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Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

With the prices of Australia's major commodity exports (coal and iron ore) trending lower this year, let's all take a minute of silence to pray that yesterday's report of a massive slump in exports was indeed an aberration caused by Cyclone Debbie that should correct in the coming months.

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