Despite recent improvement in U.S. economic data, that fundamental news has not been driving the U.S. dollar higher.

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We also believe that ultimately the various structural factors negatively affecting demand outside Brazil will continue to manifest themselves, despite the recent improvement in asset markets.

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Despite Mr Bush's recent improvement, voters prefer Mr Kerry on health care, education and other domestic matters.

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Despite the relative few market alerts posted by brokerage houses, the response to the recent market plunge was an improvement from 2008.

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