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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. V: a0 N o1 Q& z# e# O
) K: d2 J4 x8 z( E, xToronto'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. ( K# Y0 e+ p0 p6 T( X
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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.* w) s! K8 F. @( Q2 j+ Z
) U3 h$ V0 K. z+ Y: `3 iThe 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. ' Z) f6 K8 `! P2 ]& C |3 v) a1 H
; r5 u7 B" ]: W6 r5 s: Q* a; wThe 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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6 b: _8 o. {; n# \; T"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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6 }0 K8 Y6 i2 e2 }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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