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特朗普的俄罗斯柴油协议为何难以显著降低燃油价格
在下个月的中期选举前，这项协议可能难以显著缓解燃油价格压力；两党议员正对该协议的合法性提出质疑。 美国总统特朗普(Trump)说，他与俄罗斯达成了一项柴油供应协议。但在下个月的中期选举前，这项协议可能无助于显著缓解燃油价格压力。 该协议在华盛顿遭到两党议员的强烈反对与抵制，他们纷纷对其合法性提出质疑。能源分析师和交易员说，即使协议经得起法律挑战，涉及的供应量也太小，难以使价格大幅下降。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 立即订阅 热门文章 热门视频
Oil Heiress's $1.9 Billion Stock Sale Sinks Diamondback Shares — WSJ
Oil Heiress's $1.9 Billion Stock Sale Sinks Diamondback Shares — WSJ FANG It was already a bad day for oil stocks with crude prices declining and interest rates headed higher, when a big stock sale from Diamondback Energy's largest shareholder pushed the Texas driller's shares down 8%, their worst day since April 2025.
How a Pulp Mill Closure Could Cost Rural Alabama $7 Billion
How a Pulp Mill Closure Could Cost Rural Alabama $7 Billion By Ryan Dezember The Wall Street Journal September 4, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: United States, US East ALABAMA — The economic loss in the region around a pulp mill that closed in Alabama this spring could reach nearly $7 billion, according to a new study circulating around Southern statehouses and D.C. The Coosa Pines mill was relatively small compared with the containerboard mills that have shuttered throughout the...
The Big Buyers Propelling Gold Prices-and a Not-So-Surprising Seller — WSJ
The Big Buyers Propelling Gold Prices-and a Not-So-Surprising Seller — WSJ XAUUSD Poland and China gobbled up gold when prices slipped in July, while Russia, which touched off the global gold binge, continued to sell down its reserves of the precious metal, according to a new report on central bank gold buying. As has been the case each month of the past two years except this past March, central banks bought more gold than they sold in July, according to the World Gold Council, an industry group.
There Are Four Forces Pressuring Bonds: War Is No. 1
Created with Highcharts 9.0.110-Year Treasury YieldSource: Tullett Prebon Created with Highcharts 9.0.1U.S. attacks IranFeb. 2026Sept.3.94.04.14.24.34.44.54.64.74.84.9% Worries about runaway government spending. A new Federal Reserve chairman. The huge surge in bond issuance to fund the artificial-intelligence build-out. There are many forces pushing Treasury yields higher. But the main driver of the recent run-up: inflation.
There are four forces pressuring bonds: War is No. 1
Worries about runaway government spending. A new Federal Reserve chairman. The huge surge in bond issuance to fund the artificial-intelligence build-out. There are many forces pushing Treasury yields higher. But the main driver of the recent run-up: inflation.
U.S. Oil Prices Climb Back Above $90 — WSJ
U.S. Oil Prices Climb Back Above $90 — WSJ Renewed fighting in the Persian Gulf pushed U.S. oil prices back above $90 a barrel, adding inflationary pressure to the bond rout that has lifted yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes to the highest level of President Trump's term. Front-month U.S. oil futures settled today at $90.22 a barrel, up 5.2% on the day and 8.2% over the past two trading sessions. The benchmark crude price had dropped below $70 in July before a U.S-Iran ceasefire fizzled.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reduced Further as Trump Pledges Venezuelan Refill — WSJ
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reduced Further as Trump Pledges Venezuelan Refill — WSJ The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was drawn down another 3.1 million barrels last week, bringing the federal inventory of crude oil to its lowest since the autumn of 1982, Energy Department data showed today.
The $2 Billion Brawl Over a Ruinous Wood-Pellet Trade
Creditors say Enviva’s former C-suite blew up the once-highflying green-energy company by chasing bonus targets Enviva’s wood-pellet production plant in Hamlet, N.C., in 2024. Angela Owens/WSJ The fight for restitution is on at a fallen green-energy giant, following one of the most disastrous commodity trades of the decade.
