Oil jumped above $105 a barrel on Thursday, reigniting a global sell-off in government bonds and pushing borrowing costs to multi-decade highs.
油价周四跃升至每桶105美元以上,再度引发全球政府债券抛售,将借款成本推升至数十年来的高位。
The price of Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, rose more than 4 per cent to as high as $105.82 a barrel. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, jumped 4.4 per cent to climb to about $100 a barrel for the first time since May.
国际油价基准布伦特原油(Brent crude)上涨逾4%,一度触及每桶105.82美元。美国油价基准西得克萨斯中质油(WTI)上涨4.4%,自5月以来首次攀升至每桶100美元左右。
The moves, which came after Opec reported a slump in Saudi crude production, added fresh impetus to a bond sell-off as investors bet that higher energy prices will cause a surge in global inflation.
油价的最新涨势——此前石油输出国组织欧佩克(OPEC)报告沙特原油产量大幅下降——为债券抛售潮增添了新的动力,因为投资者押注能源价格上涨将引发全球通胀飙升。