WATCH: Bernanke on Fed announcement

The Federal Open Markets Committee has decided not to taper off its purchasing of $85 billion in bonds, saying that the unemployment rate is still too high. The surprise decision sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring to a record high. Read the committee’s complete statement here.

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