Your next smartphone, laptop, or tablet could cost even more, regardless of whether it has recently been subject to a price hike. Investment bank Jefferies has laid out the clearest and ugliest forecast yet. Memory prices are expected to jump by 40 50% in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the current quarter. While it would have been great if they had stopped there, prices could rise by another 30 40% in the fourth quarter of the year. For all of 2027, Jefferies projects a 40 45% year...
