據經濟時報7月20日消息：美國油價周一暴跌逾6%，一天前，產油國決定增加產量，而隨著新冠肺炎病例激增威脅到經濟復蘇，股市暴跌。

　　格林威治時間14:35，美國基準原油合約WTI下跌6.1%，至67.42美元/桶。

　　歐洲基準北海布倫特原油價格下跌5.4%，至69.61美元/桶。

　　歐佩克原油生產國及其盟友周日同意，從8月開始每天增產40萬桶，以滿足隨著經濟復蘇不斷增長的需求。

　　與此同時，市場越來越擔心Delta病毒的蔓延可能會破壞經濟復蘇。

　　Oanda交易集團分析師愛德華·莫亞表示，全球投資者正在拋售股票、大宗商品和加密貨幣，轉而購買被視為更安全的美國國債。

　　他在一份客戶報告中補充稱，"隨著全球經濟擔憂加劇，Delta新型冠狀病毒的傳播引發投資者向安全領域轉移，避險情緒已根深蒂固。"

　　馮娟 摘譯自 經濟時報

　　原文如下：

　　US oil tumbles over 6 percent as markets tank

　　The US oil price tumbled more than six percent Monday, a day after producers decided to increase output and as stock markets slumped with surging Covid cases threatening economic recovery.

　　The benchmark US crude contract, WTI, was down by 6.1 percent at $67.42 per barrel around 1435 GMT.

　　Europe's Brent North Sea shed 5.4 percent to $69.61.

　　OPEC crude producers and their allies on Sunday agreed to pump an extra 400,000 barrels per day from August to meet rising demand as economies reopen.

　　At the same time, market are increasingly nervous that the spreading Delta virus variant could undermine the economic recovery.

　　Edward Moya, an analyst at Oanda trading group, said investors worldwide were selling stocks, commodities and cryptocurrencies and instead buying US Treasuries, or bonds, which were seen as a safer bet.

　　"Risk aversion is firmly in place as the Delta Covid variant spread is triggering a flight to safety as global economic concerns intensify," he added in a client note.