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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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0 ^, s2 }9 v) f8 r! T7 kIn 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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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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* }# Y. F; ?8 w3 q n2 aOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.9 j, D3 a; W6 x" \) ]. a- Z
" }4 [" C! F. T: r5 I2 _+ e. ~" QThe 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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; L# v* F: u0 v& F) f( dThe 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.
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6 A* s) M+ b4 P$ l"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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! h: {0 s1 \8 m, S; h4 ^8 R4 w: nhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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