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Extreme Volatility Returns to Europe’s Natural Gas Markets

The biggest weekly price swings in two years show the power of speculative traders
A natural gas pipe at a district heating plant in Stuttgart, Germany.Photographer: Thomas Kienzle/AFP/Getty Images
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, reporter Priscila Azevedo Rocha looks at how speculative trading is fueling volatility in European gas markets.

After a period of relative calm, intense volatility has returned to European gas prices.