US stock market: S&P 500, Dow close lower after Fed holds rates steady, warns of higher for longer

US stock market: S&P 500, Dow close lower after Fed holds rates steady, warns of higher for longer

U.S. stocks slumped on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held key interest rates unchanged as widely expected, and revised economic projections higher with warnings that the battle against inflation was far from over. All three major U.S. stock indexes retreated in the wake of announcement, with interest rate sensitive megacap stocks Microsoft Corp, Apple … Read more