The polar vortex is pushing south and east in what could possibly be a record-breaking chilly snap in elements of the US.
A number of fashions are converging round chilly climate within the jap half of the US within the second week of January. The height of the chilly seems to be to be round January 12 however among the modelling has an prolonged interval of chilly. If it unfolds, there’ll certainly be report US pure fuel demand and that may be mixed with nicely shut-ins as a consequence of freeze offs in Texas and the Marcellus.
US pure fuel, month-to-month
For sure, there could possibly be macro impacts as nicely. Larger pure fuel costs feed into headline inflation whereas I’d additionally anticipate the chilly to dampen US shopper spending.
Henry hub pure fuel costs on the February contract had been final up 59-cents to $3.98.