed. US stock futures edged higher after the underlying benchmarks finished little changed. A rally in US semiconductor stocks and President Donald Trump’s rejection of regulations on artificial intelligence may boost Asian shares linked to the AI theme.
在亚洲早盘交易中，美国油价下跌。此前，布伦特原油结算价跌破每桶103美元，据称沙特在无人机袭击后已恢复东西输油管道约一半的运力。在美伊谈判仍陷入僵局之际，特朗普政府还下令再次从紧急储备中释放石油。
US oil declined in early Asian trading after Brent crude settled below $103 a barrel as Saudi Arabia was said to have restored about half the capacity of its East-West pipeline following drone attacks. The Trump administration also ordered another release of oil from emergency reserves as US-Iran talks remained deadlocked.
周二美债收盘涨跌互现，新西兰政府债券走强。美国两年期国债收益率下跌5个基点，30年期国债收益率则升破5.61%，触及2002年以来最高水平。投资者正在消化本周将公布的若干经济数据中的首份数据，以及美联储官员的评论。
New Zealand government bonds rallied after Treasuries finished mixed Tuesday. The US two-year yield fell five basis points, while the 30-year yield climbed above 5.61%, touching its highest level since 2002, as investors digested the first of several economic data releases due this week and comments from Federal Reserve officials.
美伊紧张局势仍是投资者面临的不确定性来源之一。近几天释放出矛盾信号后，市场正关注停火谈判是否取得进展的迹象。
US-Iran tensions remain a key source of uncertainty for investors, with markets watching for signs of progress in ceasefire talks after mixed signals in recent days.
BMO资本市场公司伊恩·林根表示：“中东冲突及其对未来通胀的影响，仍是主要的宏观叙事，并可能在可预见的未来主导美国利率市场的走势。”
“The conflict in the Middle East and the implications for forward inflation remain the primary macro narrative and are likely to dictate price action in US rates for the foreseeable future,” said Ian Lyngen at BMO Capital Markets.
在投资者担忧通胀持续、政府支出增加，以及企业为建设人工智能基础设施而大幅增加借款之际，美国最长期国债收益率连续第六天上升，投资者要求持有这些债券获得更高回报。在此背景下，货币市场正对未来一年一系列加息进行定价。
Yields on the Treasury’s longest-dated bond rose for a sixth straight day as investors demanded greater compensation to hold bonds amid concerns about persistent inflation, government spending and a surge in corporate borrowing to finance the artificial-intelligence buildout. Against this backdrop, money markets are pricing a series of rate hikes over the next year.
CIBC资本市场美国利率策略主管迈克尔·克洛赫蒂表示：“按历史标准来看，长端利率似乎确实偏低，但在这里我们仍未看到大型逢低买入者。”“我们已经等了一个多月，但他们仍未出现。”周二公布的数据显示，美国9月消费者信心降至2014年以来最低水平，对经济和劳动力市场的看法有所恶化。8月职位空缺减少，表明临近夏末时，雇主对扩大员工队伍更加谨慎，而裁员人数仍处于低位。关键的就业数据将于周五公布。
“The long end does seem cheap by historical standards, and we have yet to see the big value buyer up here,” Michael Cloherty, head of US interest rate strategy at CIBC Capital Markets, said. “We’ve been waiting for more than a month and they’re absent.”Data on Tuesday showed US consumer confidence in September dropped to the lowest level since 2014 as views about the economy and the labor market deteriorated. Job openings fell in August suggesting employers grew more cautious about expanding their workforces toward the end of the summer, while layoffs remained subdued. Key jobs numbers will be released on Friday.
纽约联储主席约翰·威廉姆斯表示，今年晚些时候再次加息可能是合适的，这有助于压低通胀；不过他也补充称，在央行本月早些时候加息后，目前并没有立即采取行动的紧迫性。
New York Fed President John Williams said another interest-rate hike “late this year” may be appropriate to help bring inflation down, though he added there was no urgency to act after the central bank raised rates earlier this month.
其他政策制定者也继续关注进一步加息的可能性。美联储理事迈克尔·巴尔再次警告，可能需要进一步加息来抑制通胀；芝加哥联储主席奥斯坦·古尔斯贝则表示，央行必须对供应冲击作出回应.市场主要动态如下：本文由彭博自动化技术协助制作。
Other policymakers also kept the prospect of further hikes in focus. Fed Governor Michael Barr repeated his warning that more increases may be needed to slow inflation, while Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the central bank must respond to supply shocks. Some of the main moves in markets: This story was produced with the assistance of Bloomberg Automation.