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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), `- s) t% o3 C% f' s2 l
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4 C1 f; a: h- V8 P0 P/ W; u) nIn 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.
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) S; ]0 w' k/ N" @; R6 VToronto'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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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.# v" A# h+ Z$ x" O+ Y. z! T
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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. 0 T9 v) f$ y8 _3 [
$ E3 q7 ]* y0 n$ O+ ]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. $ J* T, F$ a8 Z- G
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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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) [* }+ H7 P& J2 rhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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