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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)! n/ L& b ]( D5 @# a
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0 C D, p$ O( j! o9 nIn 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.. X9 O+ e0 T% V4 ?
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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. ' x& Y% D( m; B8 Y0 i; r
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On 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.
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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. 9 A6 S5 Q7 b: W0 Y; X% V
4 Z' m8 }7 d D, FThe 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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+ z# r8 Y8 {4 v6 w: r) g+ X"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.9 H8 ~" ?- {! K& b% V8 ~2 e: u. b% Y
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- H7 j2 O% e4 E: {/ 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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