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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)6 v% |8 s* \* E/ E# H$ L
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$ z7 y4 P2 k0 R+ i* N* g4 vIn 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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/ w: j' D* _) P4 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. - ]6 y* P4 F1 Y
5 Y4 F; J. }- KOn 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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/ I4 p7 ]' p4 [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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8 G1 K+ B% K, @) w) ^2 mThe 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. ) J* s6 a5 s1 S; z+ t2 n( c, `4 M
- U& s# m" q w8 S3 S/ w" I" E"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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5 r" T: p& t% t- ehttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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