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4/28/26 Middle East War to Spark Biggest Energy Price Surge in Four Years; Commodity Prices Forecast to Rise by 16% This Year, Fueling Inflation and Slowing Growth (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/29/25 Commodity Prices to Hit Six-Year Low in 2026 as Oil Glut Expands; Inflationary Pressures Ease, But Geopolitical Tensions Cloud Outlook (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/29/25 Falling Commodity Prices Could Mute Inflation Risks from Trade Tensions; Global Commodity Prices Expected to Drop to Six-Year Low by 2026 (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/29/24 Global Commodity Prices Set to Fall Through 2026 Amid Historic Oil Glut; Effects of Wider Middle-East Conflict on Oil Prices Could Be Muted by Oversupply (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/25/24 Global Commodity Prices Level Off, Hurting Prospects for Lower Inflation; Major Flare-up in Middle-East Conflict Could Stoke Global Inflation (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/27/23 Conflict in Middle East Could Bring "Dual Shock" to Global Commodity Markets; Impact limited so far but energy-market turmoil could intensify food insecurity (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/27/23 Commodity Prices to Register Sharpest Drop Since the Pandemic; But food prices remain near record highs, compounding food insecurity (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/26/22 Currency Depreciations Risk Intensifying Global Food, Energy Crisis; Elevated commodity prices could prolong inflationary pressures (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/26/22 Food and Energy Price Shocks from Ukraine War Could Last for Years; Shift to more costly trade patterns has begun; transition to cleaner energy could be delayed (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/21/21 Soaring Energy Prices Pose Inflation Risks as Supply Constraints Persist; Higher prices are also impacting food security in some countries (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/20/21 Commodity Prices to Stabilize after Early 2021 Gains, Supported by Global Economic Recovery; Path of commodity prices depends on pace of recovery and containment of COVID-19 (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/22/20 Impact of COVID-19 on Commodity Markets Heaviest on Energy Prices; Lower Oil Demand Likely to Persist Beyond 2021 (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/23/20 Most Commodity Prices to Drop in 2020 As Coronavirus Depresses Demand and Disrupts Supply; Despite ample supplies of agricultural commodities, trade and supply chain disruptions raise food security concerns (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/29/19 Commodity Prices Revised Down as Global Growth Weakens and Supplies Remain Ample; Energy and metal prices seen falling in 2019, 2020 on slowing demand (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/23/19 Oil prices to be lower in 2019 on slower-than-expected global growth, rising non-OPEC supply; Metal, agriculture prices to stage partial recovery, momentum to pick up in 2020 (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/29/18 Oil price rises in 2019 to be modest as U.S. production constraints ease; Trade tensions, ample supply in non-energy commodity markets have weighed on prices (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/24/18 Commodity prices to rise more than expected in 2018; Oil prices to average $65 a barrel in 2018 on strong demand, producer restraint (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/26/17 Commodity prices likely to rise further in 2018; Oil prices to average $56 a barrel in 2018, up from 2017 average of $53/bbl (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/26/17 Industrial Commodity Prices to Rise in 2017; Oil prices to average $55 per barrel in 2017, rise next year (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
1/24/17 Industrial Commodities Prices to Surge in 2017; Tight supply, strong demand boosts energy, metals prices (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
10/20/16 World Bank Raises 2017 Oil Price Forecast (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
7/26/16 World Bank Raises 2016 Oil Price Forecast (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
4/26/16 World Bank Raises 2016 Oil Price Forecast, Revises Down Agriculture Price Projections (EN) AR ZH FR JA PT RU ES
1/26/16 World Bank Lowers 2016 Forecasts for 37 of 46 Commodity Prices, Including Oil (EN) AR ZH FR JA .. RU ES
10/20/15 World Bank Revises Down Forecasts for Oil Prices, Other Key Commodities in 2015 and 2016 (EN) AR ZH FR .. .. .. ES
7/22/15 Commodity Prices Expected to Remain Weak in 2015 Despite Slight Rebound in Oil Price (EN) AR ZH FR JA .. .. ES
4/22/15 Continued Weakness in Commodity Markets May Signal Long Term Easing of Prices, Says WB Report (EN) .. ZH .. .. .. .. ..
1/22/15 Most Commodity Prices Expected to Continue Declining in 2015, in Rare Occurrence, Says WB Report (EN) .. ZH .. ..

 


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