U.S. stock indexes are drifting on Wednesday, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates and after two days of disruption driven by doubts about the artificial-intelligence boom.

Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday as chip sector stocks gained after quarterly orders for semiconductor equipment maker ASML exceeded expectations, while investors awaited the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision later in the day.

Major averages drift lower on Wednesday, as investors turned their focus to the upcoming interest rate decision, and big tech earnings slated for later in the day. Early on and the S&P 500 (SP500) was -0.

The Fed is nearly certain to keep its key interest rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week, just a few days after Trump said he would soon demand lower rates.

President Donald Trump did not call on the Federal Reserve to bring down rates last week, but said it had failed to bring down inflation. Trump said he would take bringing inflation down into his