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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)* {- k' G9 @; ]# G( Y$ C3 M
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0 l V6 g/ \$ ~1 p8 b% b8 F1 xIn 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.
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5 @3 H8 y& M+ w2 v0 C) zOn 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.% r) N. m1 b3 l
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The 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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& L0 g# y' u5 b P% ^9 l$ a% l- yThe 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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/ S9 j: ^ D) A9 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.0 H" @$ F% R) H3 I; E' S
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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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