Gold down ahead of U.S. Fed meeting
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday.
Oil prices extend gains despite rising inventories
Oil prices continued to rise Wednesday although U.S. supplies added last week.
Germany cuts 2016 growth forecast to 1.7 percent
The German government cut its forecast for 2016 growth to 1.7 percent on Wednesday.
ABS sales in S. Korea surge in 2015 on relief loan policy
Sales in South Korea of asset-backed securities (ABS) surged last year as a government policy.