A good partnership with a bad fault
Venture aims to boost miners’ share in key market of China
Oil prices rise following twitchy session
Falling Chinese steel output is setting the pattern for lower ore prices
Miner’s buyback is positive, but its fortunes remain hostage to iron ore prices
Sterling slides after UK inflation data
Oil retreats but metal prices keep rising
Financial firepower counts in oversupplied markets as commodities tumble and China’s growth slows
Chairman brands output boost by BHP, Rio and Vale at time of oversupply ‘market vandalism’
Signs of growth in China and Japan services sectors brighten the mood
Miners are arguing over the best way to respond to a price slump
Protracted decline in commodity prices hits value of group’s iron ore and coal mines
Miner foresees first-half shipments reduced by 7m tonnes in spite of quarterly increase
Forecast supply growth leaves little hope of sustained price rally
The price cannot defy gravity for much longer
Shares in Australian miner up 15% on reports of approach to regulator
Decision a victory for Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in n increasingly public dispute with a rival Fortescue
Abbott’s move adds pressure on BHP and Rio Tinto to defend supply strategy
Australian ore for immediate delivery into China has surged almost 35 per cent since early April
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