Instead it's a suggestion that rather than attempting to divine the market rate for cash, the Fed should float the funds rate that it sets so that market forces can equalize the supply of and demand for credit.

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The economic slowdown has led to calls to float the exchange rate.

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The Fed should announce that it will let the federal funds interest rate float, at the same time removing some of the excess money it created in 2004--05.

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The answer to this problem is happily quite simple: the Fed must float the short rate for credit that it currently sets, and in doing so, let rates rise to the level that equalizes the needs of lenders and borrowers.

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Iran's exchange rate, set by a managed float, makes exporting difficult.

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The move toward full convertibility would almost certainly mean that Beijing would allow the renminbi to float, as it would be unlikely for it to maintain a fixed rate in a world of fluctuating currencies.

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The house, as evidenced by the 3, 000 largest U.S. public companies, in February for the first time since we started tracking monthly float six months ago shrank the number of shares outstanding at a 1.3% annual rate, compared with a 1.3% share growth rate in January and a 3% annual growth rate in the number of shares last October.

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