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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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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., X1 u! S9 _4 W7 P2 }
, P1 J" X3 {0 k& FToronto'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. . c8 U( K+ p+ e$ s6 r4 v
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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 12,965.84.1 a$ K8 K- _3 p) k Z1 Z
* e6 b" A3 S. R5 a' X) m4 [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. 9 J# P) [4 L6 H2 c2 r% e
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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. ' o N( `2 J2 a {5 C$ `6 D
0 l3 y F( X7 X0 b"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.' P5 a8 y& c$ z( \# `% a8 }
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