That is a telling statement.
If the taper continues at its current pace, that means bond buying should be done on Oct 29. Then, this comes into play:
The Committee continues to anticipate, based on its assessment of these factors, that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends.
Six months from Oct 29, takes us to around the end of April 2015.
Update: The July 2015 Fed funds contract now implies about a 75% chance of a Fed rate hike
