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The euro zone is growing twice as fast as the U.K., according to data released today that showed the 19-country bloc’s economy continued to expand in the second quarter. GDP grew 0.6 percent in the three months through June, in line with estimates, after increasing 0.5 percent in the first quarter. Yet core inflation in the euro zone — a prerequisite for the ECB to start raising interest rates — is still muted. — Andy Reinhardt