Business events scheduled for Wednesday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday:

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases a statement on interest rates, 12:30 p.m. Eastern, releases an economic forecast, 2 p.m., and Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to hold a news conference starting at 2:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Treasury releases federal budget for November, 2 p.m.

BRUSSELS — European Union finance ministers meet to seek a deal on how to supervise the region's 6,000 banks, a key requirement to create a banking union.

LONDON — Britain releases monthly unemployment data.