Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — The dollar approached a14-month high amid bets the Federal Reserve may change its pledgein a policy statement to keep interest rates low for a“considerable time.”

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dropped earlier after a reportshowed U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell in August. TheFederal Open Market Committee ends a two-day policy meeting today.The pound gained before Scotland votes on independence tomorrow,and the Aussie weakened.

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The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the greenbackagainst 10 major counterparts, gained 0.2 percent to 1,048.90 at11:39 a.m. New York time. It reached 1,052.14 yesterday, thehighest level since July 2014. The gauge dropped earlier as much as0.1 percent.

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The dollar gained 0.4 percent to 107.56 yen and reached 107.62yen, the highest level since September 2008. The greenback waslittle changed at $1.2951 per euro.

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