Middle EastZhōngdōng中东situation / tensionsjúshì局势to heat up / to escalateshēngwēn升温，Brent (crude oil benchmark)Bùlúntè布伦特crude oilyuányóu原油pricejiàgé价格to break through / surpasstūpò突破$100 per barrelměi tǒng 100 měiyuán每桶100美元。
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation / tensions
júshì
局势
to heat up / to escalate
shēngwēn
升温
Brent (crude oil benchmark)
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
to break through / surpass
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng 100 měiyuán
每桶100美元
due to / because of
yīn
因
US-Iran conflict
Měi-Yī chōngtū
美伊冲突
to intensify / to worsen
jiājù
加剧
and / as well as
jí
及
Red Sea
Hóng Hǎi
红海
shipping / maritime transport
hángyùn
航运
disrupted / blocked
shòu zǔ
受阻
Brent crude
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
on (a date)
yú
于
July 23
7 yuè 23 rì
7月23日
broke through
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng 100 měiyuán
每桶100美元
Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
to forecast
yùcè
预测
if
ruò
若
situation
júshì
局势
to persist
chíxù
持续
oil price
yóujià
油价
in
zài
在
the fourth quarter
dì sì jìdù
第四季度
may / possibly
kěnéng
可能
rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
$120 per barrel
měi tǒng 120 měiyuán
每桶120美元
July 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Brent (crude oil benchmark)
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
on (a date)
yú
于
July 23
7 yuè 23 rì
7月23日
rose to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
$100.68 per barrel
měi tǒng 100.68 měiyuán
每桶100.68美元
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
since the start of this year
jīnnián yǐlái
今年以来
structural particle
de
的
highest record
zuìgāo jìlù
最高纪录
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
Brent crude
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
since
zì
自
late May
5 yuè xiàxún
5月下旬
since
yǐlái
以来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to break through
tūpò
突破
$100 per barrel
měi tǒng 100 měiyuán
每桶100美元
key threshold / milestone
dàguān
大关
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
price
jiàgé
价格
rising
shàngzhǎng
上涨
mainly
zhǔyào
主要
because of
yīnwèi
因为
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
situation / tensions
júshì
局势
continued
chíxù
持续
tense
jǐnzhāng
紧张
especially
yóuqí shì
尤其是
US-Iran
Měi-Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
once again
zàidù
再度
escalated
shēngjí
升级
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
backed / supported
zhīchí de
支持的
Houthi forces
Húsāi Wǔzhuāng
胡塞武装
in
zài
在
Red Sea
Hóng Hǎi
红海
attacked
xíjíle
袭击了
several (ships)
duō sōu
多艘
oil tankers
yóulún
油轮
causing / leading to
dǎozhì
导致
the region
gāi dìqū
该地区
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
export volume
chūkǒu liàng
出口量
sharply
dàfú
大幅
to decrease
jiǎnshǎo
减少
oil price
yóujià
油价
to surge / to skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
causing
lìng
令
markets
shìchǎng
市场
worried about
dānyōu
担忧
global
quánqiú
全球
inflation
tōnghuò péngzhàng
通货膨胀
will
jiāng
将
as a result
yīncǐ
因此
once again
zàidù
再度
to resurge
táitóu
抬头
central banks worldwide
gè guó yāngháng
各国央行
face
miànlín
面临
new pressure
xīn de yālì
新的压力
Goldman Sachs
Gāoshèng
高盛
released a report
fābù bàogào
发布报告
stating
chēng
称
if
rúguǒ
如果
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
structural particle
de
的
supply disruption
gōngyìng zhōngduàn
供应中断
persists
chíxù
持续
Brent crude
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
may
kěnéng
可能
in
zài
在
the fourth quarter
dì sì jìdù
第四季度
rise to
zhǎng zhì
涨至
$120 per barrel
měi tǒng 120 měiyuán
每桶120美元
News in English
BusinessBrent Crude Tops $100 Per Barrel as Middle East Tensions Escalate
Brent crude broke through $100 per barrel on July 23 as the US-Iran conflict intensified and Red Sea shipping was disrupted; Goldman Sachs forecasts oil may reach $120 per barrel in the fourth quarter if conditions persist.
More in Business
Chinazhōngguó中国planjìhuà计划20262026 nián2026年artificial intelligenceAIAIchipxīnpiàn芯片production capacitychǎnéng产能triplefān sānbèi翻三倍。
China
zhōngguó
中国
plan
jìhuà
计划
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
production capacity
chǎnéng
产能
triple
fān sānbèi
翻三倍
China Targets Tripling AI Chip Production in 2026 to Counter Nvidia Dependence
Chinazhōngguó中国artificial intelligenceAIAIchipxīnpiàn芯片manufacturerszhìzàoshāng制造商revenueyíngshōu营收significantlydàfú大幅growzēngzhǎng增长。
China
zhōngguó
中国
artificial intelligence
AI
AI
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturers
zhìzàoshāng
制造商
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
significantly
dàfú
大幅
grow
zēngzhǎng
增长
Chinese AI Chipmakers Report Soaring Revenue Growth in 2026 Earnings Season
United States / AmericanMěiguó美国July7 yuè7月Consumer Price Index (CPI)CPICPIonly / merelyjǐn仅to rise / to go upshēng升0.1 percent0.1%0.1%，interest rate hikejiā xī加息worry / concerndānyōu担忧to ease / to alleviatehuǎnjiě缓解。
United States / American
Měiguó
美国
July
7 yuè
7月
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
CPI
CPI
only / merely
jǐn
仅
to rise / to go up
shēng
升
0.1 percent
0.1%
0.1%
interest rate hike
jiā xī
加息
worry / concern
dānyōu
担忧
to ease / to alleviate
huǎnjiě
缓解
US July CPI Rises Just 0.1 Percent as Tame Inflation Data Boosts Markets
Trian Fund Management (investment firm)Tèlǐān Jījīn特里安基金to plan / planjìhuà计划to acquire / takeovershōugòu收购Wendys (fast-food chain)Wēndí温迪，stock pricegǔjià股价to rise / to go upshàngzhǎng上涨13 percent13%13%。
Trian Fund Management (investment firm)
Tèlǐān Jījīn
特里安基金
to plan / plan
jìhuà
计划
to acquire / takeover
shōugòu
收购
Wendys (fast-food chain)
Wēndí
温迪
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to rise / to go up
shàngzhǎng
上涨
13 percent
13%
13%
Trian Fund Prepares Bid to Take Wendys Private as Stock Jumps 13 Percent