October’s publication summarizes four articles discussing commodity price outlooks and implementation. The first two highlight a bullish case for commodity prices that is supportive to global economic growth, the third suggests that any rebound in commodity prices is unlikely to occur until late next year at the earliest, and the fourth argues investors are more likely to benefit from long-short commodity strategies vs. long-only commodity strategies.

The Economics of Oil: Crude Hope and Complicated Reality Stephen King, HSBC, December 5, 2014 The plunge in oil prices over the past few months has been dramatic but is by no means unprecedented. While the global economy might benefit from lower prices as it has in prior declines, other factors present today suggest the…