Increases in energy prices sharply accelerated during the past year, as the price of oil more than doubled, and gasoline prices in United States rose by 25 percent.

在过去几年，能源价格加速上涨，石油价格翻了一倍多，美国境内的汽油价格上涨了25%。

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Crude oil and copper prices also rose as investors bet the stronger Chinese currency would boost imports of some commodities.

原油和铜的价格也上涨，投资者认为人民币升值将会提高部分商品的进口。

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Stocks tumbled on Wednesday as Fitch Ratings said further contagion from Europe's debt crisis will pose a risk to American Banks and concerns rose that higher oil prices would hamper economic growth.

惠誉评级公司称，欧洲债务危机的进一步蔓延将对美国银行造成风险，同时高油价将阻碍经济增长的担心也开始抬头，这一切导致周三股票暴跌。

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As oil prices rose, some countries decided to start unwinding these distortions.

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On Wednesday, the airline sector fell hard as oil prices rose, although though shares of Midwest Air Group kicked up 5.3% on word of a higher bid for the company from AirTran Holdings.

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Goods-and-services imports rose by 3.4% in October, fuelled by higher oil prices as well as continued strong domestic demand for foreign goods.

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