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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)5 s/ R+ h6 | S5 y) x
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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. c' `0 S5 e. i3 m, Q" ]! V; E" ?
; W+ q) X5 F0 n1 {( t* qToronto'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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# h1 N- ]( h" D. y- o# w5 mOn 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.$ A& S" c0 w5 B. {$ [: k2 d
( L, ~8 P+ `: N" Q6 j" o' 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.
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, ?8 w, [. s8 t. B* u. nThe 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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8 Y1 O7 a3 Z3 a7 c& c% e"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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+ T+ G* v, y( Q+ p1 w5 Z9 \% n来源：/ s2 X9 ?" u8 U' e% ~7 [ U
: }2 Q2 {0 u' I# }' x2 N7 bhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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