Leon Gettler and Garry Barker discuss the increasingly complex relationship between BHP Billiton, Rio-Tinto and the Chinese and Australian governments. China will do almost anything it can to scupper the merger deal, even to helping Rio Tinto expand its investments and make it a harder takeover target. They look at interest rates and forecast higher rates, whether or not the Reserve Bank adds another 25 basis points, possibly in May, and they examine the TV industry and its advertising outlook.

 

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