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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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! J" M5 q( ~8 E3 H; a: fIn 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." u0 O- O! y: t% _2 { {& N8 \5 _. c4 s2 s
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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. . ?+ h( a4 Z: w
0 ^3 s, V$ c/ T* ?: cOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.8 m$ U! ? c Y; U& J( W4 T
) x; w1 q" [* s) Q# {; jThe 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. / [4 |6 p, D v0 H; n$ v. f4 U6 U
/ H0 I* W" l1 G- K"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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