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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)# b1 }; x& \* L) b0 G( x
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& \/ k2 S1 W& N7 c; Z9 o$ SIn 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.
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. d! v1 o1 l DToronto'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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% C+ W; O1 v* qOn 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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# O2 ]7 J+ t* X, [- V, zThe 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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6 {$ _9 h$ 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.
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, D1 n, I* B+ F* Y% e. p"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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