U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision, while the Israel-Iran conflict entered its sixth day, with new missile strikes launched from both sides.

The rate projections give investors and analysts a false sense of precision. Some Fed officials are tired of them.

The Wall Street Journal 's chief economics correspondent, Nick Timiraos, thinks there are good reasons to think the Federal Reserve would be preparing to cut interest rates this week due to recent improvements in inflation ,

NEW YORK (AP) — Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks are rising on Monday, while oil prices are giving back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have advanced after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East hit Wall Street

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street indexes edged lower and oil kept climbing on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump left the Group of Seven summit early and investors awaited a series of interest rate decisions by major central banks this week.