美国和欧洲的一些政客坚持认为，投机商可以抬高某些商品的价格，尤其是油价，但他们也警告说这会阻碍经济的复苏。
Some politicians in America and Europe insist that speculators are driving up the price of some commodities, particularly oil, and warn it could hamper economic recovery.
与此相似的是诸如英国和俄罗斯等在油价高位运行期间提高石油税的国家目前尤其不愿重新降低税率，因为这会导致收入减少。
Similarly, countries that had raised taxes on oil when prices were high, such as Britain and Russia, are now particularly reluctant to reduce their take yet further by lowering them again.
该组织称尽管高昂的商品价格，尤其是高油价会威胁经济回升，但是人们关于“双底”型衰退的担忧有所减弱。
The fund said that concerns were fading over a “double-dip” recession, though the recovery could be threatened by higher commodity prices, especially oil.
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