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US and European natural gas prices plummeted on Monday as warm temperatures and ahead-of-schedule storage levels eased winter concerns. The EU was reported ready to advance a dynamic price cap on LNG targeting the Dutch TTF hub, though member states still need to agree.
Warm weather and storage progress reduce demand for gas, and a possible EU price cap is seen as bearish for European prices. Lower gas costs ease energy and fertilizer pressure on feed production.
ig.comThomas WestwaterOct 18, 2022After 34 past policy events, Natural Gas moved a median -1.7% over 5 sessions (38% higher; middle half -7.4% to +2.5%), and +2.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Warm weather, ahead-of-schedule EU storage and a possible LNG price cap lowered US and European gas prices together, adding sentiment pressure.
