The commodities lull will pass. It's the swing of things

Sydney

REMEMBER when commodities markets were fun?

Just before Christmas 2008, WTI crude futures soared almost 18 per cent in a day. As recently as last November, the contract was able to climb 9.3 per cent on the back of Opec announcing production cuts. Back in June 2014, soyabeans fell 19 per cent in one session; three months later, sugar prices jumped 14 per cent.