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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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It's "not yet" time for the Fed to even consider pulling back its policy support, Chair Powell said.
Fed policymakers ruled to hold interest rates at historic lows and maintain its asset purchases.
The recovery is "highly uncertain" and the economy is far from hitting the Fed's goals, Powell said.
The
Federal Reserve
expects a strong economic recovery through 2021, but it still aims to maintain ultra-easy financing conditions well into the future.