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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) Q! e, s: S e8 r% {4 D9 s! O
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; i! \! h3 G- F; J; i; PIn 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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+ I: x s4 S: `- \. {: ^0 g$ ?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. 1 _+ H( t8 Q2 S+ b4 B
4 f5 n7 s3 r3 V* \: ^" m0 tOn 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.( `, l; O& ~) ~9 V' r; c
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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. 3 l2 o3 p. x9 [3 R9 F
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The 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. 9 w5 U4 M" x9 H/ U. T
0 F9 x- a) Q9 w: ?( K9 a) o"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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