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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)
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0 @% i9 F- ^1 |4 K& {/ XIn 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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+ N8 ?; c$ l: H3 ^6 D9 _* ~4 TToronto'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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1 Q8 @/ S# a2 Y. z+ mOn 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.& \7 {% I: _$ ?( k1 S* Z
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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.
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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. 0 c7 d9 }* {6 I2 I3 J/ B, V" Y% r
4 e2 u2 j9 Z5 V5 I/ [8 D"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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