 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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)
& [# d; v- H1 ^1 K- U4 U" Y* _3 L
) Q9 Z0 d3 F1 ^- P1 K/ F
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.
" P+ ]4 Y, {8 C. I# A* @( J
( o' Z3 r2 D( L: R5 Y) L7 {! jToronto'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.
6 f( P% j1 \ ~/ l1 i
& l* N+ u3 ?5 n0 S0 KOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.3 r8 Q' ?+ p" M# R: d* K- R3 Y
6 ?3 |# }) X! r7 [& E
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. 8 e, }, e' |' N
, q- K3 t. }, n7 y
The 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. ( [: X4 K t) ]0 W
M3 ~; H: ~; o) r
"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.5 d1 W o" t( _+ z, q* ?8 ^. `
( ^7 B g" u* V& X% A
来源：9 b8 j2 `. V8 K% p# U
' f( N# X# B8 M4 w
http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-8-15 13:41
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2007-8-15 15:00
楼主
# E0 D4 H( i- p: ]1 A" x
