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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)( u# ~5 J* }4 J Z* h
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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. o) z. n( c. l& R
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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.
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, Q+ q& F; `1 O" J# N2 w& EOn 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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\) u# i) I& a% R- j& ?5 D2 ?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.
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- y8 ?: t6 W: R% h8 l* w" TThe 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.
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' {# `, T! I, K- ~" W2 Y5 V+ p"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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