Fed ends 6-year effort to stimulate economy By Patrick Gillespie @CNNMoney October 29, 2014: 2:22 PM ET The Federal Reserve announced to end its bond-buying program Wednesday, marking the close of a six-year effort to stimulate the economy. http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/29/news/economy/federal-reserve-ends-qe-bond-buying/index.html