The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 30, 2014 Federal Reserve Ends Quantitative Easing Program ------------------------------------------------- The Federal Reserve is ending the economic stimulus program known as quantitative easing. Since 2008, the Fed has spent trillions of dollars on mortgage and Treasury bonds in a bid to boost the economy. The Fed now says the program is no longer necessary due to economic improvements. .