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spike 突然の急上昇

Tanigaki said a spike in crude oil prices is a risk for the Japanese economy
石油価格の値上がり、高騰

cause a stir 物議をかもす　(controversial)

Economists at the IMF caused a stir when they suggested the world needed to get used to a“permanent oil shock”.

dictomy 二極分化

Behind the robust overall performance lies a stark dichotomy between the robust (America and China, in particular) and the wheezing (Japan and continental Europe).