* U.S. crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate build, EIA says * Middle East tensions in focus after pager blasts * Coming up: US Fed interest rate decision (Recasts, updates to show prices have turned negative) By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday as the market cautiously awaited a rate cut announcement from...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The adrenaline from the Federal Reserve's bold interest rate cut and signal of intent to keep easing still appears to be coursing through global financial markets, which should see risk assets in Asia start the week on a strong footing on Monday. Nikkei futures are pointing to a rise...

* Brazil to hike rates by 25 basis points on Sept 18- Poll * Colombia govt will not change proposed 2025 budget value * U.S. Fed cuts rates by 50-basis-points * Argentina's economy shrank 1.7% in Q2 * Latam FX up 0.8%, stocks up 0.6% (Updated at 3:30 p.m. ET/ 1930 GMT) By Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan Sept 18...

* Traders still debating odds of 50 bps or 25 bps Fed cut * Robust U.S. retail sales briefly tipped scale toward 25 bps * Dollar drops vs yen, but 2-year Treasury yield tick up (Updates prices as of 0841 GMT) By Kevin Buckland and Sruthi Shankar Sept 18 (Reuters) - The dollar slipped on Wednesday while Treasury yields edged...