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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)+ B d' m( e! _7 G- t& S7 i
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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.4 Q: X- |+ X) j( e) `$ U
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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. 0 b% t7 V( t- F$ i# ^" Q
5 |1 u& a3 t4 U! Z( WOn 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. - ~( r+ m+ K/ }; M9 t" R: S0 U1 G2 z' V; m
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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. / b+ \2 a2 x' d
2 {6 W5 D8 t* o% K( m' X"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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http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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