Fed Tapers $10 Billion, Says Economy, Consumer Demand "Picked Up"

*FED TAPERS BOND BUYING TO $45 BLN MONTHLY PACE FROM $55 BLN *FED: ECONOMY PICKED UP, CONSUMER DEMAND RISING `MORE QUICKLY' 

Submitted April 30, 2014 at 02:07PM by StockJock-e http://ift.tt/1n3vIY7