Gasoline prices fell for a sixth straight week to their lowest level in nearly five years as seasonal factors and cheaper oil weighed on the market while traders monitored developments following the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The national average on Monday stood at $2.81 per gallon, according to AAA data, about $0.25 lower than a year ago and the lowest level since March 2021. Only about nine states have averages above $3 per gallon, while California, burdened with taxes and higher fe ...

Gold futures settled at a new high, making it one of the many days in 2025 where gold charted another watermark."With the dollar weakening, interest rates ticking lower, and the U.S. President calling for regime change in Venezuela the bull camp has a plethora of bullish themes," says ADM Investor Services in a note.Front-month gold settled up 0.9% to $4,482.80 a troy ounce, and silver closed 3.8% higher to $70.485 a troy ounce, also a high. Both gold and silver have risen over the past three trading sessio ...

地缘政治与石油供应前景 - 美国对委内瑞拉实施新制裁并采取军事行动 标志着与委内瑞拉紧张局势的重大升级 包括扣押大型油轮并准备拦截更多运输委内瑞拉石油的船只 [1][6] - 美国威胁迫使马杜罗总统辞职 除指控贩毒外 获取其石油资源亦是关键原因 因该国拥有全球最大的原油储量 [5] 委内瑞拉石油产能恢复潜力与制约 - 政权更迭可能改善该国石油生产基础设施 从而释放更多供应并抑制全球油价 但修复需要时间和数十亿美元投资 且产量增长可能不及预期 [1] - 据Wood Mackenzie估计 基础设施改善和投资可在大约一至两年内将委内瑞拉石油产量提升至约200万桶/日 但再增加50万桶/日的产量可能需要另外十年和数十亿美元投资 [4] - 潜在产量增长规模需放在全球背景下看待 2023年全球石油日产量接近1.02亿桶 [4] 全球石油市场供需展望 - 全球石油供应一直在增长 导致市场预测明年将出现大量供应过剩 [2] - 然而华尔街许多人对明年全球经济增长更加乐观 这将提振石油需求前景 [2] - 分析师指出 委内瑞拉政权变更可能在未来十年对供需产生“相当大的影响” 但不会在今年 也可能不会在2026或2027年 [3]