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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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+ @6 E3 M }5 @& u p7 F3 |0 U% b9 d* SIn 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.2 Z, y# V/ u* x! P" n T
) ?* D( E0 r) y' @! j6 c8 l7 PToronto'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. # X# u0 b! T' ]$ |& a0 |: r! I# |: y
) L4 P; ]1 G- }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.
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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. ; x/ H4 S6 b4 ~4 E, Z
" b H% Q' I& x) K7 iThe 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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"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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