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MUFG says rising European natural gas prices are reviving UK inflation risks that could push the Bank of England toward another rate hike. UK natural gas futures rose 62.5% since early July, with the close the highest since January 2023.
Crude oil has been more contained.
Higher gas prices raise UK inflation and rate-hike expectations, supporting sterling. Energy costs also feed into fertilizer, processing and feed production costs.
fxstreet.comFXStreet Insights TeamAug 28, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 155 past bullish macro events, Natural Gas moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -4.0% to +7.1%), and +2.0% 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.
