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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): Q1 q8 a8 |0 Z5 [9 s* X3 g$ ^1 _
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O/ k7 u7 x6 g; D6 `( U- bIn 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.! e1 o7 K$ Y/ }+ e; j' n i
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Toronto'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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: C/ y3 g6 y. k% P) D) D _* O' ]* DOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.5 k! ]6 e2 N, z9 @, Z: u0 Y1 k; R
! Y0 i0 \* K( n/ O' X( S: d0 |9 _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.
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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. ) Z8 C O1 O: V7 D# B' ^
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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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0 f7 D1 t, V* {' F/ B& ~7 F8 Hhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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