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Middle East conflicts have pushed oil prices to excruciating highs, with inflation still showing no signs of abating

Middle East conflicts have pushed oil prices to excruciating highs, with inflation still showing no signs of abating

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September 11th, 2026

Middle East conflicts have pushed oil prices to excruciating highs, with inflation still showing no signs of abating

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US inflation accelerated last month, driven by a sharp surge in petrol prices following the rekindling of conflict in the Middle Easta development that has laid bare the pressures of the cost of living, which, with just seven weeks to go until the midterm elections, ranks as the issue of greatest concern to a great many voters.

美国上月通胀呈加速之势,其成因在于中东战火重燃后汽油价格急剧攀升;这凸显了生活成本压力,而在距中期选举仅余七周之时,此乃众多选民最为关切的议题。

The Labor Department disclosed on Friday that the consumer price index climbed 3.4 percent year on year last month, unchanged from July; yet underlying month-on-month inflationary momentum gathered pace, rising 0.4 percent from Julyfour times the 0.1 percent increase recorded the previous month.

劳工部周五披露上月消费者价格指数同比攀升3.4%与7月持平然而通胀环比动能有所增强较7月上行0.4%相当于前一个月0.1%涨幅的四倍

More than five years after the economy emerged from the shadow of the pandemic, prices have soared, and inflation remains stubbornly entrenched at elevated levels to this day.

在经济摆脱疫情阴霾物价飙涨逾五载通胀迄今顽固地踞于高位

The report released on Friday has further intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve's inflation hawks to raise interest rates next week, a move that could drive up the cost of mortgages and auto loans in the months ahead.

周五出炉的报告进一步加剧了美联储通胀斗士于下周加息压力此举恐将在未来数月内推高抵押贷款汽车贷款成本。

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, together with other Fed officials, has signaled that they will keep interest rates at their current level only if inflation shows a sustained downward trend.

美联储主席凯文·沃什偕同其他美联储官员已释放出信号:唯有通胀呈现持续回落之势,他们方会将利率维系于当前水平。

"Today's August report offers no corroboration of that," remarked Kathy Bostjancic, chief economist for Nationwide.

“本日的8月报告并未就此提供佐证,”全美首席经济学家凯西·博斯特扬契奇如是表示。

It is by no means only the price of gasoline that has been climbing.

攀升的绝非仅止于汽油价格

Last month, the prices of household appliances, car repairs, and wireless telephone services likewise exhibited a pronounced upward surge.

上月家电汽车维修以及无线电话服务的价格亦呈大幅上扬之势

Yet economists are deeply apprehensive that the escalation in fuel prices may well spill over into other sectors of the economy.

然而经济学家忧心忡忡燃料价格的攀升恐将蔓延至经济其他领域

The price of diesel has already set a record high, surpassing $6 per gallon, a development that has driven up the cost of transporting groceries and other goods.

柴油价格已然刷新历史高位突破每加仑6美元此举推高了食品杂货及其他商品运输成本

The latest data reveal that airfares climbed 2.7% month over month, while the year-on-year increase soared to more than 23%.

最新数据揭示,机票价格环比攀升2.7%,同比涨幅更是飙升至逾23%。

Excluding the markedly volatile food and energy components, core prices in August climbed 2.4% year on year, a slight easing from 2.5% in July and the third consecutive decline.

撇除波动性显著的食品与能源分项8月核心价格同比攀升2.4%较7月的2.5%略有回落呈连续第三次下行态势

On a month-on-month basis, however, core prices rose 0.3% from July to August, the largest increase since April.

然就环比而言7月至8月核心价格上扬0.3%创下4月以来最大涨幅

The unexpected month-on-month rise in core prices may embolden those Federal Reserve officials who are pushing for an interest rate hike.

核心价格环比意外攀升,或将助长那些力主加息美联储官员的气焰。

According to CME FedWatch data, Wall Street investors now put the probability of a Fed rate hike on September 16 at over 80%, up 10 percentage points from Thursday.

