Dollar up more, Treasurys stay down after Fed

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar edged up slightly and Treasury prices remained under modest pressure on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve ended its meeting without any major changes to its interest-rate forecast or bond-purchase program. Officials said household spending advanced but the unemployment remains elevated. Some analysts had expected more of an upgrade to their economic outlook. The dollar index DXY +0.06% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, edged up to 80.016 from 78.978 before the statement's release and 79.922 in late North American trading on Tuesday. The euro EURUSD -0.18% slipped to $1.2953 from $1.2983 Tuesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +0.85% , which move inversely to prices, stayed up 1 basis point to 1.77%.