Talk:Fixed exchange rate

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Are fixed exchange rate and linked exchange rate different from each other? On economic textbooks they are not the same, tho they're both commonly referred to as pegged.

Contents 1 Fixed exchange rate and Pegged exchange rate are different 2 Is this article longwinded or somewhat redundant? 3 merge fixed currency into here 4 Currencies pegged to the dollar?

[edit] Fixed exchange rate and Pegged exchange rate are different

A fixed exchange rate is a rate which variated between a narrow band of rates for an extended period of time, controlled by the central bank. A pegged rate is an exchange rate that follows the variations of another country's exchange rate. So the first line of the article is incorrect!! Fixed rates are not otherwise known as pegged rates because they are clearly different. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Waywoodr (talk • contribs) 12:57, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

That is very wrong, Waywoodr. What you are thinking of is a managed exchange rate, like the USD to the Chinese yuan renminbi. Fixed and pegged are synonymous here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.118.175.10 (talk) 04:35, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is this article longwinded or somewhat redundant?

I can't seem to make sense of much of this, I understand the words, I just wonder if the language used maximizes understanding.

The 3rd paragraph in particular is a bit difficult. I'd say its actually the opposite - it is too terse, and is trying to cover too much ground in too few words and ends up looking like its not covering much. Morwen - Talk 13:34, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] merge fixed currency into here

There is a merge proposal at fixed currency to come here. Furthermore pegged currency reverts to fixed currency. I Support the merge to this namespace. Having different pages adds nothing to the topic. Witty lama 11:16, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Currencies pegged to the dollar?

Is there a list somewhere of the currencies that are pegged to the US Dollar? We should have a link to that article on this page. Chadlupkes (talk) 23:57, 26 May 2008 (UTC)