He made a terrible start as Vettel flew past him at the first corner and Alonso found a small gap to surge past Raikkonen on turn one and then past Hamilton on the outside of turn three to move quickly into third.

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Indeed America's export growth has been much stronger (a sudden surge in imports was behind the second-quarter trade gap).

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Behind that surge lies not just the greenback's weakness but a widening gap in interest rates.

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