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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)& T; B2 z0 G0 ` S( r4 k7 v
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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.1 }1 b* L k, ^8 L- f# x
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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. & J8 v9 N" }! Z: h- N
, @! L0 Y% i( U8 @; FOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.7 d6 O9 Y. Q+ w, D+ ]: J$ ~2 ]
0 u: D5 [7 _+ L9 Z, J, @9 A* ^3 SThe 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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% B6 a0 P# o4 k$ G5 b6 z( B, Y2 t/ xThe 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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"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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