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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)3 }+ o6 i0 W7 p1 d; `2 \4 ]
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: ^% w. [) X+ u3 G% PIn 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.( R- E) @# s8 u5 D! R% H
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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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% R# L8 N* ~$ D# x AOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.1 x! E: l1 u8 f8 h! K, o
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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.
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6 u+ b* m0 C: E$ j0 o9 R' d' K- 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. * ]" y/ G) [. C0 g5 r
: y/ Q) i- ~# @" J3 U"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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