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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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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.$ A; ?! f; X% {! `- ~2 D
8 D% o6 y# H( i! fToronto'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. / f# O8 g* I* U2 M+ }+ @+ ?
" I' n, B5 h* e" a K- sOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.6 n3 S4 p9 ~* _# N& j: C
/ \: U( ?( R3 X9 [; w: EThe 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. 1 [1 o# ^( z5 Z4 @; y
o# O! I# \( nThe 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. " a+ P1 g& a% I% r1 d2 j# v9 w
! r7 E% V0 @( b"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.
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