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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); B2 N$ r2 S: ]) Z A
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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.0 C2 A% b- C9 B2 h" {
9 k, ?0 U$ s k: w$ [8 j4 y% }* |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. ; ]' w" [$ y+ B( @8 L
: u; d/ d1 \0 p" ]" zOn 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.& G7 K3 b9 C7 o/ m' a# B
5 X ^, ]" G wThe 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.
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* B; x/ e* F3 i. 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.
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5 Z" c" P/ w: U9 F( D& x6 `"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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