[Analyst: Political and Economic Costs Continue to Accumulate, U.S. Likely to Make the First Concession] According to a report by Golden Finance on April 24, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) stated in a report released on Friday: "The longer the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the greater the economic losses—which could force one party to make concessions." Before the outbreak of the conflict, approximately 20 million barrels of oil and petroleum products were transported through the strait daily. Analysts wrote: "We believe that due to the accumulating political and economic costs, the U.S. is likely to make the first concession. However, there remains a risk of large-scale military conflict, which would significantly drive up the U.S. dollar exchange rate." (Jin10)