| Roughly seven years ago, commodity prices were surging to record highs as Western economies grew at a decent pace and Asian economies experienced supercharged growth. Though the 2008 financial crisis led to a pullback, commodity prices began moving higher again in 2009 and 2010 as economists predicted a synchronized global economic rebound.
We now know that such a widespread rebound never took root, and by the spring of 2011, commodity prices were showing signs of a breakdown. Fast forward to 2014, and this asset class is now deeply out of favor. The underperformance relative to stocks, in that time, has been quite striking.........................................Full Article: Source
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