SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks meandered Wednesday as investors awaited fresh cues from Federal Reserve on the outlook for interest rates. Markets were steady following the submarine launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea. ANALYST'S VIEWPOINT: "Traders are stuck in limbo, aware that there is some BOJ uncertainty on how they will deal with a strengthening yen; while the near-term Fed outlook is equally clouded, not the best landscape to look for absolute trends," said Stephen Innes, a senior trader at OANDA. Investors are awaiting a speech Friday by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at an annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Rattling nerves in northeast Asia, North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine early Wednesday.