财政部长斯科特·贝森特周日表示，油价可能在年底前下降，但这将取决于伊朗战争的进展。
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said oil prices could go down before the end of the year, but it will depend on the Iran war.
NBC新闻《会见新闻》节目主持人克里斯汀·韦尔克询问贝森特，到2027年初油价下降的可能性，并补充了特朗普总统的说法——“这是他的经济”。“嗯，再次强调，这将取决于伊朗冲突的发展，”贝森特回应道。
NBC News’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Bessent about the chances of lower prices by the start of 2027, adding President Trump’s assertion that “this is his economy.”“Well, again, it will depend on what happens with the Iran conflict,” Bessent replied.
贝森特表示，自冲突爆发以来，美国遭遇了“能源冲击”，但“核心通胀已下降”。“食品价格低于美联储的目标，”他继续说。“处方药价格出现了历史上最大的下降。租金也在下降。因此，这是一场能源冲击。我们将度过伊朗冲突的另一边，届时这些价格将下降。”贝森特还说，在特朗普政府期间，工资增长在冲突过程中一直保持“持续”，但韦尔克指出，通胀率在特朗普上任时为3%，而9月份升至3.7%。她询问政府何时将为经济承担责任。
The secretary said the U.S. was hit with an “energy shock” after the conflict began but that “core inflation is down.”“The food is below the Fed’s targets,” he continued. “The prescription drugs have had the biggest decrease in history. Rents are down. So this is an energy shock. We will get to the other side of the Iran conflict, and those prices will come down.”Bessent said wage increases under the Trump administration have stayed “persistent” during the course of the conflict, but Welker said inflation ticked up to 3.7 percent in September after it was at 3 percent when Trump entered office. She asked when the administration will take responsibility for the economy.
“我们将承担经济责任，”贝森特回应。“到目前为止，今年我们已经创造了100万个私营部门岗位。美国从未有如此多的人就业。美国家庭的净资产达到历史最高水平。”“所以，克里斯汀，我们说清楚，”贝森特补充道。“这是一场能源供应侧冲击。我们将度过这一阶段。这是一个因素。”特朗普周六豁免了最近一项以已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（R-S.C.）命名的立法套餐中规定的对俄制裁，此前他几天前与克里姆林宫达成协议，允许柴油燃料进入美国和全球市场，此举引来两党议员的谴责。
“Well, we will own the economy,” Bessent replied. “So far this year, we’ve got a million private-sector jobs. We’ve never had this many people working in the U.S. The net worth of American households are the highest that it’s ever been.”“So, Kristen, let’s be clear here,” the secretary added. “This is an energy supply side shock. We will get to the other side of this. This is one factor.”Trump on Saturday waived Russian sanctions outlined in a recent legislative package named after late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), days after he struck a deal with the Kremlin to permit diesel fuel into the U.S. and global marketplace, drawing condemnation from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
韦尔克问贝森特，这笔交易是否是在“奖励入侵乌克兰的独裁者”。
Welker asked Bessent if this deal was “rewarding a dictator who invaded Ukraine.”
“特朗普总统已经明确表示，他希望停止杀戮，”他说。“所谓的格雷厄姆法案赋予了总统灵活性，给了他60天时间来评估局势。”他问道，为什么美国应该承担负担，而欧洲国家却在利用俄罗斯能源，并且美国在2025年1月特朗普上台前的权力交接期间，尚未撤销拜登总统对俄罗斯的制裁。
“President Trump has made it clear he wants the killing to stop,” he said. “And the so-called Graham bill gives the president the flexibility, gives him 60 days to assess the situation.”He asked why the U.S. should bear the burden while European countries utilize Russian energy and that the U.S. has not revoked former President Biden’s sanctions on Russia before the transition of power with Trump in January 2025.
福克斯新闻上周发布的一项民调显示，83%的美国人担心高油价。根据AAA的数据，自伊朗战争爆发以来的近八个月里，加油站油价飙升，周末全国平均油价达到每加仑4.29美元。
A Fox News poll released last week showed 83 percent of Americans are concerned about high gas prices. The price at the pump has soared in the nearly eight months since the Iran war began, with the national average on Sunday listed at $4.29, according to AAA.
能源部长克里斯·赖特表示，特朗普政府并未违背降低油价的承诺，指出油价在最近几周已经有所下降。
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration has not broken its promise to lower gas prices, noting that they have lowered in recent weeks.
当CNN主持人达纳·巴什在《国家情形》节目中追问他对油价是否满意时，赖特回答说：“不，当然我不满意，但我很高兴油价正在下降。”“油价在过去几周已经下降，柴油价格也同样下降，并且将继续下降。这是特朗普总统每天都在努力的事情，”他补充道。
When pressed by CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” if he was comfortable with the price of gas, Wright replied, “No, of course I’m not comfortable but I’m happy they’re coming down.”“They have gone down the last few weeks, as have diesel prices, and they will continue to come down. That’s what President Trump works on every day,” he added.