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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.! U7 [$ o( A0 j
' y% V9 i; I+ G& K8 b( cToronto'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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7 ` E7 L; }) F* A9 I! X6 _3 KOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.7 s/ o9 q6 R( ^+ \5 R- f4 D6 V
' y4 M% v3 I9 [2 \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. 9 U$ q) f% O4 _) ? L- M5 @+ u# N6 g
7 W4 \' r. I" [- Y/ r) v; Z. JThe 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. & d. E9 Y4 _. a2 F+ Z
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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.
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