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To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday September 19 2013     World News   Steinbrück in final push before election   A flurry of last-minute campaigning is under way by the Social Democrats, who are still trailing Angela Merkel's CDU party in the polls       Rouhani steps up charm offensive     Al-Qaeda affiliate seizes Syrian town     Egypt troops swoop on suspected militants     Yellen closes in on Fed nomination     Stakes high for poll in north Sri Lanka     Kenya price rises stir fears of backlash     Ireland emerges from recession     Hollande seeks boost from Mali success     EU police officer shot dead in Kosovo         The World   Cars, iPhones, China and fracking – four things you should know about US trade   It’s no secret that the US is at the centre of global trade. But how is what it trades with the world changing? The US International Trade Commission, the independent government agency which investigates anti-dumping cases in the US and also acts as a trade data clearinghouse, this week put out its annual “Shifts in US Merchandise” report. Here’s four things in the report worth thinking about: 1. Americans love their cars and their iPhones. They were the biggest contributors to the $10bn widening of the US trade deficit in 2012. Continue reading »           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.