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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)& a; y, F; Z. z- X1 {
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! i5 ]. [' ~: w8 ]( IIn 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./ @+ I+ J' Y2 g* N( D" q
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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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On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials came down from a 322-point advance but were ahead 120.06 points at late morning at 12,965.84.7 f. U( Y* b. ] @4 T* Q; I- K
" e8 ?, V. Y2 u: D% U1 i- KThe 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. " j- S2 {- w3 a8 G/ y
1 L* R2 o/ Z' L, @1 u8 ?0 q+ WThe 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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"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.4 I2 Z0 U5 s& w v0 f @# I% O& ^" |& O
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