油价因美国燃料需求前景看好而攀升

　　据能源世界网4月12日东京报道，周一油价上涨，由于人们希望，随着夏季驾驶季节的临近，以及新冠病毒疫苗的推出速度加快，美国的燃料需求正在上升，尽管其他国家不断增加的病例数将限制增长。

　　截至格林尼治标准时间01：55，布伦特原油价格上涨25美分，涨幅0.4%，至每桶63.20美元。美国原油价格上涨17美分，涨幅0.3%，至每桶59.49美元。

　　自上周一收盘时的一段波动期以来，价格几乎没有变化。

　　Axi首席市场策略师斯蒂芬·因尼斯（Stephen Innes）表示，最近，一种令人不安的平静笼罩着石油市场，布伦特原油价格仍稳定在63美元左右，交易员采取观望区间交易的心态。

　　虽然美国已经为7000多万人接种了疫苗，在欧洲，随着封锁生效，新的感染人数正在下降，但印度报告了创纪录的新病例，亚洲其他地区的病例数量也在上升。

　　Innes表示，这可能会继续“影响全球旅游前景”，并使价格在夏季来临之际保持在区间内。

　　美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔(Jerome Powell)在周日播出的一次采访中表示，美国经济正处于“拐点”，预计未来几个月增长和就业将加速，但面临重新开放过快和引发冠状病毒病例复苏的风险。

　　郝芬 译自 能源世界网

　　原文如下：

　　Oil prices climb on favourable outlook for U.S. fuel demand

　　Oil rose on Monday amid hopes that fuel demand is picking up in the United States as the summer driving season approaches and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations there accelerates, though increasing case numbers in other countries are set to cap gains.

　　Brent was up 25 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $63.20 a barrel by 0155 GMT. U.S. crude gained 17 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $59.49 a barrel.

　　Prices have changed little since a period of volatile trading ended with the close of trading last Monday.

　　"An unsettling calm has enveloped oil markets recently as Brent remains anchored around $63 and traders adopt a wait=and-see range-trade mentality," said Stephen Innes, chief market strategist at Axi.

　　While the United States has fully vaccinated more than 70 million people, and in Europe new infection numbers are falling as lockdowns take effect, India is reporting record new cases and other parts of Asia are seeing caseloads rise.

　　That is likely to continue to "sully the global travel outlook" and keep prices rangebound as the summer approaches, Innes said.

　　The U.S. economy is at an "inflection point" amid expectations that growth and hiring will accelerate in the months ahead, but faces the risk of reopening too quickly and sparking a resurgence in coronavirus cases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.