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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)4 a$ w7 S; W5 t" F+ `
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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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' l' v! U7 s" @4 BToronto'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. 0 M2 K2 k# |: n8 S: b6 y
6 \5 _. I# O0 l; l+ 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.
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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. + |; a9 q: H2 L6 b( s |9 h" J8 C
3 W" T3 f; h8 g( S6 y4 JThe 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. 1 g! ^; U5 G( t/ _. ]3 E
( G4 m2 H9 e; C. d' A"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.! Q4 n% {1 i* m( s, G/ U
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