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发表于 2009-3-3 09:40:20
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Bank of Canada takes new grim view
Bank of Canada takes new grim view of economy, slashes rate to 0.5 per cent
http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com ... conomy-slashes.html
Tue Mar 3, 9:05 AM By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is cutting its trend-setting interest rate by another half point to uncharted territory - 0.5 per cent.
And the central bank says that likely won't be enough to spark the stalled economy. The bank says with the overnight rate so close to zero, it likely will have to move to non-traditional measures like buying up credit to provide additional stimulus.
Bank governor Mark Carney also is withdrawing his controversial rosy outlook for the economy's rebound.
He now suggests the recession will last longer than this summer and could hang on the entire year. |
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