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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)3 t b. ]! U) b8 u1 @/ t
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2 \2 e* A6 _) { t4 d; GIn 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.# P* t, D$ }. c+ T' [8 b j
7 |) ~" m& K7 z# r" RToronto'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. / w1 C9 `5 i7 y! ~
) k( b, ?2 h, m5 d! ROn 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./ O3 [2 S- J: _* U& o
, X {' w9 I, s% j$ G2 e+ CThe 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. ( d/ [8 I# ^( A& ^7 m- e( |8 @
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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.
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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.1 [, y8 ^, Y) D) g4 s8 ^
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( c4 o! w9 b3 Q8 s; xhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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