巴国油将下调所售汽油价格

据MRCHUB网站7月21日莫斯科报道，据路透社报道，巴西国家石油公司（Petrobras）在一份声明中表示，该公司将于周三将旗下炼油厂的汽油价格下调约5%，这是该公司自2021年底以来首次下调汽油价格，这使得分析师们重新审视了该国的通胀预测。

巴西石油公司称，每升汽油的均价将从4.06雷亚尔降至3.86雷亚尔（0.714美元）。其认为此举符合其将国内燃料价格与国际价格挂钩的官方政策，但在异常波动期间仍有一定的变动空间。“此次下调是在国际基准价格之后，汽油价格已稳定在较低水平，符合巴西国家石油公司的定价政策”。

在今年连续三次提价（其中一次是在3月中旬，涨幅约为20%）之后，这一举措将均价拉回到了6月份的水平。巴西国家石油公司在巴西上市的优先股在下午的交易中上涨0.9%，略高于巴西基准的Bovespa股票指数。摩根大通下调了巴西2022年的通胀预期，称这一消息令人“意外”。其表示，“我们现在预计今年年底的通货膨胀率将比去年同期上升7.4%，而不是我们之前预测的7.6%”。修正后的预测仍远高于央行今年3.5%的官方通胀目标。

郝芬 译自 MRCHUB

原文如下：

Petrobras set to cut gasoline prices

Brazil's Petrobras will reduce gasoline prices at its refineries by about 5% on Wednesday, the state-run oil company said in a statement, its first price cut since late 2021, making analysts review projections for the country's inflation, said Reuters.

Federal lawmakers and President Jair Bolsonaro have been putting intense pressure on the company's leadership to bring down prices at the pump ahead of an October election. The government has already provided some relief to consumers by effectively capping state fuel taxes and subsidizing truckers, a key constituency for Bolsonaro, who trails leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the polls.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is formally known, said average prices will drop to 3.86 reais (USD0.714) per liter from 4.06 reais. It characterized the move as consistent with its official policy of pegging domestic fuel rates to international prices, with some room for variation during periods of unusual volatility. "This reduction follows international benchmark prices, which have stabilized at a lower level for gasoline, and is in line with Petrobras' pricing policies," the company said.

The move comes after three consecutive price hikes this year, including one of roughly 20% in mid-March, and takes the average prices back to levels last seen in June. Brazil-listed preferred shares in Petrobras were up 0.9% in afternoon trade, slightly outperforming the nation's benchmark Bovespa equities index. JP Morgan revised down Brazil's 2022 inflation outlook due to the announcement, which it called a "surprise". "We now look for inflation to end the year at 7.4% over year ago instead of the 7.6% we were forecasting before," it said. The revised projection remains far above the central bank's official target of inflation at 3.5% this year.