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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)% l8 i, i0 p$ X- u) B; ]* P5 u
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2 W$ u: J' \' t& Z; CIn 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.. {" J% ` n7 [- m- `3 Q4 w/ v2 a
% H! P6 p* r$ J1 i+ W- i0 IToronto'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.
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I' N! O, J* }. P: ]$ v0 R) ^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.
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+ M- t2 I+ v% M. tThe 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. / [9 c- y0 Y# u
: k: c0 g$ ~. [/ {: c/ Q- ZThe 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. ! ~0 O% A' S! @3 H2 [/ [
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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.4 M( s# h4 ]& V' h. a
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