Marketplace invites you to the party of the year.

As of yesterday, that's how much the Fed held on its books.

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it will cut its bond-buying program by $10 billion starting January. So what about this whole tapering thing? What’s it gonna mean for you and me and Aunt Mabel?

The long awaited move has come. The Fed says its going to cut its monthly asset purchases by $10 billion.

Some are worried the Fed will announce that it’s going to stop — or at least slow — its stimulative bond-buying program.

Now that some parts of the economy seem addicted to the Fed's stimulus, how does the central bank extricate it?

Chatting with CNBC's John Carney and Nela Richardson, from Bloomberg Government.

Two hours of Senate testimony, countless pages of written documents. Peel away the caution, the Fed-speak, and the dense economic language.

Janet Yellen was the advocate for more transparency by the Fed. What will she do as chair?