On January 2nd, helped across the line by a New York trader eager for bragging rights, the first business day of the year, the price of their product topped $100 a barrel for the first time.

• 在1月2日，今年的第一个交易日，一位纽约的交易员渴望引起轰动效应，帮助油价突破了最后的关口，历史上首次达到了100美元一桶的巅峰价格。