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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)8 H, X' k/ v& y, I7 i9 R; z
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- E2 i2 I, E) O% dIn 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. 7 ?8 X/ ?" j, f. l6 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.
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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. 9 r A' l+ h! m; z0 z1 K- F
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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. & T, I7 [ i: O
' N) z/ _! F, v9 \& m3 l$ z1 @7 X* i! @"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.0 z8 u, O# h5 t* q
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