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Charles Gross
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Postponement of Final Softwood Duty Determination Will Benefit Canfor and West Fraser

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross struck a conciliatory tone when he announced the postponement of final duty determinations in the ongoing countervailing-duty investigation regarding Canadian softwood lumber. While we're hopeful all parties will be able to reconcile differences and come to an arrangement that reduces uncertainty for lumber producers, our base case remains that duties will persist at current levels before eventually falling to our long-term estimate of roughly 8% by 2021. O...
Underlying
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

West Fraser Timber is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, newprint, wood chips, plywood, panels and pulp and paper products.

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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.

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Charles Gross

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