???? 據2月24日今日油價報道，美國銀行(Bank of America)本周表示，布倫特(Brent)原油價格可能在2021年第二季度達到每桶70美元，而今年的平均價格將達到每桶60美元，該銀行還將其平均價格預期從此前的預測上調了每桶10美元。

????主要經濟體的寬松貨幣政策，以及歐佩克+減產和德州嚴寒天氣導致的石油供應緊張，是美國銀行調高今年這兩個基準價格預測的關鍵因素。布倫特原油今年的平均價格預計為每桶60美元，而美國基準WTI原油2021年的平均價格預計為每桶57美元。

????美國銀行在周一發布的一份報告中稱："過去一周德州的嚴重冰凍災害應會使全球庫存再減少5000萬桶，進一步支撐油價。"

????美國東部時間周二上午9:35，油價回吐早盤漲幅，不過WTI原油價格仍高于每桶61美元，布倫特原油價格仍高于每桶65美元。

????油價周一飆升，原因是美國石油生產在德州嚴寒危機中緩慢恢復，分析師提高了他們的預測，預計市場將趨緊，而油價因預期庫存減少而上漲更快。

????與美國銀行類似，摩根士丹利也預計布倫特原油今年將觸及每桶70美元的關口，預計第三季度市場將大幅改善，包括需求方面。

????周日，高盛開始上調投行對油價的預測，預計布倫特(Brent)原油價格將在今年第三季度達到每桶75美元，原因是市場加速再平衡、預期庫存下降，以及交易員對沖通脹風險。

????高盛預計，布倫特原油價格將在今年第二季度達到每桶70美元的關口，在第三季度達到每桶75美元。因此，高盛將第二季度和第三季度的油價預測上調了每桶10美元。

????王佳晶 摘譯自 今日油價

????原文如下：

????Bank Of America Sees $70 Oil By Summer

????Brent Crude prices could hit $70 a barrel in the second quarter of 2021, while they are set to average $60 this year, Bank of America said this week, raising its average price outlook by $10 a barrel from its previous projection.

????Easy monetary policy in major economies, as well as tighter oil supply due to the OPEC+ production cuts and the Texas Freeze, are the key drivers of Bank of America Global Research’s increased price forecasts for both benchmarks this year. While Brent Crude is seen averaging $60 throughout this year, the U.S. benchmark, WTI Crude, is expected to average $57 in 2021.

????“The big Texas freeze in the past week should reduce global inventories by an additional 50 million barrels, further supporting (oil) prices,” BofA said in a note dated Monday, as carried by Reuters.

????Oil prices erased earlier gains and traded lower at 9:35 a.m. ET on Tuesday, with WTI Crude still above $61 and Brent Crude above $65 a barrel.

????Oil prices spiked on Monday on a slow restart of U.S. oil production lost in the Texas storm and analysts upgrading their forecasts, predicting a tighter market and prices rallying faster and higher on expected lower inventories.

????Echoing Bank of America, Morgan Stanley also sees Brent touching the $70 mark this year, but a bit later—in the third quarter, expecting “a much-improved market,” including on the demand side.

????On Sunday, Goldman Sachs started the investment banks’ upgrades of oil price forecasts, expecting Brent Crude prices to hit $75 a barrel in the third quarter this year, on the back of faster market rebalancing, lower expected inventories, and traders hedging against inflation.

????Goldman Sachs forecast Brent Crude prices reaching the $70 a barrel mark during the second quarter of this year, and hitting $75 in the third quarter. Goldman Sachs is thus lifting its previous Q2 and Q3 forecasts by $10 per barrel.