
European natural gas futures closed 7.8% lower after Russia, the top supplier, tried to reassure buyers that they can keep paying for gas without breaching sanctions. A letter seen by Bloomberg backed this assurance, and power prices also fell.
Easing fears of a payment-driven supply cutoff lowers the risk premium on gas. Cheaper gas lowers nitrogen fertilizer and grain drying costs for feed producers.
Tras 15 eventos bajista de geopolítica pasados, Gas natural se movió una mediana de -1,1 % en 5 sesiones (40% al alza; mitad central entre -9,2 % y +2,4 %), y +4,7 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
On 2022-05-09 European gas fell 7.8% after Russia reassured buyers they could pay for gas without breaching sanctions, easing supply-risk sentiment that had supported US natgas via LNG linkage.