By V. Phani Kumar
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold and crude-oil futures fell early Wednesday as a stronger dollar and caution ahead of the U.S. Federal reserve's policy decision subdued investor appetite for the commodities. Pulling back from the previous day's advances, October crude-oil futures CL1V +1.21% dropped 98 cents, or 1.1%, to $85.94 a barrel, while gold for delivery in December GC1Z -0.49% slid $12, or 0.7%, to $1,797.10 an ounce.