The Fed's apparent reluctance to raise interest rates caused a big slide in the U.S. dollar's value in late trade, although it still is near a 12-year high. That dip caused most U.S. commodity markets to rally today. General Comments As expected, the Federal Reserve Bank dropped "patient" from its latest approach toward raising interest rates since first using that word last December in that regard. However, its statement then went on to say that even though the employment situation has clearly improved, there still are several negative signals about the U.S. economy. Those include falling exports, weak housing, flat wages, little growth in manufacturing and consumer spending that remains tepid despite the windfall from falling gasoline a...