BARRY FITZGERALD

Aluminium (finally) coming good for Rio Tinto

YOU would think the 28% dive in iron ore prices since mid-February would be more than enough to trigger some serious back pedalling on profit expectations for the biggest of the Pilbara producers, Rio Tinto. <b>By Barry FitzGerald</b>

Barry Fitzgerald
Aluminium (finally) coming good for Rio Tinto

But that’s not the case. In fact, some sell-side analysts out there have found a reason to upgrade profit expectations, remembering firstly that most profit expectations for the group’s 2017 calendar year...

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