Timber Was Gold in the South—Until a Market Collapse Crushed the Forest Economy - Tree Frog creative
Timber Was Gold in the South—Until a Market Collapse Crushed the Forest Economy By Ryan Dezember The Wall Street Journal August 27, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: United States, US East SAVANNAH, Georgia — The South, and Georgia in particular, have borne the brunt of a historic run of pulp and paper-mill closures as recycled boxes, cheap imported pulp and more thrifty packing by e-commerce giants, including Amazon.com, have hit demand.
“绿色黄金”神话破灭，美国南方林业经济遭重创
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Timber Was Gold in the South—Until a Market Collapse Crushed the Forest Economy
By Ryan Dezember | Photography by Anna Ottum for WSJ SAVANNAH, Ga.—Bill Howard’s family has earned a living from the piney woods of southeast Georgia since 1898, when his great-grandfather and seven great-great uncles started cutting lumber with a portable sawmill. Over four generations, the Howards built a permanent mill in Statesboro, Ga., and added timberland to feed it. Today the family employs roughly 300 people between the sawmill, two other plants and three builder-supply yards.
Timber Was Gold in the South-Until a Market Collapse Crushed the Forest Economy — WSJ
By Ryan Dezember | Photography by Anna Ottum for WSJ SAVANNAH, Ga.-Bill Howard's family has earned a living from the piney woods of southeast Georgia since 1898, when his great-grandfather and seven great-great uncles started cutting lumber with a portable sawmill. Over four generations, the Howards built a permanent mill in Statesboro, Ga., and added timberland to feed it. Today the family employs roughly 300 people between the sawmill, two other plants and three builder-supply yards.
The $2 billion brawl over a ruinous wood-pellet trade
The fight for restitution is on at a fallen green-energy giant, following one of the most disastrous commodity trades of the decade. The ill-fated wood-pellet trades that bankrupted Enviva during the sustainable-investing boom were made by executives hoping to trigger their own bonuses, according to creditors who are seeking more than $2 billion in damages.
The $2 Billion Brawl Over a Ruinous Wood-Pellet Trade
The $2 Billion Brawl Over a Ruinous Wood-Pellet Trade By Ryan Dezember The Wall Street Journal August 27, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: United States, US East The fight for restitution is on at a fallen green-energy giant, following one of the most disastrous commodity trades of the decade.
Oil Prices Extend Their Rally — WSJ
Oil Prices Extend Their Rally — WSJ Oil prices rose for the second straight week to end Friday at their highest prices in about a month as the Strait of Hormuz quagmire stretched on and global fuel reserves continued to be drawn down. Benchmark U.S. oil futures added 6.9%, or $5.59 a barrel to end the week at $87.06. They've traded higher for six consecutive sessions, 11 of the past 12 and are now about 37% higher than a year ago.
Trump Wants to Revive Keystone XL. The Industry Has a Different Plan.
Aug. 20, 2026 10:00 pm ET President Trump suggested a revival of the long-contested Keystone XL oil pipeline could be in the cards when he said the U.S. is close to reaching a trade deal with Canada to avert new tariffs. Pipeline developers are already piecing together an alternative to the scuttled Keystone expansion. Trump has signed his support for the alternative supply line. He issued a permit in April to allow it to cross the border in Montana.
特朗普欲重启Keystone XL输油管道项目，业界另有打算
美国总统特朗普(Trump)表示，美国即将与加拿大达成一项贸易协议以避免加征新关税，这暗示长期备受争议的Keystone XL输油管道项目有望重启。管道开发商已经在筹划一个替代方案，以取代被搁置的Keystone扩建项目。 特朗普已经签署文件支持这条替代供应管线。他在4月份发放了一项许可，允许该管线在蒙大拿州穿越边境。该项目是拟建的三条管道之一，这些管道旨在将重油从加拿大西部输送至能够处理这种粘稠原油的墨西哥湾沿岸炼油厂。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Trump wants to revive Keystone XL. The industry has a different plan.
