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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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' N& L6 {2 c0 }$ `In 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.) [/ s4 }+ U! W& `) H& c
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Toronto'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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- O1 _3 x3 y0 E4 Y, P( n$ Q1 AThe 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 L |7 b4 J0 Y7 v; Y
$ ~- x: v7 ]" y4 A/ wThe 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. * g4 Z9 q, {& r" f! p" F7 R
3 x7 K0 C' X% P2 m( k% w' K"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.$ |& b7 H! n1 o1 F+ Y
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