Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference at the bank's William McChesney Martin building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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- The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in its latest decision on Wednesday.
- Powell has maintained that the Fed needs more data before it can cut interest rates.
- That means that relief likely will not come until the second half of the year.
The nation's central bank offered...