On Wednesday afternoon, the Fed left interest rates unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% for the third straight meeting. The central bank also noted in its statement that "the ri

By Sinéad Carew and Yoruk Bahceli NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks fell slightly on Wednesday while Treasury yields edged down, after news of a forthcoming meeting between top U.S. and Chinese trade officials and ahead of a Federal Reserve monetary policy statement at the end of its two-day meeting.

US stocks jumped at the open Wednesday as investors were encouraged by news that the US and China are set to start trade talks this weekend, even as traders awaited the Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day.