President Trump suggested a revival of the long-contested Keystone XL oil pipeline could be in the cards when he said the U.S. is close to reaching a trade deal with Canada to avert new tariffs. Pipeline developers are already piecing together an alternative to the scuttled Keystone expansion. Trump has signed his support for the alternative supply line. He issued a permit in April to allow it to cross the border in Montana.
Trump Wants to Revive Keystone XL. The Industry Has a Different Plan. — WSJ
President Trump suggested a revival of the long-contested Keystone XL oil pipeline could be in the cards when he said the U.S. is close to reaching a trade deal with Canada to avert new tariffs. Pipeline developers are already piecing together an alternative to the scuttled Keystone expansion. Trump has signed his support for the alternative supply line. He issued a permit in April to allow it to cross the border in Montana.
Forest Service Advances Roadless Rule Repeal to Open Wilderness to Logging — WSJ
Forest Service Advances Roadless Rule Repeal to Open Wilderness to Logging — WSJ The U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday advanced its plans to rescind a 25-year-old rule that prohibits road building or reconstruction on tens of millions of federal acres. The so-called Roadless Rule was enacted in 2001 to preserve wilderness on federal lands but has been blamed in recent years for hindering the Forest Service's ability to reduce the risk of wildfire as well as outbreaks of insects and disease.
Permian Gas Is Pouring Into the Market and More Is On the Way — WSJ
Permian Gas Is Pouring Into the Market and More Is On the Way — WSJ Record natural-gas production has kept U.S. benchmark prices for the power-generation fuel relatively low this summer despite all the air conditioning needed during the hottest July on record. New pipelines giving egress to gas that had been stranded in the prolific Permian Basin drilling fields of West Texas and New Mexico have helped.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawn Down to Lowest Since 1982 — WSJ
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawn Down to Lowest Since 1982 — WSJ Another 5.3 million barrels of crude oil were withdrawn last week from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, bringing the stockpile to its lowest level since late 1982, according to the Energy Department. The U.S. and allies have tapped strategic reserves to replace oil that has been blocked from the market behind the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. attacked Iran in late February.
A Sharp Decline in Lumber Futures Foretold July's Weak Home Sales — WSJ
A Sharp Decline in Lumber Futures Foretold July's Weak Home Sales — WSJ July's home sales fell 1.7% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million and were worse than economists' expectations. Commodity traders seemed to see it coming. Lumber prices, as measured by the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite, a gauge of spot-market sales, hit their highest level in four years late last month on reduced supply due to mill closures and fewer imports.
Home-Building Is Sputtering, but Lumber Prices Haven’t Been So High in Years
Home-Building Is Sputtering, but Lumber Prices Haven’t Been So High in Years By Ryan Dezember The Wall Street Journal August 5, 2026 Category: Finance & Economics Region: Canada, United States Home sales are slumping, renovation spending is losing steam and yet lumber prices have risen this summer to their highest level in four years. Back in 2022, the price of two-by-fours was falling back to earth after a record-setting spike during Covid.
Home-building is sputtering, but lumber prices haven't been so high in years
Home sales are slumping, renovation spending is losing steam and yet lumber prices have risen this summer to their highest level in four years. Back in 2022, the price of two-by-fours was falling back to earth after a record-setting spike during the Covid pandemic, which set off a suburban building boom and sent stuck-at-home Americans into a do-it-yourself frenzy. This time around, reduced supply rather than unyielding demand has driven lumber prices higher.
Home-Building Is Sputtering, but Lumber Prices Haven’t Been So High in Years
Steep duties on Canadian lumber, wildfires and sawmill closures have cut supply and pushed up prices Updated Aug. 5, 2026 4:30 pm ET Builders say higher lumber prices will soon push up the cost of new houses. Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press Home sales are slumping, renovation spending is losing steam and yet lumber prices have risen this summer to their highest level in four years.
