据道琼斯3月31日消息,大型投资银行已经小幅上调了油价预测,这是自去年8月份以来的首次,但是仍对油价前景持谨慎态度。
《华尔街日报》对13家投行的调查结果显示,与前一个月的预测结果相比,这些投行平均将油价预测上调了1美元/桶。这13家投行预测国际基准原油布伦特原油今年的平均价格为40美元/桶,而美国基准的西得克萨斯州中质原油(WTI)平均价格为39美元/桶。
唐绍红摘译自道琼斯
原文如下:
Banks Raise Oil Price Forecasts But Remain Cautious
By Georgi Kantchev
Big banks have slightly raised their oil-price forecasts for the first time since August but remain cautious about crude's outlook.
A survey of 13 investment banks by The Wall Street Journal shows their average forecast increased by a dollar from the previous month. The banks see Brent crude, the international oil-price benchmark, averaging $40 abarrel this year, and West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil gauge, averaging $39 a barrel.