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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). x9 @& p6 m8 Z2 W1 Y: e+ |
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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.
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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 m6 V: _6 M1 V- r7 y5 i/ j; W3 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.: V# S$ @- m0 o3 J
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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. 8 P( j, x3 J% `' K5 D3 x6 j" y
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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. 4 |2 d8 y: q' a* Q) h& Q& v. ~
9 }3 @% q& _/ D. e, a/ t: Z* F0 z. ?"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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