Middle Eastern shipping attacks push up oil and gas prices, global bond yields rise
智通财经2026/10/08 12:07(1) The oil tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz has intensified concerns over crude oil supply, pushing Brent crude up by $3.7 in a single day to $103.6 per barrel. Inflation expectations have risen again, leading to increases in global government bond yields and a general decline in equity markets. (2) European natural gas prices have risen to a two-week high, with Dutch benchmark gas contracts up 2.8% to €79.6 per megawatt-hour. Maersk has announced that starting next Monday, emergency fuel surcharges for imports and exports will be raised to 19%. (3) The yield on long-term UK government bonds has broken above 6% again, with the 30-year gilt yield reaching 6.004% and the 10-year gilt rising to 5.46%, putting pressure on the UK Chancellor ahead of the upcoming budget. (4) The eurozone bond market is also weakening, with French 10-year government bond yields rising to 4.91% and the France-Germany bond yield spread widening. The STOXX Europe 600 Index fell by 0.9%, hitting a nearly four-month low.
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