ビール・塗料・フライドポテト、米で相次ぐ値上げ イラン戦争で
ホルムズ海峡の閉鎖が続く中、その影響はガソリン価格にとどまらず、はるかに広範囲におよび米国民の家計を直撃し始めている。各社はフライドポテトやビール、塗料、包装材に至るまで幅広い製品の価格を引き上げ、原材料費や輸送費の上昇を相殺しようとしている。 クラフトビール大手ボストン・ビール、塗料大手シャーウィン・ウィリアムズ、製紙大手インターナショナル・ペーパー、消費財大手ユニリーバは最近、投資家に対し、原材料費の上昇を受けて値上げを実施した、あるいはその予定があると伝えた。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Iran war pushes companies to raise prices on beer, paint, fries and more
The continuing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is beginning to hit Americans' wallets far beyond the pump. Companies say they are raising prices on products ranging from french fries and beer to paint and packaging to offset their own rising commodity and freight costs.
West Fraser Timber Hit by Canadian Tariff Salvo
West Fraser Timber Hit by Canadian Tariff Salvo By Ryan Dezember Wall Street Journal July 21, 2026 Category: Finance & Economics Region: Canada, United States West Fraser, North America’s top lumber producer, is taking a hit from President Trump’s latest round of tariffs on Canada. Its stock is one of the day’s worst performers among forest and building-products shares.
Pagan en el Permian Basin ¡para que se lleven el gas! Original
05 MIN 00 SEG Ryan Dezember / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Nueva York, Estados Unidos (22 julio 2026) .-05:00 hrs Los productores de energía en la Cuenca Pérmica extrajeron tanta cantidad de gas natural que se vieron obligados a pagar a los usuarios para que se lo llevaran.
America's most prolific oil field has a natural-gas problem
America's most prolific drilling region finds itself on the brink of being trapped between an uptick in drilling in response to rising energy prices and not enough ways to get product to market.
America’s Most Prolific Oil Field Has a Natural-Gas Problem
So much gas pools up in the Permian Basin of West Texas that producers often can’t give it away July 21, 2026 12:01 pm ET Natural gas is flared at a Permian Basin oil field near Odessa, Texas. Eli Hartman/Reuters America’s most prolific drilling region finds itself on the brink of being trapped between an uptick in drilling in response to rising energy prices and not enough ways to get product to market.
WSJ ⟩ Nafta hind tegi viimaste aastate suurima hüppe: turg ei usu, et Hormuzi väina sõjaeelne olukord taastub
Päevatoimetaja: Urho Meister urho.meister@postimees.ee Saada vihje THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TELLIJALE Artikli sisu pärineb partnerväljaandest The Wall Street Journal. Turgudel pole Hormuzi väina avanemisse usku, mistõttu nafta hind jätkab tõusmist. Foto: RAZIEH POUDAT/AP/SCANPIX Loe kokkuvõtet Naftaturud ja Lähis-Ida tootjariigid näivad kohanevat uue reaalsusega: Hormuzi väinas ei loodeta enam sõjaeelse tavaolukorra taastumist.
Oil Surges Most Since 2020, Reflecting Bet That Strait Won’t Go Back to Normal
Updated July 13, 2026 6:58 pm ET The Strait of Hormuz in April. Asghar Besharati/Getty Images Oil markets and Middle East producers appear to be aligning around a new reality: The Strait of Hormuz is no longer expected to return to a prewar norm.
油价创2020年以来最大单日涨幅，市场押注霍尔木兹海峡难返常态
石油市场和中东产油国似乎正就一个新现实达成共识：霍尔木兹海峡(Strait of Hormuz)恐怕再难回到战前常态。 上周末战火重燃，加之美国总统特朗普(Trump)宣布重新封锁途经该海峡的伊朗航运，推动布伦特原油和美国原油期货大涨近10%，抹去了一个月来的油价跌幅。此前，随着波斯湾小规模冲突减少、油轮交通似乎正在恢复，油价曾出现下跌。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Oil surges most since 2020, reflecting bet that strait won't go back to normal
Georgi Kantchev, Rebecca Feng, Ryan Dezember Oil markets and Middle East producers appear to be aligning around a new reality: The Strait of Hormuz is no longer expected to return to a prewar norm.
