Rio Tinto And Bhp Billiton

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  The End Battle? Big Iron Ore Miners Tighten Grip on Market

  The global giants have met stubborn resistance after many big Chinese miners kept producing despite weaker iron ore prices, helping push prices far lower than Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Vale envisaged when they began to flood the world with ore two years ago.

• How Chinese imports are fuelling expansion at top miners

  Commodities such as copper and rubber have been commonly used for financing in China, but Beijing's tightening of lending in sectors plagued by overcapacity such as steel has made it harder to secure bank loans, spurring financing demand for iron ore, according to industry sources familiar with the practice.

• Asian shares, euro firmer on Fed easing hopes

  Asian shares edged higher on hopes the US central bank has left the door open for more stimulus.

• Rio Tinto Q1 iron ore, copper miss forecasts, shares drop

  Rio Tinto reported worse-than-expected falls in iron ore, copper and coal production in the first quarter.