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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)
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0 a5 b" A0 ~5 s* Z2 O. _2 u* {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.1 q* L3 b) I* o& _ X5 t& e C) T
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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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On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.0 ^: s) k0 h) ~( Y$ a
4 B# c& N: \1 R0 pThe 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. / W$ L# b& f$ H1 Q5 Z. W7 h) W" L3 C
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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. & b" z1 [" T' V) @: d7 }* N. O
7 E3 C1 C* N f- k+ G+ k, c9 e5 W"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.% R m9 ]3 a8 t4 `+ L: Z
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