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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)* c0 z1 H) U& ?# M7 O5 w) j* `, a
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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.2 J- ^1 x/ l# W4 k- m
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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. ! a# J, G* t4 [: F4 z4 H
! X% Y- S( K; g S4 Y; NOn 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.: o4 \( M/ o+ B0 t5 ~( ^- a6 L) `
7 o1 I) H3 A% J3 b! 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. $ o3 y( ~; R5 a; P
1 x* r8 C, |/ z0 X% P: {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. W# d/ A/ H1 G% ]
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