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FLOATING RATE EXCHANGE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

Rate of exchange of a currency in a situation of free exchange controlled by the issuing bank. The rate rises and falls within wide margins in accordance with supply and demand. The rate of exchange is free as long as the issuing bank does not intervene under any circumstances.

OBS

floating exchange rate: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

Compare with "fixed exchange rate".

Key term(s)
  • free foreign exchange rate
  • floating currency rate
  • floating rate of exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Cours du change d'une monnaie flottante, c'est-à-dire d'une monnaie dont la valeur fluctue librement au gré de l'offre et de la demande sur le marché des changes.

Key term(s)
  • cours du change libre
  • change flottant

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
DEF

Tipo de cambio de una divisa en una situación de libre cambio controlado por el banco emisor. El cambio sube y baja de acuerdo a la oferta y la demanda dentro de unas bandas amplias. El tipo de cambio es libre cuando el banco emisor no interviene bajo ninguna circunstancia.

OBS

tipo de cambio flotante: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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