EghtesadOnline: In the main commodity markets, nothing is doing better than palladium this year. The metal is up 30 percent, beating 33 other raw materials, including lean hogs and aluminum, tracked by Bloomberg.

EghtesadOnline: Gold extended a rally to an 11-month high on demand for a haven as U.S. President Donald Trump weighed new economic sanctions that could target China after North Korea’s nuclear test. Palladium retreated after earlier touching the highest since 2001.