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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)
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, t9 C9 N/ G+ R: c( uIn 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.! ~4 I, r; \1 K- c6 e
3 s ?5 _ k8 \) I, EToronto'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. + P% A8 f8 F/ {. i* X* Q7 R3 w
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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.+ G6 ~. f* Z0 G+ W* U1 @/ e" p
3 ~8 s, b Z, \# l) G$ E4 o5 oThe 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. ! g% [8 f0 }1 M6 m
2 U9 ]; N; }1 |3 WThe 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. " o2 f5 o* t0 X6 _& O) V
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"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." j, ~% G" j6 Z& k6 v+ ~
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