据油价网7月25日报道，周一，布伦特原油价格与西得克萨斯中质原油之间的价差创下了3年多来的最大价差，随着美国汽油需求下降，西德克萨斯中质原油与布伦特原油相比下跌超过8美元。

周一美国东部时间11:41布伦特原油交易价格为104.8美元，而西得克萨斯中质原油交易价格为96.12美元，价差超过每桶8美元。 

在美国，由于汽油需求下降，西得克萨斯中质原油正面临下行压力，尽管油价正在缓慢回落。

过去一周，美国汽油价格稳步下跌。根据统计数据，周一全国平均每加仑汽油价格为4.355美元，低于一周前的4.521美元，分析师预测价格在不久的将来会低于4美元。 

上周，汽油需求仅小幅增长，美国原油库存因需求低迷而大幅增加350万桶。上周的EIA库存数据显示，尽管本周汽油需求有所增加，但仍低于去年同期。与此同时，国内汽油库存总量增加。 

在路透社引用的一份报告中，OANDA市场分析师Jeffrey Halley表示，虽然布伦特原油由于现货市场紧张而表现价格上升，但“另一方面，西得克萨斯中质原油是国内基准，这意味着美国经济衰退的紧张情绪似乎对其价格的压力更大”。

与此同时，分析师预计美联储周三将加息0.75个百分点，原因是主要受大宗商品价格的影响，6月份美国消费者价格指数上涨1.3%，将12个月通胀率推高至9.1%，6月份美国消费者价格指数上涨1.3%，将12个月通胀率推高至9.1%，创下40多年来的新高。

黎泱 编译自 油价网

原文如下：

Brent-WTI Spread Widens To Over $8 As U.S. Gasoline Demand Slows

The spread between Brent crude oil prices and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) hit its widest level in over three years on Monday, with WTI down more than $8 compared to Brent as U.S. gasoline demand falls.

Brent crude was trading at $104.8 on Monday 11:41 EST, while WTI was trading at $96.12, representing a spread of over $8 per barrel. 

In the United States, WTI is being pressured downward by lowering demand for gasoline, even as prices at the pump are easing slowly. 

Gasoline prices in the U.S. have dropped steadily over the past week. On Monday, the national average per gallon was $4.355, according to AAA, down from $4.521 a week ago, with analysts predicting prices under $4 in the near future. 

Last week, demand for gasoline saw only a slight increase, while U.S. crude oil inventory saw a large increase of 3.5 million barrels due to low demand. EIA inventory data from last week showed that while gasoline demand increased for the week, it was still lower than this time last year. At the same time, total domestic gasoline stocks increased. 

In a note cited by Reuters, OANDA market analyst Jeffrey Halley said that while Brent is outperforming due to tight physical markets, “WTI, on the other hand, is a domestic benchmark meaning that U.S. recession nerves seem to be more heavily weighing on its price".

In the meantime, analysts are anticipating that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates on Wednesday by three-fourths of a percentage point after June consumer prices gained 1.3%, notching 12-month inflation to an over-four-decade high of 9.1% largely due to the price of commodities.