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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), m5 z+ {: ?) h3 g
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- q/ {- M5 I5 e) X4 B& 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.2 M( K% T% r8 U8 c
* U9 O3 G7 k( z1 p: F6 dToronto'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. * l. L% f7 B! G
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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.' j3 q4 ] u- \! B& S
2 q) u6 m4 ]0 b/ z- R/ ~) r! YThe 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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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. $ I' _! i; d) h
1 R: k9 g8 N- o5 F! F- s8 n"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.' _: j6 n$ M; x* V+ b+ t0 O2 T. X
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