European natural gas prices fell during Monday’s trading after two consecutive days of gains, as unusually warm weather curbed demand and eased concerns about a winter supply shortage. Higher temperatures above normal delayed the build-up of gas demand in the European region, allowing storage sites that were already more full …
Read More »Gas prices fall in Europe amid weak demand and mild weather
Wholesale gas prices fell in the Netherlands and Britain on Tuesday, affected by lower demand due to warmer-than-normal weather and ample supply amid stable liquefied natural gas shipments. The Dutch gas contract for the month of the nearest maturity for the fifth consecutive trading day fell 13.50 euros to 116.50 …
Read More »Where are natural gas prices heading?
Factors that could impact the volume of LNG exports in the next months include the planned outage at Cove Point in October and Freeport LNG resuming partial operations by mid-November. EIA forecasts total US liquefied natural gas exports to account for 12.3 Bcf/d in 2023.Spot prices at the US benchmark …
Read More »Germany Staring In Critical Winter’s Face
German chancellor visits Canada in pursuit of for alternatives to Russian natural gas. Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to sign hydrogen supply chains deal as pressure mounts over looming winter crisis. The German chancellor describes his visit as an urgent mission to extract Germany from its dependence on Russian gas and …
Read More »EU should get prepared for permanent halt of Russian gas
Nord Stream 1 pipeline’s reduced gas flows via the was a significant factor that added more complication to the EU’s plan to fill gas storage units across the continent. The EU’s goal as a whole is to replenish its gas storage to 80 percent full by the end of October. …
Read More »Germany’s Habeck: Reduced gas supply is a Russian economic attack
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Tuesday that the reduced gas supply had “another dimension” and that it was an economic attack by Russia against Germany, as reported by Reuters.Habeck has added that the gas supply situation could become worse than the coronavirus pandemic. Markets have not reacted to …
Read More »NZD/USD attempts to recover from fresh lows
The NZD/USD pair is down by 0.33% from a high of 0.6590 but has consolidated into the close in the North American session above the tailspin lows of 0.6527. The pair has been pressured on Wednesday ahead of key data for the US on Thursday and the Federal Reserve next …
Read More »EUR/USD records five-year lows but trims some losses
The EUR/USD pair extended its free fall, which accelerated on April 22 after closing around 1.0831. The pair has since plunged more than 400 pips, hitting a fresh 5-year low around 1.0514 on Wednesday. At 1.0564, the EUR/USD recovered some ground, aiming to finish the day with losses for the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 26 April
Forex trade was again dominated by risk-off on Tuesday, with the safe-haven yen and US dollar’s outperforming, as US equities cratered. Investors and traders cited everything from economic and military tensions between Russia and the NATO to China lockdown risk and worsening global growth expectations in addition to the anticipated …
Read More »USD/CHF soars closer to two-year-highs
The USD/CHF pair has rallied for the third consecutive day and reached a 21-month high at 0.9626. However, as the Asian Pacific session begins, on Tuesday, the USD/CHF print modest losses of 0.06%, down from YTD highs, and is trading in the high 0.9610s.The market mood soared on the back …
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