What Happened in Fuel Markets When Trump Lifted the Century-Old Jones Act
President Trump in March opened the domestic shipping trade to foreign vessels in an effort to reduce U.S. energy costs after the U.S. bombed Iran and oil prices surged. Antranik Tavitian/Reuters One of the most drastic measures taken by the Trump administration to tame fuel costs during the Iran war: suspending the Jones Act to allow foreign ships to haul fuel and other industrial commodities between U.S. ports.
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The IPO Market Is So Hot a 140-Year-Old Silver Mine Just Went Public
Billionaire Thomas Kaplan bought the bankrupt Idaho mine in 2010 and plans to restart production in 2028 Miners inside the Sunshine mine, owned by Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining. Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining IPO-crazed investors have gobbled up stock offerings from a data-center buyer, AI provider, chip maker, automotive-software developer and geothermal power producer. The latest bonanza surrounds a historic silver mine in Idaho that hasn’t been fully operational for a quarter century.
The Housing Market’s Latest Hurdles: Copper, Lumber, Diesel and Aluminum
Rising mortgage rates aren’t the housing market’s only problem. Higher prices for building materials are boosting construction costs and busting renovation budgets. The data-center boom and disruptions at the world’s second-largest copper mine have pushed the metal’s prices to records. Lumber prices are up because of import taxes and sawmill closures.
米住宅市場に新たな難題 「資材コストの上昇」
米住宅市場は「住宅ローン金利の上昇」以外の問題にも直面している。資材価格の上昇が建設・改修コストを押し上げているのだ。 データセンター建設ブームと世界第2位の銅鉱山での操業障害は、銅価格を過去最高値圏に押し上げた。輸入関税と製材所の閉鎖により、木材価格も上昇している。イラン戦争は燃料・化学品市場にショックを与え、樹脂・プラスチック価格だけでなく、石こうボードやセメントなどの資材を工事現場に届けるコストも押し上げている。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Housing Market’s Latest Hurdles: Copper, Lumber, Diesel and Aluminum
Higher costs for building materials are adding to housing-affordability problems. Eduardo Barraza/ZUMA Press Rising mortgage rates aren’t the housing market’s only problem. Higher prices for building materials are boosting construction costs and busting renovation budgets. The data-center boom and disruptions at the world’s second-largest copper mine have pushed the metal’s prices to records. Lumber prices are up because of import taxes and sawmill closures.
How the U.S. Became the World’s Greatest Energy Exporter
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美国如何成为全球最大能源出口国
始于20年前的页岩钻探热潮不仅让美国国内油气供应充沛，还将其转变为全球最大的能源出口国。 从原油、液化天然气(LNG)到丙烷和木制颗粒等产品，源源不断的燃料从美国各大港口运出，大幅削减了该国贸易逆差，并在战争等物资紧缺时期起到了稳定海外市场的作用。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The shale boom and wars in Ukraine and Iran have transformed the U.S. into a global energy powerhouse Μake us preferred on Google The shale-drilling boom that began two decades ago not only flooded U.S. markets with oil and gas, it transformed the country into the world’s largest energy exporter.
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伊朗战争导致全球最常用化学品供应短缺
波斯湾战争和中国出台的新出口限制措施，正推动硫酸价格一路飙升。这引发了市场对该化学品供应的担忧，从食品、金属、造纸到电脑芯片和清洁水，全球许多行业都离不开硫酸。 硫酸是全球消耗量最大的化学品。它的生产途径主要有两种：一是冶炼和精炼铜、镍等有色金属；二是燃烧硫磺，硫磺是石油和天然气加工过程中的副产品。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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