据CME Fedwatch数据显示,华尔街投资者目前预计美联储于9月16日加息的可能性已逾80%较周四攀升了10个百分点

The Trump administration is striving to allay voters' anxieties over persistently high prices and rising interest rates.

特朗普政府正竭力纾解选民物价高企利率攀升忧虑

On Wednesday, President Trump pledged that, should the Republicans manage to retain their congressional majority, every American adult would receive $5,000.

特朗普总统于周三承诺倘若共和党得以维系国会多数席位将向每位美国成年人发放5000美元

Such a move would require congressional approval and would risk stoking inflation.

此举须经国会批准恐将加剧通胀

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has markedly intensified government bond buyback operations in an effort to curb the upward momentum of long-term interest rates.

财政部长斯科特·贝森特已显著加大国债回购操作力度,以期遏制长期利率的上行势头

The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes reached a nearly three-year peak on Thursday and was still hovering at an elevated 4.9% on Friday.

10年期美国国债收益率于周四触及近三年来的峰值周五仍徘徊于4.9%的高位

Chris Mitchell, 36, works in customer service for an auto-parts retailer.

36岁的克里斯·米切尔供职于一家汽车零部件零售商,担任客服一职。

He candidly admits that he is still struggling to keep up with rent, food, and other expenses, and that the pressure he faces is even more acute than it was before the pandemic.

他坦言,自己仍在勉力维系房租、食品及其他各项开销,所承受的压力较疫情前有过之而无不及。

Mitchell recalls with vivid clarity that before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc, he would dine out two to three times a week and frequent the theatre regularly; since then, however, he has drastically curtailed such activities.

米切尔记忆犹新在新冠疫情肆虐之前,他每周外出就餐两至三次,且时常出入剧院然自那以后他已大幅削减此类活动

He and his girlfriend own three cars that have been in use for roughly two decades.

他与女友拥有三辆已使用约二十载汽车

The dwelling he shares with his girlfriend and her twelve-year-old child saw its rent rise by $200 this year, soaring to $2,300.

与女友及其12岁孩子共同栖身的那处居所,今年租金上涨了200美元飙升至2300美元

His moving in with them was motivated by nothing other than a desire to make it easier to cope with the bills.

他之所以迁入与他们同住无非是为了更便于应付账单

"I've constantly felt strapped for cash and am in dire need of a raise; in fact, I'm planning to make that very request of my boss next week," he said.

我始终感到捉襟见肘亟需加薪事实上我正打算下周向老板提出这一诉求,”他说道

He had received a raise two years ago, "but these days that money increasingly fails to cover his expenses."

他两年前曾获一次加薪,“但如今这笔钱愈发入不敷出了。”

A report released on Friday disclosed that gasoline prices had already climbed 3.9 percent between July and August alone, leaving them more than 27 percent higher than a year earlier.

周五发布的报告披露仅7月至8月间汽油价格便已攀升3.9%致使汽油价格较之一年前高出逾27%

Prices at the pump are still continuing to rise, which portends that this month's inflation picture may deteriorate further.

加油站油价仍持续上扬这预示着本月通胀形势或将进一步恶化

On Friday, the national average price of gasoline stood at $4.30 a gallon, up 7 percent from a month earlier.

周五全国汽油均价每加仑4.30美元较一个月前上涨7%

Setting aside the escalating cost of airfare, hotel room rates alone rose by 2.4% between July and August, standing 3.2% higher than the same period last year.

撇开机票成本的攀升不论酒店房价7月至8月间便已上浮2.4%较之去年同期高出3.2%

The cost of motor vehicle repairs climbed 1.1% in the past month alone, with a year-on-year increase reaching 5.2%.

汽车维修费用仅上月即上涨1.1%同比增幅5.2%

The escalating costs of services such as hotel rooms and wireless plans are likewise a source of deep unease for many Federal Reserve officials, given that such costs are not being driven by rising energy prices.

