Markets find their feet as policymakers try to chart a path forward.

Smoke billowed from the Freeport LNG plant in Quintana, Texas, after an explosion last week.Maribel Hill, via ReutersHOUSTON — Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Europe has desperately tried to find new sources of natural gas, including from the United States, to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas supplies.Those efforts took a hit…