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Stocks recouped some of the week's losses Wednesday as investors awaited a Federal Reserve assessment of the state of the economy. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Wall Street rose Wednesday, ahead of the latest from the Federal Reserve, as signs of improvement in the housing market spurred The notes drew a yield of 3.734 percent, compared with a forecast of 3.708 percent in a Bloomberg News survey of seven of the Federal Reserve's primary US stock futures were mixed, trading in a tight range Wednesday as traders waited for news on whether the Federal Reserve's historically The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday the federal funds target rate will remain at 0% to 0.25%. Interest rates will stay low for an extended period of Gold prices held near $945 an ounce in Europe as caution ahead of the Federal Reserve announcement on monetary policy later in the session kept investors on A wait-and-see mood ahead of the end of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting later in the day limited trading. The yield curve flattened, The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it gradually will end an experimental program of purchasing US Treasury securities in ... turned higher on Wednesday as the greenback relinquished recent gains on caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy statement due later in the day. The Federal Reserve purchased $6.29 billion in bills for its own account. When the auction was announced, the Fed held $6.29 billion of maturing bills.