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For many investors, a Fed prepared to raise short-term interest rates from near zero for the first time since the global financial crisis also shows the central bank is optimistic about the U.S.

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Firmer tones into the close as earlier losses pared
– +210.63
– open 19851.24
– high 19959.06
– low 19761.56
– USDJPY 123.28 finding progress beyond 123.30 difficult for the moment
Shanghai Comp Index currently +0.6% at 3591.57 as we head into the final hour

The last Fed meeting minutes were pretty convincing for Deutsche Bank, which decided to join the consensus expecting a December rate hike.

Here’s what the DTCC have listed at the moment
– USDJPY
– EURUSD
– GBPUSD 1.5100 (GBP 460m) 1.5250 (306m)
– USDCAD
– AUDUSD
– EURGBP 0.7055 (EUR 225m)
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Squawk Box Live is keeping an eye on market reaction to minutes from the U.S. Fed which have raised expectations of a December hike.