山金期货原油日报-20250526

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information about the report industry investment rating is provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - The Fed is likely to remain cautious about rate cuts in June and July. The market generally expects the Fed to maintain a prudent stance on rate cuts. There are also uncertainties in the US - EU trade negotiations after Trump's tariff announcement, and there are concerns about the impact of US Treasury bond maturities on the market [2]. - OPEC+ is likely to increase production, but the timing of the supply increase needs data verification. The demand in the US may enter a peak season, and the overall supply - demand situation of crude oil is under pressure [2]. - Geopolitical negotiations in regions such as Russia - Ukraine, US - Iran, and Gaza are progressing slowly, with a possibility of causing disturbances [2]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs a. Market Data - Crude Oil Futures and Spot Prices: On May 23, SC crude oil futures were at 452.80 yuan/barrel, down 0.20% from the previous day and 0.75% from the previous week. WTI was at 61.76 dollars/barrel, up 1.56% from the previous day but down 1.17% from the previous week. Brent was at 65.03 dollars/barrel, up 1.56% from the previous day and down 0.46% from the previous week [2]. - Price Spreads: The SC - WTI spread was 1.20 dollars/barrel, down 47.59% from the previous day but up 29.60% from the previous week. The Brent - WTI spread was 3.27 dollars/barrel, with a significant change of - 451.20% from the previous day and - 270.82% from the previous week [2]. - Inventory Data: Strategic petroleum reserves were 400.49 million barrels, up 0.21% from the previous level. EIA US commercial crude oil inventories were 443.16 million barrels, up 0.30% from the previous week, and Cushing crude oil inventories were 23.44 million barrels, down 1.91% from the previous week [2]. - Position Data: Non - commercial net positions in CFTC were 18.64 million contracts, up 0.60% from the previous week, and commercial net positions were - 18.68 million contracts, up 1.06% from the previous week [2]. b. Fundamental Overview - Supply: OPEC+ is likely to increase production by 41.1 barrels per day in July, but the exact implementation time needs to be verified by data. Saudi Arabia may further increase production if other members do not comply with quotas [2]. - Demand: The US may enter a peak demand season, and data verification is needed [2]. - Geopolitics: Negotiations in the Russia - Ukraine, US - Iran, and Gaza regions are progressing slowly. Although the probability of large - scale conflict escalation is low, there is still a possibility of short - term intensification [2]. c. Operation Suggestions - Technically, after the oil price broke through the multi - year production - cut bottom, it is continuously testing the pressure level. The WTI around 64 dollars/barrel is still under pressure, and it shows a short - term strong operation trend. - In the medium - term, maintain the idea of short - selling on rallies, but be cautious of short - term upward movements. For those speculating on geopolitical changes, options can be considered [2]. d. Industry News - Trump agreed to extend the US - EU trade negotiation deadline to July 9 [3]. - OPEC+ will hold a JMMC meeting on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of a third consecutive production increase before the June 1 ministerial meeting [4]. - Iran's parliament members emphasized that uranium enrichment is Iran's "red line" and "inalienable right" and will not back down in negotiations with the US [4]. - The EU is considering removing about 20 banks from SWIFT, lowering the price cap on Russian oil, and banning the Nord Stream gas pipeline project [4]. - US drilling companies have reduced the number of oil and gas rigs for four consecutive weeks, reaching the lowest level since November 2021 [5]. - The market expects the Fed to maintain the interest rate in June with a probability of 94.4% and in July with a probability of 74.9% [5]. - The market expects the US April core PCE price index monthly rate to rise by 0.1% [5].