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KEYWORD_WORLD · News · Checked 29 October 2026 (KST) The World Bank forecasts a 23% rise in overall commodity prices in 2026, followed by a 7% fall in 2027. Applying those rounded changes to the same starting index leaves the 2027 level about 14% above 2025. A decline after a larger rise starts from the higher level. A commodity is a basic traded material, such as crude oil, wheat or copper. The World Bank’s 28 October announcement describes a global market outlook. It gives readers a way to understand pressure on costs along supply chains. Follow the two changes · Compare energy and food · Read the assumptions · Connect markets to bills Why a fall can follow a higher level The 23% and 7% figures refer to consecutive years. Use an imaginary index starting at 100 in 2025 to see how the arithmetic works. The index is an illustration built from the rounded rates in the announcement; it is not a published World Bank index value or a household bill. Year Illustrative level Calcu...

NEWS · ECONOMY · 15 OCTOBER 2026 The world economy can grow while your weekly shopping still costs more. The IMF’s October outlook makes that distinction worth understanding: growth measures economic activity, while inflation measures how prices change. Your budget depends on both—and on your own income. What the IMF announced The International Monetary Fund, or IMF, published its latest World Economic Outlook announcement on 13 October 2026 . It projects global growth of 3.1% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027 , alongside global inflation of 4.7% this year . These are forecasts, meaning estimates of what may happen. They are not final results for the year. The IMF’s official announcement also describes an uneven picture: countries benefiting from investment in artificial intelligence face different conditions from economies under pressure from energy costs. Three numbers that answer different questions Measure What it helps you understand Economic growth Whether an economy is produci...