[转帖]美联储降息0.5% 8月17日美股开盘大涨

雨茜 · 发表于 18-8-2007 00:48:00|来自：美国

金融界网站讯随美联储降息半个百分点来减轻投资者对市场流动性的担忧，美股周五开盘暴涨。　　 　　Avalon Partners首席市场经济学家彼得-卡迪罗（Peter Cardillo）表示，“美联储调降贴现率的措施可能最有利于使市场恢复正常并使投资者重拾信心。” 　　 　　道琼斯工业平均指数上涨了306.46点，至13152.24点，涨幅为2.39％；纳斯达克综合指数上涨了69.06点，至2520.13点，涨幅为2.82％；标准普尔500指数上涨了33.72点，至1444.99点，涨幅为2.39％。　　 　　在开盘前美联储表示将贴现率降至5.75％，并承认信贷市场的困境是做出这一决定的原因。　　 　　在美联储做出这一决定前，股指期货普遍走低。日本的日经225指数日跌幅创七年来新高。　　 　　周四，美股在最后一小时的交易里出现逆转，道指挽回了340点的大部分跌幅，仅以小幅下跌报收。　　 　　圣路易斯联储银行总裁威廉-普尔（William Poole）将在周五就美国出口机会发表演讲。

雨茜 · 发表于 18-8-2007 00:50:00|来自：美国

啦啦啦啦！=）好消息啊！

雨茜 · 发表于 18-8-2007 01:15:00|来自：美国

U.S. Stocks Rally on Fed's Surprise Reduction of Discount Rate By Lynn Thomasson<div style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 0px 0px;"><div id="newsphoto"><img height="162" alt="" src="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/data?pid=avimage&iid=ipgjM70anom0" width="220" border="0"/><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/data?pid=avimage&iid=ipgjM70anom0" target="_blank"><img class="photoenlarge" height="10" alt="Enlarge Image" src="http://images.bloomberg.com/r06/news/enlarge_image.gif" width="49" border="0"/></a>
<div style="CLEAR: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px;">Signage at the Citigroup building </div></div></div>Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose the most in two weeks after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut its discount rate and said it stands ready to ``act as needed'' to keep credit market losses from sapping economic growth. Countrywide Financial Corp., the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, posted its steepest advance in seven years after falling for six days. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Morgan Stanley helped financial shares to their best two-day rally since 2002. The Fed's decision to lower the interest rate on direct loans to banks by 0.5 percentage point also spurred a rebound in Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index. ``It's just a brilliant move in letting the markets know where liquidity can be found and at what cost,'' said Tim Hartzell, who helps manage about $2 billion as chief market strategist at Kanaly Trust Co. in Houston. ``It brings the banks back to the table.'' The Standard & Poor's 500 Index surged 23.13, or 1.6 percent, to 1,434.4 as of 12:45 p.m. in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 160.95, or 1.3 percent, to 13,006.73. Both measures increased the most since Aug. 6. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 36.63, or 1.5 percent, to 2,487.7. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index rallied 2.2 percent to 359.98 after falling as much as 1 percent earlier, helped by Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's first acknowledgement that a policy shift is needed to contain the subprime-mortgage collapse. ``Financial market conditions have deteriorated, and tighter credit conditions and increased uncertainty have the potential to restrain economic growth going forward,'' the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement following an unscheduled meeting. ``The downside risks have increased appreciably.'' Half-Point Cut The FOMC reduced the discount rate to 5.75 percent, the first time it has cut borrowing costs between scheduled meetings since 2001. Policy makers left the overnight federal funds target rate unchanged at 5.25 percent. In a statement, the committee said it is ``prepared to act as needed to mitigate the adverse effects on the economy arising from disruptions in financial markets.'' The S&P 500 has tumbled 9.1 percent through yesterday from a July 19 record amid concern defaults on subprime home loans will hurt bank earnings and spur an increase in borrowing costs as investors shun riskier debt. The Dow average was down 8.3 percent from its peak. ``It shows a lot of creativity on Bernanke's part. He has a lot more options than people think,'' said Bartley Barnett, head of listed trading at Morgan Keegan Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee. ``It shows the Fed is being supportive and paying attention.'' Fed Funds The Fed's action bolstered speculation that the central bank will lower its benchmark federal funds lending rate on overnight loans. Goldman Sachs & Co. predicted fed funds will fall to 4.75 percent this year. ``We still expect the credit restraint and the housing downturn to push the unemployment rate up by an amount that has generally coincided with monetary easing in the past,'' Goldman said in a research note. Consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level in a year, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan index. The gauge fell to 83.3 from 90.4 a month earlier. Economists forecast the confidence measure would fall to 88, based on the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Countrywide surged $1.97, or 10 percent, to $20.92 for the steepest increase among companies in the S&P 500. The biggest U.S. mortgage lender was upgraded to ``neutral'' from ``sell'' at Banc of America Securities LLC. Analysts including Robert Lacoursiere said the possibility of a ``liquidity-induced distressed sale'' is unlikely. Thrifts Rally The S&P 500 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Index gained 3.8 percent, led by the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest sources of money for U.S. home loans. Fannie Mae climbed $1.91 to $67.06. Freddie Mac advanced $1.64 to $62.98. Lehman Brothers jumped $5.63 to $57.83. Morgan Stanley added $2.64 to $61.61. Financial stocks rose 2.6 percent as a group for the biggest increase among 10 S&P 500 industry groups. The other nine S&P 500 industries rose, led by energy, raw- material and industrial shares as investors speculated the economy's expansion is intact. The main measure of U.S. stock volatility declined after reaching a four-year high yesterday. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, known as the VIX, slipped 0.4 percent to 30.72. Lower readings show traders expect smaller share-price swings in the next 30 days. Hewlett-Packard Co. gained 97 cents to $47.02. The world's largest personal-computer maker forecast profit for this quarter between 80 cents and 81 cents a share, exceeding the average estimate of 78 cents a share from analysts polled by Bloomberg. Huntington Bancshares Inc. rose 94 cents to $18.32. Ohio's fourth-largest bank said its mortgage customers were making fewer late payments even as bankruptcies and foreclosures climbed in the Midwest. The bank also said it has no subprime loans, given to borrowers considered at the highest risk of default. Dell Inc. gained 21 cents to $26.14. The second-largest personal-computer maker completed a yearlong investigation into accounting errors and admitted executives manipulated financial results to meet quarterly earnings goals. The company said it would restate results between fiscal 2003 and the first quarter of 2007. To contact the reporter on this story: Lynn Thomasson in New York at <a href="mailto:lthomasson@bloomberg.net">lthomasson@bloomberg.net</a> . Last Updated: August 17, 2007 12:47 EDT