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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)0 [5 `* l, z/ M- U
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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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- R* R$ h* { n/ }3 R+ k! e* ?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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; ]& x" ^" r, n# `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.( R% Z$ s: j. l8 h
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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.
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, e1 h Z8 e4 TThe 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. # D! n9 I1 i' n1 Q1 k: n
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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.( V3 _8 l% D1 m3 s! V7 Z
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http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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