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Johannes Faul
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Raising Near-Term Coal Price Forecasts; AUD 39 Fair Value Estimate Reiterated

Mined commodities and mining stocks have seen massive gains in 2016. The coking coal price quadrupled, iron ore and thermal coal doubled, and copper is up about 35% this year. Demand exceeded expectations thanks to China’s debt-fuelled stimulus. With approximately 80% of China’s steel used for investment-oriented activity, steel demand is particularly sensitive to stimulus. China’s leading share of commodity consumption means relatively small changes in demand have outsize impacts on global mark...
Underlying
Wesfarmers Limited

Wesfarmers is engaged in the retailing operations including supermarkets, merchandise and department stores, fuel, liquor and convenience outlets; retailing of home improvement and outdoor living products and supply of building materials; retailing of office and technology products; coal mining and production; gas processing and distribution; industrial and safety product distribution; and chemicals and fertilisers manufacture; and investments. Co.'s retail operations includes Coles, which operates Coles Supermarkets, Coles Express, Liquorland, Vintage Cellars, First Choice Liquor, and Spirit Hotels, among others; while its departmental operations include Kmart and Target retailers.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Johannes Faul

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