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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)7 E) I. }5 q/ D) U; J/ j2 G# Q
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( e# U7 V1 k1 r# ?: E' zIn 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.% X8 p( r$ a$ n4 S1 {, I) v
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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. $ u+ e# H8 k3 M; S! W" s/ q
! y& D- ?8 t/ u; c+ o) @1 OOn 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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) Y' P9 t, S* BThe 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. , |! ~, {+ j0 P2 z
& r/ y5 K8 H3 MThe 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. % }3 W0 J) W/ B9 f- E
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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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$ a" Z6 I% h" w" D( z1 N* Zhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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