Fed officials signaled greater conviction at their meeting last month that they wouldn't need to change interest rates this year
Officials voted to hold rates steady at their Mar. 19-20 policy meeting after having lifted their benchmark rate four times last year, most recently in December to a range between 2.25% and 2.5%.
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