# Weekly News Brief: Week of Oct 26–30, 2026

> November natural gas futures expired at $2.817/MMBtu after touching a six-month low, and December became front month at $2.898. EIA reported an 80 Bcf storage build, leaving inventories 1.0% above the five-year average. Europe's TTF benchmark topped EUR100/MWh with EU storage near 75%, and EQT agreed to buy Range Resources in an all-stock deal.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:09:05.923Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4149-weekly-news-brief-week-of-oct-26-30-2026
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A storage build above normal and softer US prices weigh on domestic gas, while tight EU storage supports global LNG pull and European gas prices, which can lift US LNG export demand.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- naturalgasbrief.com: https://www.naturalgasbrief.com/weekly-news-2026-10-31/

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