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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)+ ^7 z4 e. r* t1 o, S ?6 |
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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.
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, B; ], T/ u9 C0 DToronto'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. % n% I% n' f5 A9 E0 S
+ }! Q7 r- R2 E% r; P5 K; POn 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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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. % ^- @! U, i# l3 k( z- ~
" N, G$ T- z- f: N% H# M8 hThe 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.
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' m* W$ a7 {0 T2 y* }9 c& k7 F3 m"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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