European wholesale gas futures paused near their highest levels since 2022, with the Dutch TTF benchmark flat at 87.88 euros per MWh and up about 210% year to date, while the UK NBP equivalent held at 217.20 pence per therm and was up roughly 196%. ECB President Christine Lagarde warned that market-driven rises in sovereign borrowing costs are tightening financial conditions and will make it harder for households and industry to absorb higher energy bills from Middle East conflicts. The ECB is widely expected to hike to 2.75% in December, which could weigh on gas-fired industrial activity through the rest of the year. Gas prices remain supported by constrained LNG deliveries through the Strait of Hormuz, following maritime attacks and rerouting around Africa, and by EU gas storage that sits below normal seasonal levels.
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