Sanctions are penalties — freezing assets, cutting off finance, barring trade — that one country imposes on another to change its behaviour.
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| Move变动 | Where it appeared出现位置 | What it means这句话在说什么 |
|---|---|---|
| — | Diesel Prices Hold High Despite Efforts to Boost Global Supplies 制裁 · 第 7 张术语卡 | Washington suspended sanctions on Russian diesel to help cool prices. 注意动词：「暂停」（suspend）不是「取消」（lift）。暂停可以随时恢复，所以市场不会把它当成长期供应，只会给一个很小的折价。这也是为什么分析师说俄罗斯油桶「只在边际上有帮助」。 |
| — | Oil Prices Fall as U.S.-Iran Diplomacy, Regional Tensions Remain in Focus 制裁 · 第 4 张术语卡 | Saudi Arabia and the UAE are urging Washington to keep the pressure on and "avoid concessions that would ease sanctions". 看制裁新闻抓两个变量：范围（针对哪些行业、公司、个人）与执行（银行敢不敢接业务）。石油制裁常见变体是「价格上限」（price cap）——允许卖油，但售价不得超过某个水平。本篇的关键分歧就是：伊朗要解封加松制裁，沙特和阿联酋要的恰恰相反。 |
“Washington suspended sanctions on Russian diesel to help cool prices.”
“Saudi Arabia and the UAE are urging Washington to keep the pressure on and "avoid concessions that would ease…”