03/04/2026
Natural gas futures jump as global energy tensions push prices higher U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 7% this week, following rising global energy prices tied to geopolitical tensions and disruptions to LNG supply abroad. While U.S. export facilities are already operating near capacity, the global price spike is still influencing domestic markets. Because natural gas often sets the marginal price for electricity in deregulated wholesale markets, sustained increases could translate into higher wholesale power prices in regions such as ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-NE. Bloomberg