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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)- W1 b. y/ Q; A, {% m
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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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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. ! p- z9 z/ ?2 z6 S5 y
8 ^/ \" @+ Y mOn Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.2 H8 A% ~7 |0 r5 L1 N" B! ]
/ G g4 P% l2 h. qThe 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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9 n$ b/ q% G: IThe 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. 7 c( m$ z$ e @# s. P
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"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.+ s, y8 [% b7 U* W
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