酒店客房与无线套餐等服务成本的攀升,同样会令诸多美联储官员深感不安,究其因,此类成本并非由能源价格上涨所驱动。

"Analysts and the Fed had been counting on prices in these categories to have slowed by now," Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital Markets, wrote in a report.

分析师美联储此前始终寄望于这些类别价格迄今已然放缓,”BMO资本市场首席美国经济学家斯科特·安德森在报告中写道

"The picture presented by the August CPI report hardly inspires confidence that inflation is on a sustained, gentle glide path back toward the 2% target."

8月CPI报告所呈现的态势实难令人信服通胀正持续朝着2%的目标温和回落。”

A wholesale price report released on Thursday revealed that chemical prices had surged sharply, a development that may well have been precipitated by rising oil prices.

周四发布的一份批发价格报告揭示,化学品价格呈现出急剧攀升之势,而这或许正是油价上涨所催生的结果。

Between July and August, prices for apparel and groceries held steady, affording consumers a modicum of respite, notwithstanding a 2.9% surge in egg prices last month.

7月至8月间服装食品杂货价格持平为消费者提供了些许喘息之机尽管上月鸡蛋价格攀升了2.9%

Even so, egg prices remain markedly lower than they were a year ago.

即便如此鸡蛋价格较之一年前仍呈大幅下跌之势

Numerous economists and Federal Reserve officials have long maintained the view that rising gasoline prices constitute one of several "one-off" shocks pushing inflation higher, alongside tariffs and a surge in investment in artificial intelligence data centers.

诸多经济学家美联储官员长期以来始终抱持这样一种看法汽油价格的攀升乃是推高通胀若干“一次性”冲击之一与之并列的尚有关税以及人工智能数据中心投资的激增

For months, the hope has been that, as the conflict with Iran gradually subsides and the effects of tariffs progressively fade, inflation will trend gently downward.

数月来人们所寄望者在于随着对伊朗战事渐趋平息关税效应逐步消退通胀将呈缓步下行之势

Yet signs of any de-escalation in the Iran conflict are all but absent, and even Trump has indicated that gasoline prices may not come down until after the November midterm elections are settled.

然而伊朗战事降温的迹象几近阙如就连特朗普亦表示汽油价格恐须等到11月中期选举尘埃落定之后方会回落。

Moreover, although Trump's trade dispute with Canada affects only a limited range of imported goods, it serves as a sufficient warning that tariffs remain a latent threat capable of driving up other costs.

此外尽管特朗普与加拿大的贸易争端仅波及为数有限的进口商品却足以警示世人关税仍是一项可能推高其他成本潜在威胁

"This is not something that will be accomplished overnight and wrapped up straight away," Bostjančič remarked.

此非一蹴而就旋即了结之事,”博斯特扬契奇如是说

"It remains unclear when the tensions in the Middle East will subside... this disruption is likely to be protracted."

中东紧张局势何时得以平息目前尚不明朗……此番扰乱恐将旷日持久。”

The report released on Friday prompted a multitude of economists to anticipate that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its next meeting, scheduled for September 1516.

周五出炉的报告促使众多经济学家纷纷预期美联储将于9月15日至16日召开的下次会议上调利率

In a high-profile speech two weeks ago, Chairman Warsh hinted that he was inclined toward raising rates, yet he made no commitment whatsoever regarding the specific timing.

沃什主席在两周前一场备受瞩目的讲话中曾暗示其本人倾向于加息并未就具体时机作出任何承诺

Warsh has candidly acknowledged that he has no intention of tipping his hand in advance as to his next move, which has cast a degree of uncertainty over the run-up to the meeting.

沃什曾坦言无意在事前亮出下一步行动底牌会议召开前笼罩着几分不确定性

At its previous policy meeting in late July, the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged; however, three officials cast votes in favor of a 25-basis-point hike, a move that would have lifted it from 3.6% to approximately 3.9%.

美联储于7月底的上次政策会议维持关键利率不变然而有三名官员投下支持加息25个基点的票此举本可将其从3.6%推升至约3.9%

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