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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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- g1 v. Z& m* O* g" ]7 {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. u9 M, E! _2 {! E* L" C
7 w6 J/ Z; c N6 U; |) _0 u+ Q! _/ ~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 12,965.84.4 g1 ^; U0 j# c0 V0 ^6 w
# F. x7 }6 b. r: K" TThe 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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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. 3 n- C) R# A: X( m3 v6 o' }
5 B3 N& }/ j# Y: t) ?5 l"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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6 y* e! C" o! ]6 u l+ Q来源：
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; e# n. V5 ^% ]# L+ Chttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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