US markets will open with almost no change on Wednesday amid expectations for publishing reports and minutes of the Fed meeting.
US stock index futures pointed to lower opening after the record highs in the previous session.
Today we expect the economic data for sales of existing homes in the US for January from 5:00pm and the last minutes of the FOMC, which will be published at 9:00pm. Before that FOMC's member Powell will speak.
Traders do not expect a big reaction from the Fed's decision, as it is already relatively old news. But the risks are two - the Fed may sound surprisingly peaceful, contrary to the recent statements by some employees. On the other hand, may be more aggressive against the statement of February 1, when kept interest rates.
In Europe, the Stoxx 600 index was trading with 0.12% increase on Wednesday. On the Asian markets, China's Shanghai Composite Index closed up by 0.23%, while Japan's Nikkei closed unchanged.
Oil markets pointed to slight decline, but losses were limited due to the optimism of investors that OPEC would be able to stick to the deal to limit global oversupply.
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