Why Your Coffee Still Costs So Much Despite Brazil’s Record Harvest
Brazil is harvesting a record coffee crop and bean prices are off their peak, yet your daily cup is still pricey. Here is what is holding prices up.
Global Economy
IMF Sees 3.1% Global Growth in 2026 as AI Investment Offsets the Energy Shock
The IMF forecasts global growth of 3.1% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027, with inflation at 4.7% this year. Forecasts for the US, China, India and Europe.
Hall and Woodford Win the 2026 Nobel Economics Prize for Taming Economic Shocks
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize for the theory behind how central banks fight recessions and inflation.