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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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% O; G8 Q3 U( FIn 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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y7 i4 {9 O" w" b7 gToronto'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.
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1 A1 _+ \& ~* O3 D+ ?, E, o1 TThe 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. 0 W5 Q6 q2 I% z4 l- C8 w
5 ]5 c) `% v; b3 LThe 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. - d* `, R* r9 k g7 @4 q
8 N1 r; c N8 f8 l; w"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 }8 ~: P7 k# c$ r' h" Lhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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