# Bubble trouble: what’s behind the highs and lows of natural gas markets?

> A World Bank blog reviews the sharp swings in global gas prices during 2022, when European prices fell more than 70% from their August peak. It attributes the moves to warm weather, efficiency gains, lower Russian pipeline flows and LNG inflows, and says the 2023 outlook hinges on China's reopening.

- Date: 2023-02-22 · published 2023-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37516-bubble-trouble-what-s-behind-the-highs-and-lows-of-natural-gas-markets
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis shows that LNG flows and China's demand recovery are the main swing factors for gas prices, which feed into fertilizer and energy costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Sources

- blogs.worldbank.org: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/bubble-trouble-whats-behind-highs-and-lows-natural-gas-markets

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