Saying that the recovery isn't occurring fast enough, the Federal Reserve announced today it will buy $600 billion of U.S. government debt over the next eight months.

The Fed said it was making the decision to "promote a stronger pace of economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with its [the Fed's] mandate."

The decision was made by the Fed's Open Market Committee.

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