Hals is an avatar of style as a free-floating value, independent of its subjects.

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In the hopper are suggestions around floating net asset value, like other mutual funds, or adding in capital buffers and redemption controls.

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As a result, every time the floating dollar moves, prices and the value of investments the world over are distorted.

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The moral of this study is that most of us have at least some information floating out there that is of some value to marketers and potential identity thieves.

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The yuan, also known as the renmimbi, is not a free-floating currency so the market does not determine its value.

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And senior Democratic officials, including Paul Volcker and Nancy Pelosi, have been floating trial balloons about bringing a broad-based Value Added Tax to the United States.

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That is one reason why even in floating-rate regimes, governments pay attention to the value of their currencies.

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So with all of this floating about, I felt it necessary to highlight the potential value that these scholarships indeed have for student-athletes.

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What amuses me about the story is that it is in fact true that the coins are worth higher than face value: but for very different reasons than those that are floating around.

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One problem is that the block's two largest members have such different currency regimes: Brazil's floating (or sinking) real has lost over 40% of its value since its forced devaluation in 1999, whereas Argentina's peso is pegged to the dollar.

ECONOMIST: Another blow to Mercosur