2026年7月3日 / 美国东部时间上午10:30 / 哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻
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萨拉·N·林奇 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻高级司法部记者
萨拉·N·林奇是哥伦比亚广播公司新闻驻华盛顿特区的高级司法部记者。
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美国反垄断监管机构周五表示，他们正在密切监控石油市场，以排查潜在的价格操纵或市场垄断行为，并敦促各州总检察长协助调查此类非法行为。
美国司法部和联邦贸易委员会的官员在一封经哥伦比亚广播公司新闻审核的致各州的信件中表示：“近期原油价格波动，既不能豁免反垄断法或州消费者保护法的适用，也不能成为企业操纵零售价格或与竞争对手串通的借口。”
他们补充道：“企业不得利用市场波动作为幌子，从事反竞争行为、欺诈活动或其他任何损害美国民众的违法活动。”
在这封信中，负责反垄断部门的司法部助理部长斯坦利·伍德沃德以及联邦贸易委员会主席安德鲁·弗格森还提议，各州可以协助监管哄抬物价行为——这一领域属于联邦政府无权执法的范围。
他们补充道：“尽管反垄断部门和委员会并未执行专门针对哄抬物价而非反竞争行为的法律，但许多州已制定法律，专门针对市场动荡或紧急状态期间的哄抬物价行为。我们敦促这些州根据相关法律，评估是否有必要开展执法行动。”
U.S. says it is monitoring oil markets for price-fixing as it urges states to do the same
July 3, 2026 / 10:30 AM EDT / CBS News
By Sarah N. Lynch
Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter
Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. antitrust regulators said Friday they are closely monitoring oil markets for potential price-fixing or market monopolization, and they urged state attorneys general to assist in investigating unlawful conduct.
“Recent volatility in crude oil prices does not suspend either the antitrust laws or state consumer protection laws, and it does not authorize companies to manipulate retail prices or collude with their competitors,” said officials from the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission in a letter to states reviewed by CBS News.
“Business may not use market volatility as cover for anticompetitive practices, fraud, or any other lawlessness that harms Americans,” they added.
In the letter, Justice Department Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, who oversees the Antitrust Division, and FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson also suggested that states could assist with policing price-gouging — an area in which the federal government does not have any enforcement authority.
“Although the Division and the Commission do not enforce any laws aimed specifically at price gouging rather than anticompetitive conduct, many States have also enacted laws specifically targeting price gouging during periods of market disruption or emergency, and we urge those states to review whether enforcement is warranted under those laws,” they added.
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