# World Bank Projects 32% Rise in Global Energy Prices for 2026 By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/42819 Published: 2026-10-28T18:29:49.000Z Updated: 2026-10-28T18:29:49.000Z Section: Investing > The World Bank links the increase to the Middle East war and projects a four-year high. The World Bank projects global energy prices will rise 32% in 2026, reaching a four-year high, and links the increase to the Middle East war. The forecast follows a third quarter in which energy led broader commodity gains as refining constraints and conflicts lifted refined-product prices, a trend covered in [earlier coverage of Q3 commodity gains](). ## Links in this article - [earlier coverage of Q3 commodity gains](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/32193)