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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)' } u% Z( u/ M3 O0 R, D/ \+ F) U, \
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- M) X( m; U( h( X' g7 G' l0 H/ F2 iIn 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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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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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. 2 ^- e! L$ i6 O3 b! g8 z
! W4 E( z7 Y8 M2 OThe 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. ) u& S; J5 q4 E$ H
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"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.+ D" R( M1 Y/ M7 S+ g! ]; u$ J/ ]* A
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