EghtesadOnline: Metals are the undisputed kings of commodities and among the world’s best performing major investments thanks to Chinese state power.

EghtesadOnline: Crude oil, rubber and metals are set to end 2016 with strong gains, bouncing back from several years of losses on output cuts and expectations of firmer demand.

EghtesadOnline: Tehran stocks opened trading week Saturday on a strong note as demand remained high for a range of large cap stocks particularly in refinery, base metals and bank groups.

EghtesadOnline: Stocks in Tehran climbed more than 1% on Tuesday adding another 2,000 points to its two-day gains.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s steel, metals and minerals trade with the world could be seriously hampered and limited to the local market, as the United States’ sanctions against the Islamic Republic are reimposed on Monday.

EghtesadOnline: Stocks fell and metals prices slumped to their lowest in a year on Wednesday, as U.S. threats of tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods pushed the world’s two biggest economies ever closer to a full-scale trade war.

EghtesadOnline: The dollar retreated from a six-month peak against the yen on Tuesday, while a push higher for copper and iron ore prices drove commodities-linked currencies higher, led by the Australian dollar.