U.S. stocks are slipping Wednesday after the Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through easier rates in September. The S&P 500 was down 0.

U.S. stock indexes are rallying toward the close of their best week in two months. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Friday.

By Marc Jones and Lawrence Delevingne LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) -World markets were calmer on Wednesday as the week’s rollercoaster ride for stock markets turned into wait and see ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first rate meeting of the year and results from Microsoft,

Fed Chair Jerome Powell plays it as straight as possible while President Trump and threats to the AI rally abound.

World markets were suddenly looking calmer on Wednesday as the week’s rollercoaster ride for stock markets morphed into wait-and-see ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first rate meeting of the year and results from Microsoft,

U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher Tuesday following a mostly encouraging batch of profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in early trading, as many markets around the world took tentative steps following Donald Trump’sreturn to the White House on Monday.