Asian spot prices for gas have jumped by nearly 1,000% in the past year.

在过去的一年里，亚洲的天然气现货上涨了近1000%。

Energy prices increased dramatically on March 1st and 2nd. European natural-gas spot prices are now more than double their level at the start of February.

3月1日和2日，能大幅上涨。欧洲天然气现货目前是2月初水平的两倍多。

The spot price for gold touched $2,070 an ounce, close to its all-time high, before falling back.

黄金现货触及每盎司2070美元，接近历史高点，随后回落。

The resulting spike in spot prices translated into record profits.

由此导致的现货飙升转化为创纪录的利润。

The price difference between Brent forwards (the purchase of cargoes in advance) and futures (financial bets on the future spot price), which is positive in a healthy market, has returned to near usual levels, notes Mr Imsirovic.

伊姆西罗维奇先生指出，布伦特远期（提前购买货物）和期货（对未来现货的金融押注）之间的差在健康的市场中是积极的，但现已恢复到接近正常水平。

Russia would not want to lose them altogether, if only because that would cause the global spot price to rocket, hurting friendly(ish) countries, such as India and Pakistan, which struggle to compete with Europe for cargoes.

俄罗斯不想完全失去它们，哪是因为这会导致全球现货飙升， 伤害友好的（或）国家， 例如印度和巴基斯坦， 这些国家正在努力与欧洲竞争货物。

Yet nearly all Europe's purchases are either made on the spot market or indexed to spot prices, and the continent cannot live without gas, having retired most of its coal power plants.

然而，欧洲几乎所有的天然气采购都是在现货市场进行或与现货挂钩的，而且由于欧洲大部分燃煤电厂已经退役，它无法脱离天然气生存。

But if the immediate market price, the spot price on that date, is less than the price in the forward contract, an easy profit could be made.

但如果即期市场， 即那天的现货，低于远期合约中的，便能轻松获利。

Mr. Murray thinks that more acquisitions are coming, not least because spot prices look unlikely to recover for another six to 12 months.

穆雷先生认为，更多的收购即将来临，原因之一是现货看来在未来六到十二个月内很难恢复。

They're not moved based on the spot price of oil today or oil last week or oil next week.

他们不会因为今天、上周或下周的石油现货而受到影响。

He quoted us a spot price for the goods.

【spot】他向我们报了这些商品的一个现货。

It is not sufficient to refer to a spot price without disclosing the price used in calculating the metal equivalent.

在不披露用于计算金属等物的的情况下，提及现货是不够的。

Europe would have to compete with Asia for LNG cargoes, buoying spot prices.

欧洲将不得不与亚洲竞争液化天然气货，从而推高现货。