This seems to show an (ongoing) increase of some energy prices in Germany after Sep 22: https://media.aroundhome.de/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/w_800,c_fit/Edit

This seems to show an (ongoing) increase of some energy prices in Germany after Sep 22: https://media.aroundhome.de/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/w_800,c_fit/Editorial/CMS/103858-eel_strom_preisindex_energieprodukte_230817 https://media.aroundhome.de/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/w_800... I mean, the sentence in the article is very vague. "Energy prices surged". Which energy? How soon? For how long? Where? For which buyers (private or public)? It could mean a lot of things, so I'll grant this one line of journalism isn't great. Journalism isn't easy, though. I have no opinion on the WSJ in particular as I don't really know it, but if you dismiss everything that has a few sloppy lines in it, you might not necessarily end up with the best sum of information.