After dropping by more than half between mid-June and mid-January, oil prices in euros have since bounced back by a third, partly owing to the euro’s sharp depreciation, which is making imports generally more expensive. The effect of that on households’ budgets and companies’ costs is hardly cause for celebration.
首先，由低油价产生的一次性增长已经开始走向末路。在去年六月至今年一月期间下跌了超过50%之后，欧元计算的原油价格已经反弹了近1/3，这在某种程度上是由于欧元迅速贬值，以至于要花更多的钱来进口。而这对家庭支出和企业成本所造成的影响当然是不值得庆祝的。