US stocks fall as Fed disappoints doves

New York (AFP) – Wall Street stocks ended firmly lower Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve left the door open for a rate hike in March despite the economic uncertainty that has roiled markets.The Fed’s policy statement countered positive sentiment from higher oil prices and gains in leading Asian and European markets, leaving Wall Street into the red.“The makers of monetary policy were not as dovish as the markets would have liked to see,” said Steven Ricchiuto, chief