US Fed Meeting 2026 LIVE: US stocks end mixed after Powell's speech, Fed move to hold rate for 3rd straight meeting

US Fed Meeting 2026 LIVE: The US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting is set to conclude today. Jerome Powell will announce the central bank's rate decision at 11.30 am IST in what will likely be his last policy as Fed chief. US stock markets traded mixed ahead of the announcement. Wall Street seesawed on Wednesday as investors weighed surging oil prices, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, and a slate of major earnings due after the market close. Fed kept its decision to keep rates unchanged while ongoing tensions in... [2326 chars]