US sharemarkets were volatile on Wednesday. The Dow Jones was down 229 points in late morning trade but recovered briefly after the Fed minutes to be up 6 points. The Dow sold off again after traders dissected the Fed minutes. The Dow Jones ended lower by over 162 points or 0.9% with the S&P 500 down by 0.8% while the Nasdaq lost 40 points or 0.8%.