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    (Updates prices, market activity; new byline, changes deadline, previous NEW YORK/LONDON)

    The dollar index turned up for the day on Wednesday shortly after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by the expected quarter of a percentage point and projected its policy rate would go as high as 2% by the end of the year.

    The index against major currencies rose about 0.1% on the announcement after having been down 0.2% shortly before.

    Earlier in the day dollar had fallen 0.6% as the euro, a major component of the index, climbed amid signs of compromise by Russia and Ukraine in "more realistic" peace talks.

    The euro EUR=EBS was last up 0.1% to $1.0964. Moscow said the sides were discussing a status for Ukraine similar to that of Austria or Sweden, both members of the European Union that are outside the NATO military alliance. Ukraine's chief negotiator said it would give Kyiv binding international security guarantees to prevent future attacks.

    The Russian ruble RUB= was last down 7% against the greenback.

    Sterling GBP= rose 0.2% to $1.3068, after hitting a 16-month low of $1.3000 on Tuesday. Money markets expect the Bank of England to raise rates by another quarter point on Thursday.

    The dollar gained 0.5% on the Japanese yen JPY=EBS to 118.9150, the highest in more than five years.

    The Bank of Japan is expected on Friday to leave ultra-loose policy settings in place.

    The commodity-sensitive Australian dollar AUD=D3 added 0.4% to $0.7228.

    Bitcoin BTC= was last up 1% on the day to $39,849.

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    	Currency bid prices at 2:14PM (1814 GMT) 
    
     Description	  RIC		 Last		   U.S. Close  Pct Change	 YTD Pct	   High Bid	Low Bid 
    											  Previous				   Change					
    											  Session											  
     Dollar index	  =USD	   98.9410		98.9280	 +0.03%		 3.427%		+99.0300	+98.3330 
     Euro/Dollar	   EUR=EBS	$1.0964		$1.0955	 +0.09%		 -3.55%		+$1.1040	+$1.0948 
     Dollar/Yen		JPY=EBS	118.9150	   118.2900	+0.53%		 +3.30%		+118.9300   +118.1700 
     Euro/Yen		  EURJPY=	130.38		 129.57	  +0.63%		 +0.05%		+130.5600   +129.5400 
     Dollar/Swiss	  CHF=EBS	0.9453		 0.9414	  +0.44%		 +3.66%		+0.9459	 +0.9391 
     Sterling/Dollar   GBP=D3	 $1.3068		$1.3045	 +0.19%		 -3.36%		+$1.3116	+$1.3036 
     Dollar/Canadian   CAD=D3	 1.2753		 1.2766	  -0.11%		 +0.86%		+1.2775	 +1.2686 
     Aussie/Dollar	 AUD=D3	 $0.7228		$0.7198	 +0.42%		 -0.56%		+$0.7274	+$0.7181 
     Euro/Swiss		EURCHF=	1.0364		 1.0309	  +0.53%		 -0.05%		+1.0376	 +1.0305 
     Euro/Sterling	 EURGBP=	0.8389		 0.8398	  -0.11%		 -0.13%		+0.8429	 +0.8384 
     NZ				NZD=D3	 $0.6789		$0.6770	 +0.37%		 -0.72%		+$0.6827	+$0.6743 
     Dollar/Dollar																					 
    
     Dollar/Norway	 NOK=D3	 8.9685		 9.0145	  -0.60%		 +1.71%		+9.0090	 +8.8720 
     Euro/Norway	   EURNOK=	9.8352		 9.8725	  -0.38%		 -1.77%		+9.8809	 +9.7780 
     Dollar/Sweden	 SEK=	   9.5063		 9.6043	  -0.97%		 +5.41%		+9.6338	 +9.4163 
     Euro/Sweden	   EURSEK=	10.4237		10.5256	 -0.97%		 +1.85%		+10.5464	+10.3913 
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    World FX rates	https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E 
    
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