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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)) N) n% t4 U! S/ R" w: C1 a
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! n$ ?9 W1 [+ 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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2 E/ d8 t3 Y+ e" y. v! H# bToronto'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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# x5 H K3 q3 @; l3 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.
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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. R; _% w4 @ d- J2 b3 _; Z
6 j3 u; H( d. c/ ]7 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. , J1 o$ J5 a* H! B
+ E8 @. d" R4 w/ E k/ r) G8 {"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.% g% J4 A+ s( [+ C) g, }
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