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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)- G5 E# p3 }; C2 x4 X$ u
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6 Y* I: @& J: x$ d; p" l1 EIn 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.' A' T! Q+ j4 ]+ m6 n9 u8 {
2 z3 @* i+ {; {0 a, ~0 hToronto'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. k7 A! l3 x& O9 c. p, l7 J, }) Q
' Z, j' v5 {$ L: [9 e" b4 gOn 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.) w! l4 d1 f" b
5 i! g5 ~; P6 r; oThe 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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8 I8 {- h. l" |: g6 [" T- vThe 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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" v/ A3 [/ m# k/ o( B"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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7 B" r! R4 N( B1 I' n8 Rhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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