EMEA > Compliance Markets & Taxes > Euro Markets: Ministerial comments trigger early EUA plunge before cautious recovery

Euro Markets: Ministerial comments trigger early EUA plunge before cautious recovery

Published 17:17 on February 26, 2026 / Last updated at 17:34 on February 26, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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EU carbon allowance prices nose-dived by as much as 4.6% early on Thursday morning before recovering half their losses over the rest of the day as traders responded to yet more comments from European lawmakers, with one minister calling for the market to be "suspended" during the upcoming review process.
EU carbon allowance prices nose-dived by as much as 4.6% early on Thursday morning before recovering half their losses over the rest of the day as traders responded to yet more comments from European lawmakers, with one minister calling for the market to be "suspended" during the upcoming review process.


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