Sam Bodman, the US energy secretary, yesterday warned that as well as pushing inflation higher, oil prices were starting to damp US economic growth.

• 博德曼在开罗的一个论坛上表示：“一直以来，美国经济承受住了油价的大幅上涨，但随着（油价达到每桶）100美元，它开始对我们的经济活动水平产生影响。”