Recent fall in gas prices due to a lot of hot air

The recent swings in the price of natural gas in the US have mainly been caused by the unusually cold spring. The bigger picture is that higher demand from utilities and manufacturers and lower production due to high costs should continue to push the price gradually higher over the next year.

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