Federal Reserve holds rates steady as Jerome Powell dampens March cut hopes

Experts look to mid-year cuts

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The Federal Reserve has held interest rates unaltered for another consecutive month, as chair Jerome Powell dashes hopes that cuts could start as early as March.

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