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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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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.- E" w, q$ ]( f' y1 |0 M. l$ \! 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. + i0 h2 d; R' ~3 u M& t1 v
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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.% e% T( o2 S1 U% ?# s
! d0 p; D; b" j: pThe 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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3 r( M6 r6 d Z! A2 q: k' w( N# dThe 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. 0 q4 c0 P" w0 w7 i$ R: [) Z$ i5 H! V
! U$ }+ j* f, p$ i, {0 R"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.3 b( _3 {. w1 p! U+ \, T* P
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% l2 g$ R, j% M- fhttp://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20070817%2fstock_markets_070817 |
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