Fed Upgrades Labor Market, Ends QE

Background: Federal Reserve building in Washington DC superimposed on a twenty dollar bill. (Shutterstock*) Left: Federal Reserve Bank Chairwoman Janet Yellen delivers remarks on May 1, 2014, in Washington, DC. The Fed’s latest statement released Oct. 29 detailed the ending of quantitative easing. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Background: Federal Reserve building in Washington DC superimposed on a twenty dollar bill. (Shutterstock*) Left: Federal Reserve Bank Chairwoman Janet Yellen delivers remarks on May 1, 2014, in Washington, DC. The Fed’s latest statement released Oct. 29 detailed the ending of quantitative easing. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its quantitative easing (QE) program and upgraded its outlook on the U.S. economy in a distinctly hawkish statement...

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