Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bernanke-fed-to-delay-bond-tapering Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story 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.