Europe shares rise, U.S. falls before Fed statement

Stocks on Wall Street slipped and shares in Europe rose on Wednesday, reflecting a policy divergence between the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, while oil prices fell as data indicated U.S. crude inventories were at a new record high. U.S. stocks were lower ahead of the Fed's highly anticipated policy statement at 2 p.m. (1800 GMT) and news conference half an hour later, with the U.S. central bank expected to lay the groundwork for its first interest rate hike in nearly a dec