What goes down must come up? The world oil markets have again demonstrated the flair for the dramatic swing, moving higher on Wednesday, powered by stringent OPEC export limits and positive stocks news from the U.S. London August futures for benchmark Brent crude traded to a 20-month peak of 19.43 a barrel.
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