CEE MARKETS-Forint lingers near 2018 lows as central bank meets

* Forint steadies after fall, central bank seen holding fire * May reaffirm dovish bias as Fed's Powell awaited * Investors also eye Italian election, German SPD vote By Sandor Peto and Marcin Goclowski BUDAPEST, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The forint steadied near 2018 lows against the euro on Tuesday ahead of the outcome of a meeting of the Hungarian central bank at which it is expected to affirm its loose policy stance. After dipping to 313.88 per euro, its weakest level since