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Natural Gas May '27 (NGK27)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Rally on Hot US Weather Forecasts

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Wednesday closed up +0.038 (+1.37%).

Nat-gas prices rallied to a 4-week high on Wednesday and settled higher.  The shift in US weather forecasts to show intensely hot temperatures covering the US South and West through the end of this month propelled nat-gas prices higher on Wednesday.  The Commodity Weather Group said on Wednesday that forecasts shifted to hotter, with above-average temperatures expected across the western and southern US through September 2, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning use.   

Expectations for a smaller-than-normal build in US nat-gas storage also lifted prices on Wednesday. The consensus is that EIA nat-gas inventories rose by +14 bcf in the week ended August 14, below the five-year average build for the week of +29 bcf.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Wednesday was 112.0 bcf/day (+2.7% y/y), according to BNEF. Lower-48 state gas dem... Read more

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Bridgewater Significantly Boosted Its Stake in SHEL Stock in Q2. How Investors Should View the Move.

Bridgewater Associates increased its Shell stake by roughly 390% in the second quarter, raising its holding to 1.53 million shares amid strong cash flow...

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Heightened Middle East Tensions Boost Crude Oil Prices

September WTI crude oil (CLU26) closed up +0.89 (+1.05%) on Wednesday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed down -0.0466 (-1.41%). Crude oil and...

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Nat-Gas Prices Rally on Hot US Weather Forecasts

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.038 (+1.37%). Nat-gas prices rallied to a 4-week high on Wednesday and settled higher. ...

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Billionaire Peter Thiel Bought a 1% Stake in Vista Energy. What This Means for VIST Stock.

Billionaire Peter Thiel disclosed a roughly 1% stake in Vista Energy, spending about $76 million to acquire 1.2 million American depositary shares through...

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Crude Prices Supported by Dollar Weakness and Middle East Tensions

September WTI crude oil (CLU26) is up +1.42 (+1.67%) on Tuesday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) is down -0.0122 (-0.37%). Crude oil and gasoline prices...

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Crude Watches 81.00 Support as Canada Trade Deadline Looms

Crude closed nearly flat yesterday after giving back most of an early rally that had pushed futures up over a dollar from Monday's settlement. Buying pressure...

This High-Yield Exchange Stock Just Raised Its Dividend by Nearly 20%

Cboe Global Markets raised its quarterly dividend by 19% to $0.86 per share on Aug. 13, marking the 16th consecutive year of increases, supported by strong...

Today’s US Treasury Intervention in Bond Markets is a Buy Recommendation for Gold. Here’s Why.

Like a dealer buying his own stash, the Treasury is propping up the market for long-dated bonds – and it won’t end well.

Wheat Posts Wednesday Strength

The wheat complex rallied across the three exchanges on the midweek session. Chicago SRW contracts was up 10 to 16 1/4 cents across most contracts. KC...

Soybeans Rally on Wednesday

Soybeans closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 11 ¼ to 21 ½ cents across most months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was...

Hogs Rebound Higher on Wednesday

Lean hog futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 12 to 77 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.10 in the Wednesday...

Corn Rally to Wednesday’s Final Bell

Corn futures rallied into the Wednesday close, as contracts were up 8 to 10 cents in most front months, with deferreds fractionally to 5 ¼ cents. The...

Cotton Rallies Triple Digits on Wednesday

Cotton futures closed with contracts 243 to 294 points higher across the front months, with deferred contracts 53 to 110 points in the green. Crude oil...

Cattle Falling Despite a Resurgence in Beef

Live cattle futures fell back $1.47 to $2.05 across most contracts on Wednesday, ignoring the stronger beef. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360....

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