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看了今天联邦银行的市场干预措施,还有降息的可能呢。(Aug. 17, 2007): M: d: ^2 A( B. O
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In response to the economic uncertainty, the Fed made the unexpected move of approving a half-percentage point cut in its discount rate on loans to banks before trading began。The Fed decision sent the loonie surging 1.22 cents to 94.22 cents US -- after running as high as 94.74 cents US -- as the greenback weakened.
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. w3 V* G( l+ ` c6 DToronto's S&P/TSX composite index was ahead 111.84 points to 12,960.54 after jumping almost 400 points -- still in positive territory for the year after a 200.06-point slide Thursday wiped out the TSX's gains for the year so far. 9 N8 C! q- E0 V) K1 X0 b: k
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On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.9 R8 x( j( V M j, Y
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The Fed decision means the discount rate -- the interest rate that it charges to make direct loans to banks -- will be lowered to 5.75 per cent, down from 6.25 per cent. 0 O- m& m$ t" c
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The Fed did not change its target for the more important federal funds rate, which has remained at 5.25 per cent for more than a year. - \7 C5 l" F2 \/ q3 o
/ P9 A8 w4 r. P6 W/ z% {; W/ |"In many ways, when you deal with a sick person, cutting the discount rate is holding their hand; cutting the Fed funds rate is giving them medicine'' John Johnston, chief strategist at The Harbour Group at RBC Dominion securities, told The Canadian Press.6 T9 ^1 R6 M- e6 z* P+ I, S% v
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