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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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1 T6 a/ c7 i7 I' e$ I& A2 |- MIn 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 i) D5 y, ^; {" i u. g$ c; K g! D
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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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* L1 P5 d' t* h/ M9 IOn 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 G2 J' b# h# P4 W# h
' G+ [( e, X, }. [1 [% K8 S2 j0 D: H. CThe 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/ o, Q# C* q! E. |
3 Z: ^& i+ Y. L$ |& z; FThe 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. + h3 T- ~; |0 k6 h4 |) s
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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.
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5 m& R4 k# U# J z# g来源：) U+ g' d, m; s. q* h% H
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