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Natural Gas Aug '26 (NGQ26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Above-Average Build in Gas Storage Weighs on Nat-Gas Prices

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Thursday closed down -0.200 (-6.23%).

Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1.5-month low on Thursday and settled sharply lower.  Above-average weekly US nat-gas storage levels undercut prices. The EIA reported on Thursday that weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose by +61 bcf for the week ended July 3, above the five-year average for the week at +51 bcf. 

A bearish factor for nat-gas prices in the medium term is speculation that a powerful El Niño weather system will bring warmer-than-normal temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere this fall and winter, reducing nat-gas heating demand. 

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Thursday was 113.5 bcf/day (+6.8% y/y), according to BNEF. Lower-48 state gas demand on Thursday was 78.1 bcf/day (+0.1% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Thursday were 19.0 bcf/day (-1.0% w/w), according to BNEF.

Projections for higher US nat-gas production are negative fo... Read more

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Crude Oil Prices Slide as President Trump Said Iran Peace Talks to Continue

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) today is down -0.88 (-1.22%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) is down -0.0891 (-2.93%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave...

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Is it Time to Put Natural Gas on Your Radar?

Now that we are in the heart of summer, the shoulder season in natural gas is over, as cooling demand increases natural gas requirements. While the energy...

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What to Expect From Exelon's Q2 2026 Earnings Report

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Earnings Preview: What to Expect From Ameren's Report

Ameren will release its second-quarter earnings soon, and analysts anticipate a single-digit bottom-line growth.

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Crude Oil Prices Slump on Limited Escalation of US-Iran Conflict

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) on Thursday closed down -1.44 (-1.96%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) closed down -0.0647 (-2.00%). Crude oil and gasoline...

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Crude Oil Weakness Spurs a Slump in Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Friday closed down -0.24 (-1.59%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed down -11.50 (-2.40%). Sugar...

Robust Ivory Coast Cocoa Supplies Weigh on Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Friday closed down -390 (-6.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -306 (-6.37%). Cocoa prices...

Rising Margin Requirements Hammer Coffee Prices

September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) on Friday closed down -13.65 (-3.92%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed down -191 (-4.72%). Coffee prices...

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Nvidia continues to deliver industry-leading growth amid expanding market opportunities across GPUs, CPUs, networking, and AI software, while trading at...

Alibaba Stock Rebounds From 2026 Lows. Here’s Why BABA Can Rise Further.

Alibaba stock has rebounded from its 52-week lows and should see more gains in the back half of the year.

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