GLOBAL MARKETS-Equities rise on Fed signals; oil resumes declines
December 18, 2014 at 13:34 PM EST
* Wall Street on track for second day of strong gains * Swiss central bank to charge for deposits, franc hit * Oil slides again after short-covering gains By Michael Connor NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Global equities markets rallied on Thursday, with Wall Street up more than 1 percent for a second straight day with investor sentiment buoyed by comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting of the year. The Swiss franc tumbled after the country's central bank a