Rio Tinto Stock Forum

At the start of last week markets were processing the implications of Iran's drone attack on Israel and the possible Israeli response.
Gold and Oil both spiked higher before retreating as markets digested the potential escalation of the current situation. The well-flagged Israeli response later in the week was thankfully relatively small and confined to bombing military targets inside Iran in a move thought to be aimed at de-escalating the conflict. Ne...

Rio Tinto have released their first quarterly production report for 2024. This news comes before the market opens, so we’ll see their movement as the days goes on!
Production for all commodities are down in comparison in Q4 of 2023. However, if you look back at this time last year - aluminium, copper, IOC, and especially bauxite production has increased.
This can be attributed to the stabilisation of mines like Weipa, Gove, and Kitimat.
Copper has been a hot...

Bank of America's commodities team forecasts a strong copper market due to high demand from energy transitions and limited supply. They have also grown significantly optimistic about gold, expecting its price to be propelled by central banks, Chinese investors, Western macroeconomic influences, and the anticipated conclusion of interest rate increases. They predict gold could reach $3,000 per ounce by the end of 2025, ...

📊Australia’s Westpac Consumer Confidence declined by 2.4% in April, against the previous fall of 1.8%.
📊Australian data showed on Friday that Trade Surplus (MoM) narrowed to 7,280 million in March, falling short of the expected 10,400 million and February’s reading of 10,058 million.
📊Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari emphasized the importance of the central bank's commitment to comb...