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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)- a7 p: H8 ]! A' ]9 ]
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* s3 O6 S" `! R( c( v7 X( ]2 N L2 A& LIn 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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V1 i7 b" d; ]% _% m/ F7 oToronto'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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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.# D0 G1 f9 @( W% x, _4 n4 j+ f N5 y
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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. 4 Z" n- [* v! s' Q d8 P9 e( A
! @# j) B7 o; v( _+ k. ^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. 4 K7 x% { f: `, N; M' L% e: I |9 e2 L
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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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9 s a7 Y9 B0 Shttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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