Floating Exchange Rates Examined This paper discusses fixed and floating exchange rates regimes and contrasts and compares both approaches to monetary policies. In a fixed exchange rate system, the government (or the central bank acting on the government's behalf) intervenes in the currency market so that the exchange rate stays close to an exchange rate target. When Britain joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in October 1990, we fixed sterling against other European currencies. Pages: 12 Bibliography: 6 source(s) listed Filename: 23219 Floating and Flexible Exchange Rate System.doc Price: 107.40