# Natural Gas Jumps on Cold Risks, Crude Dumps on Slowdown Worries, Gold Steady | FXEmpire

> March natural gas broke through short-term resistance on Friday and settled at $2.945, up 4.69 percent, after weather models showed colder late-month temperatures. US crude oil fell nearly 2 percent as worries about a global economic slowdown offset hopes for US-China trade progress. Gold ended slightly higher.

- Date: 2019-01-12 · published 2019-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9211-natural-gas-jumps-on-cold-risks-crude-dumps-on-slowdown-worries-gold-steady
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The gas rally reflects cold-weather demand expectations, while crude weakness follows slowdown concerns. These are routine market moves with limited new supply or demand impact.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fxempire.com: https://www.fxempire.com/news/article/natural-gas-jumps-on-cold-risks-crude-dumps-on-slowdown-worries-gold-steady-546994

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