#EUR/USD# #currencies: The #dollar was boosted by higher rates, lifting its index up to 112.13 and knocking down other majors. #sterling slid 0.8% to sit at $1.1378 despite strong rate hike bets on the BoE later in the day. The euro followed the trend lower and traded at $0.9810. #yen held firmly at 147.90 per dollar, triggering the support from the official intervention. The Chinese #yuan was hovering near record lows offshore at 7.3408 per dollar. Aussie and kiwi lost.