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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)9 _$ R* [7 x3 P% A4 S5 {' v# K
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2 r- {: u5 s& u0 |" \* X5 P& ?In 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. 3 e2 [/ i( s* b$ ^' W
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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.
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* I6 A; I5 N2 O- EThe 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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- f; F% T1 Y; G0 ]) ]) lThe 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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# C6 Y: `; K6 `/ T" b: [. G) O"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.$ |( X$ b E1 ^3 \ F
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" p4 u. _# G3 m: D, t! _http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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