Event Brief
LME Halts Trading Amid Technical Outage
Filed: Mar 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM ET
Summary: Trading on the metal exchange is suspended due to high volatility linked to the Iran war.
WHO: Iran
WHAT: Trading suspension on metal exchange
WHEN: Mar 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: High volatility in commodity prices caused by the Iran war
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