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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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- j8 _4 E+ t: H$ d. W6 a+ UIn 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." I7 s x1 d" W+ p9 g- o
* R/ D4 t# M4 P. ZToronto'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.( \, c H: I( t5 J8 ]
' a$ Q; j* z' w W# V0 J( iThe 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% y0 Q9 I4 ?* i) }
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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. : V( p+ ?2 F5 s$ Q
/ w% O( k h) }, L' d! 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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