European stocks slumped, the euro fell and natural gas skyrocketed after Russia said it was cutting off gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline indefinitely.
The announcement, which supplier Gazprom blamed on technical issues after a three-day maintenance period, was interpreted as a political move as Western countries moved to implement a price cap on Russian oil, the latest sanction after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Dutch TTF gas futures rocketed 26%. The euro
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The moves come with Wall Street closed for the Labor Day holiday. U.S. stock futures wavered , with the lead S&P 500
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