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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)- E5 w; d1 p/ a+ N
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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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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. , x. e3 A9 H% j* q# F$ N
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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 12,965.84.2 h3 r3 ^% s6 t& S
/ r/ h2 j/ Z7 R$ GThe 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. 7 ]/ w) o0 D, @) 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. " d+ t9 T" M! v
: e* o7 T' T' [1 G# {! }"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.' N2 ]4 c8 u3 E& D
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