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EU’s Looming Gas Price Cap Could Trigger Abrupt Market Changes

  • ESMA to say that more trading could move over the counter
  • Initial assessment says effect so far difficult to disentangle
EU Can Stay Competitive Amid Cap: Energy CommissionerPhotographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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The European Union’s temporary gas price cap could result in a reduction of market liquidity, yet significant effects on trading activity couldn’t be identified so far, according to conclusions from the bloc’s financial market regulator seen by Bloomberg.