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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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3 e: H3 [$ t* [4 o; s5 vIn 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.( V3 T& B) @) g' m% a
/ Z& n t% k' D/ R7 l4 ^5 C7 bToronto'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.
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+ \2 f$ k! M6 e: oOn 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.
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$ f$ r- g+ e2 w1 @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. + o: M4 z5 U/ F& P/ y8 V" 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. O- x) L6 ?) y9 O2 z# u
6 I% t1 x1 A% \( k, q"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.# [# ~! D! ]) [2 D6 |0 `: E+ E. z
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