This means you can, in effect, get inflation protection for free because these adjustable rate securities adjust for inflation.

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Pegged rates are also susceptible to speculative attack, whereas a floating rate can adjust more smoothly to market forces.

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Precisely because the exchange rate cannot adjust, it reduces a country's ability to cope with shocks, such as a big change in commodity prices.

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