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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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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.5 ], t/ Q' r' D3 O# |1 ?
& n+ M# G" k& L$ @2 H7 H' B: J" w% ~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. # {5 W; h* V! O# d1 F" O/ ^/ o
" J% o& I; `+ ]* GOn 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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0 Z% F& r& C7 Z% y8 _4 }/ X: VThe 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. % v% f6 r$ y- g% X- ^# D
8 d+ S. v2 T3 bThe 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. 6 J2 ?1 R, e7 y' Z5 v1 `- H( |
# c% I1 i" f2 g+ C* L"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.. c7 p: ^, V' S* P- [- S
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