The decline in global commodity prices is stabilizing at levels that are still inflated, which could keep central banks from cutting interest rates quickly, the World Bank said.
Commodity prices have been little changed following a nearly 40% plunge from mid-2022 to mid-2023, according to a World Bank report Thursday. A further escalation of conflict in the Middle East could send costs up, but global commodity prices are otherwise expected to drop 3% this year and 4% in 2025, the organization said.