Europe’s inflation focus shifts to natural gas as storage sits near 63%
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Europe's inflation risk is re-centering on natural gas after the Iran conflict tightened LNG flows and intensified competition with Asia. Benchmark gas prices hit a five-month high while storage is ~63%, the lowest for this time of year in nearly two decades. The gas spike is lifting UK and German yields to multidecade highs and could pressure ECB policy expectations, tightening European financial conditions.
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● High
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Europe’s surge in energy prices after the Iran conflict disrupted supply has revived inflation worries. Data show European gas storage is only about 63%, leaving policymakers and bond investors more focused on rising natural gas prices than higher crude futures. A sharp jump in gas prices could add to inflation and push the European Central Bank toward more rate hikes than markets expect, after its first increase in June and with another move anticipated in September.
