The Federal Reserve's big surprise: no cuts to bond buying for now, the economy isn't strong enough.

The Federal Reserve's big surprise: no cuts to bond buying for now. And European investors gladly welcome the news.

About 75 percent of Americans couldn't identify the bond buying program from a multiple choice list. So it's not too late to ask: Quantitative Easing entails the FED buying bonds to keep interest rates down and encourage lending.

Experts predicted the Fed would reduce bond buying, but economic concerns means that the stimulus will continue.