Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Stocks rise as traders await Fed decision, new developments in the Middle East: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Falls in Turbulent Trading Amid Concerns War Will Escalate 

[Yahoo Finance] All eyes on Fed's 'dot plot' as investors look for rate cut clues

[CNBC] Trump says he gave Iran ‘ultimate ultimatum,’ as U.S. prepares to evacuate citizens from Israel

[Yahoo/Reuters] Trump knocks Fed's Powell, muses about appointing himself to lead central bank

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Iran’s Leader Stays Defiant as Trump Weighs War Intervention

[Axios] The housing market slump is getting worse

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Colleges Face Major Tax Blow in Trump’s Proposed IRS Rules on Race

[Bloomberg] UN Says It Has Lost Track of Iran’s Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium

[WSJ] The Fed’s Dot-Plot Predicament: False Precision in Uncertain Times

[WSJ] Social Security’s Potential Insolvency Date Moves Up One Year

[WSJ] Prudential Unit Lends $500 Million in Private Credit to Affirm

[FT] Donald Trump calls for huge rate cuts and says Fed chief is ‘stupid’