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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)' o" o$ t% Q" ^% i/ U: e) p% C
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$ G+ F7 j9 X, _- G- }3 bIn 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.3 U- a$ s J: A( q! q% N% ?9 O
% J$ c9 d% c4 z6 Z1 u2 H( k! JToronto'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.
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~3 u; R2 u+ B5 W" R- TThe 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. " A6 B; e) r4 ]1 \
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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. 7 g& J2 ^% P" ~$ I T" {3 @
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"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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: q$ U3 R* A7 S/ Vhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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