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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)' V2 E$ [) q7 ]8 d# s) i9 t! b
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" V+ e' K. I7 K5 P5 ?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.5 W S {# b# ?' i- s- y# |8 X
: O' I: V; w; h. B+ b7 NToronto'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 12,965.84.3 S: A; y9 o) G6 s9 @; u
! t% ?& I: W" R, f5 y4 ]3 ~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. ( n- x5 j! T: G; ?$ f, m7 C
' M& G% h% F; E! _% vThe 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. + {" v0 i/ |8 p' F) ~/ o/ d
8 b- B. D* }7 C4 k' l$ M- 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.5 {5 D7 V: j: u& Z" U A1 s' o
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5 }" D" u% Y* ^$ B# Mhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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