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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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( P$ r, g/ v0 nIn 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.# ^% B, v$ {3 J2 ~( ^' a+ A
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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.
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' r& x& {9 g* G7 E) `0 J"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.3 T9 ^ q% Y& W0 U* z8 u, |1 U' K
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