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Coffee Prices Hit Record Highs as Supply Struggles to Meet Global Demand

December 12, 2024 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Coffee Prices Hit Record Highs as Supply Struggles to Meet Global Demand

Coffee drinkers, brace yourselves: the price of your daily cup is set to rise as global coffee prices hit record highs. On Tuesday, Arabica beans—the most widely used coffee variety—reached $3.44 per pound, a jump […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

Inflation Takes a Breather: US Sees Lowest Annual Rate in Over Two Years

June 14, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Inflation Takes a Breather: US Sees Lowest Annual Rate in Over Two Years

The inflation rate in the United States receded in May to its lowest annual rate in over two years, as per a report from the Labor Department. The consumer price index (CPI), a key measure […]

Basic Economic Concepts

Oil Prices Bounce Back as Saudi Arabia Announces Major Output Cuts

June 8, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Oil Prices Bounce Back as Saudi Arabia Announces Major Output Cuts

Oil prices have shot upwards following Saudi Arabia’s announcement to cut oil production by a million barrels per day (bpd) in July. This move is part of a broader strategy by OPEC+, a group of […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

Food prices at a 14-year high as the UK battles inflation

November 14, 2022 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Food prices at a 14-year high as the UK battles inflation

Annual food prices in the UK went up by 14.7% in October, representing the largest increase since records began in 2008.  Driven largely by the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine, food inflation is […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

Rampant food inflation at a 31 year high in Japan

October 27, 2022 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Rampant food inflation at a 31 year high in Japan

Food prices in Japan are rising fast as producers struggle to cope with a depreciating Yen and the increasing costs of commodities.  Data collected from supermarkets and other food retailers show food inflation is currently […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Tesla slashes China prices in the face of fierce domestic competition

October 25, 2022 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Tesla slashes China prices in the face of fierce domestic competition

Tesla has been forced to cut its prices in China as local competition from firms such as BYD and Xpeng intensifies. The price of their cheapest model in the China market has decreased by 5% […]

Aggregate Demand and Supply

UK prices spiraling upwards as inflation hits 40-year high

June 23, 2022 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on UK prices spiraling upwards as inflation hits 40-year high

The UK inflation rate is rising at its fastest rate in 40 years. This is predominantly a result of soaring fuel and energy prices, as well as recent pressure on food costs. Year-on-year inflation for […]

Basic Economic Concepts

Gas price surge leaving businesses bankrupt and consumers uncertain

September 26, 2021 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Gas price surge leaving businesses bankrupt and consumers uncertain

The gas price surge across Europe has led to the collapse of two small UK gas providers.  Avro Energy and Green, who between them serve just under a million customers, have gone bust due to […]

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Consumer and Business Behaviour

An online shopping boom is fueling ships across the Pacific

September 22, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on An online shopping boom is fueling ships across the Pacific

In the last few months, American consumers have been going mad for online shopping, with the result being a buoyant shipping industry across the transpacific. In these coronavirus times, consumer demand for household goods has […]

Nut prices are hitting rock bottom as global demand remains low
Consumer and Business Behaviour

Nut prices are hitting rock bottom as global demand remains low

August 26, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Nut prices are hitting rock bottom as global demand remains low

What happens when you’ve got too many nuts, and not enough people to sell them too? Easy… you lower the price! That’s the price mechanism in a nutshell… This is exactly what is happening in […]

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Cost-push inflation is driving up prices throughout the Indian Economy

August 23, 2020 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Cost-push inflation is driving up prices throughout the Indian Economy

Inflation in India, the fifth largest economy in the world, stood at 6.9% in July according to the latest measurement of the CPI (consumer price index). This means that inflation in India has been above […]

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Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]

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U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

April 15, 2025 Comments Off on U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

It’s a dramatic move—but one the U.K. government believes is essential for national economic security. In an extraordinary step, the government has taken control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant under emergency legislation to prevent its […]

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Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

May 13, 2025 Comments Off on Nigeria’s economy on a rapid rise but so are prices

Nigeria’s economy grew 4.6% year-on-year in Q4 2024, marking its fastest expansion in a decade. According to the World Bank, the full-year growth rate reached 3.6% and is expected to continue in 2025. This is […]

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