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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)' s2 K, N+ ^% Z/ J/ E5 \
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9 M' }6 Q, ?4 C$ l+ AIn 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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% _. u; U+ C- `, Y' Q, |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. # L& X" p, ^" ~: o' B
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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./ u3 o4 |' Z* R, r& q9 }- i, l' V
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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. ; ~7 g/ W$ g4 W
7 g" h c3 i2 X& K. pThe 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. . q4 L' W. Q5 R. l
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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.7 [, O0 r5 t8 ]( x
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