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The Fed threw investors a curve ball on Wednesday. Here’s how stocks, bonds, gold and the dollar reacted.

The Fed threw investors a curve ball on Wednesday. Here’s how stocks, bonds, gold and the dollar reacted.
MarketWatch Wednesday 17 June 2026, 21:25 UTC By Joy Wiltermuth 1 min read
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U.S. stocks stumbled on Wednesday, adhering to a long tradition of weak performance in the aftermath of a new Federal Reserve chairman’s first meeting at the helm.

U.S. stocks stumbled on Wednesday, adhering to a long tradition of weak performance in the aftermath of a new Federal Reserve chairman’s first meeting at the helm.
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