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Vale (RIO) pushes China for higher prices

"When yearly contracts were made in February at an 86% increase on last year’s prices, China’s steel producers gulped so hard they nearly swallowed their own teeth. But that wasn’t the end of it. Both Rio Tinto and BHP renegotiated their contracts for even higher prices this summer. And now its big brother’s turn." — [...]

Commodities Supercycle Boom or Bust?

"The worst rout in the history of commodities may be ending, signaling a replay of the 2006 tumble that preceded a doubling of prices in the next 17 months." — Madelene Pearson, Bloomberg News Blogger’s note: Depending on which camp you belong to, the recent dip in prices either means the commodities supercycle [...]

Rio Tinto (RTP) and China Send Iron Ore Prices Up 96% in One Week

“Anyone who thinks China’s insatiable hunger for metals is going to subside any time soon need think again. On Monday it was announced that Chinese steelmakers have agreed to a new contract with Rio Tinto (RTP:NYSE) for the price of iron ore, which saw a 96.5% rise on last year.” — Dominic [...]

Commodities Trading: Aluminum’s Alcoa bribes (maybe) and buys

"After naming Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O’Neal (yes, that Stan O’Neal, the one who was forced to step down after revealing $8.4 billion in mortgage writedowns for the investment firm last fall) to its board, Alcoa and Chinese competitor Aluminum Corporation of China, or Chalco, as it’s known, bought a 9% stake (12% [...]

Commodities Supercycle: BHP, Rio Tinto Merger… Maybe.

"BHP claims Rio will get back that lost value in cost savings and the reduction of competition after the merger. But Rio Tinto counters that BHP is just being cheap and possibly overvaluing its own power in the market." — Stephanie Grimmett by Stephanie Grimmett  Baltimore – (TFN) Rio Tinto (RTP: NYSE) is getting annoyed with [...]

Resource Mining Stocks: BHP rebounds from Rio rebuff; WorleyParsons, Saudi Aramco deal may be close

“We suspect that construction and infrastructure and engineering stocks are going to have a good 2008 with all this spending in the pipeline. And not just in Australia.” — Dan Denning  by Dan Denning, Daily Reckoning Australia and TFN Blogger’s Note: We saw this piece on the site of the Daily Reckoning Australia. If you don’t believe [...]

New Personal Finance Video: This tiny gold mining company could soar

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