U.S. Dollar appreciates as German and U.K. bonds fall ahead of Fed meeting

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The U.S. Dollar appreciated as investors were expecting signals from the Federal Reserve about starting to taper stimulus. European shares remained flat, while German bunds and U.K. gilts declined. The greenback rose to 0.7% to 95.15 versus the Yen. U.K. 10-year bond yield inched up to 2.12% and the similar-maturity German bunds increased to 1.55%
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