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DIVISION O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I N A N C E

BOARD OF GOVERNOR#

H. 13

No. 288

March 1, 1967
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I,
II,

I.

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad

Chart

1

Chart

2

Chart

3

Chart
Chart
Chart
Chart
Chart

4
5
6
7
8

Chart 9
Chart 10

New York, London, Montreal: Yields for
U=S„ Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
London: Yields for U. S„ Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
Interest Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
Short-term Bond Yields
Long-term Bond Yields
Spot Exchange Rates--Major Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
3-month Forward Exchange Rates
Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section,




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)

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NEW
f

YORK,

LONDON,

YIELDS FOR U . S .
DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

MONTREAL:

DOLLAR

INVESTORS O N

RATES:

NEW

3-MONTH

FUNDS

YORK-LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
U S. C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

FINANCE

CO.

PAPER

RATES

(covered) : QUO

T

ED

IN

NEW

YORK

U . K . HIRE P U R C H A S E

CANADIAN FINANCE
COMPANY




U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

LONDON:
EURO

YIELDS

DOLLAR

FOR

DEPOSIT

U.S.

DOLLA*

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

RATES

1 8 0 DAY
9 0 DAY!
>

CALL

3 0 DAY

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

RATES

e d )

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT/'

HIRE P U R C H A S E ^ '
DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR

HIRE P U R C H A S E

LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSIT

UR0-D0LLAR DEPOSIT
1

1564




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f I

INTEREST ARBITRAGE:
FRANKFURT

FRANKFURT/LONDON,

INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE

VS.

ZURICH/LONDON

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE

(COVERED)

IN

INTERBANK LOAN RATE

TERMS

OF

DM

EURODOLLAR

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR F R A N K F l ' R i
V ,

FAVOR EURODOLLAR
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

V S

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

SATE

(COVERED]
iN

TERMS

OF

SWISS

FRANCS

EURO-DOLLAR

A - A

V\

_/

S W I S S DEPOSIT RATE

d e f e r e n t i a l

FAVOR
FAVOR

V

n

PRiCE

or

GOLD

IN

ZURICH

EURODOLLAR

/-x

LONDON

35.3

1965




1966

1967

INTERIST ARKITRAOK, UNITED ST A T 1 S / C A N A D A
3-MONTH

T R E A S U R Y BILL R A T E S

CAN. FIN. CO. jPAPER

CANADA

j

UNITED S T A T E S

BILL

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

FORWARD

C A N A D I A N

DOLLAR

S P R E A D !N FAVOR OF C A N A D A

V/
FORWARD RATE

3

M O N T H

COVERED

RATE

DIFFERENTIALS

(NET

INCENTIVES)

FAVOR C A R / V *

I PRIME FINANCE PAPER




FAVOR U S
FAVOR CANADA

TREASURY BILLS

FAVOR U S

i, 1 i ; M

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INTEREST

3-MONTH

ARB'TRAGE,

TREASURY

NEW

BILL

Y O R K / L O N D O N

RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS1

LONDON I

NEW YORK

IE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3 •M O N T H

FORWARD

STERLING

S P R E A D IN F A V O R O F L O N D O N

DISCOUNT

FORWARD RATE

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

(NET

I 2

INCENTIVE)

IN F A V O R OF L O N D O N

IN F A V O R O F N E W Y O R K
1964




1965

1966

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1967

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SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES *

E U R O - D O L L A R - LONDON
US

SWITZERLAND

CANADA

US

1962

1963

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1965

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1966

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BOND

YIELDS

GERMANY

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

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1962




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MAJOR

CURR1NCIB8

A8AIMST

U.S.

DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

G E R M A N MARK

U.K. STERLING

FRENCH FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

.z-'t
" I T A L I A N LIRA

J A P A N E S E YEN

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1866

1967

3-MONTH
AGAINST

FORWARD
U.S.

EXCHANGE

DOLLARS —NEW

RATES

YORK

PREMIUM

GERMAN MARK

V

SWISS FRANC

POUND STERLING

DISCOUNT —

! 2

PREMIUM

DUTCH GUILDER i
FRENCH FRANC "

CANADIAN DOLLAR
DISCOUNT-

AGAINST

POUND

STERLING — L O N D O N

PREMIUM

S W I S S F R A N C /•

G E R M A N MARK

|V\y\

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT- ,
S

M

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1964




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1966

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INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES

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;—:

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SWITZERLAND
GERMANY

1

300

JAPAN

200

CANADA




150

1964

1965

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H. 13
No. ?

II

L a t e s t F i g u r e s P l o t t e d i n H.13 Chart S e r i e s , 1967
( a l l f i g u r e s per c e n t per annum)
Chart 1

Chart 5
( F r i d a y , Feb. 24 )

Euro-$ d e p o s i t

5. 50

U.S. c e r t i f . of d e p o s i t

5. 22

Lower Panel

(Friday,

)

February 24

5o 13

Finance c o . paper:

U.S.
Canada
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

5.44

Chart 2
( F r i d a y , Feb. 24 )

Treasury b i l l s :

90-day
180-day

Forward pound

- 0. 75

Net i n c e n t i v e (U.K. + )

+ 0.55

Chart 6
( F r i d a y , Feb. 24 )

5- 56

5.49
Hire-purchase ^aper
(February 17
5.55
L occaall--aauutthhoorri it tyy d e p o s i t
(February 17
Chart 3
Upper Panel (Period:
February 8-15 )
Interbank loan ( m i d - p o i n t )

5. 27

Euro-$ d e p o s i t (average)

5

Lower Panel

(Date:

°

January 15

)

Zurich 3-month d e p o s i t
P r i c e of gold
(Friday,
Feb. 17

35.171
)

Chart 4
(Friday,
Feb. 24)
Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

4.44
"7TW
-0. 15

Forward Canadian $

-0.15

Net i n c e n t i v e (Canada + )

-0.30

Treasury b i l l s :

Canadian f i n a n c e paper




5,62

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

4.59
5.£
_4.44.

Inte^bagk ^oan^rate (German)

5. 27

Euro-$ d e p o s i t (London)

5.56

Zurich 3-month d e p o s i t
(Date: January 15
Japan composit r a t e
(Date: November 30

)

4.50

)

7.39

Chart 7
U.S. Gov't. (Wed.,

4,50

x ~

+ 1.30

Treasury b i l l s :
5c 25
5. 69

5.89

U.K.
U.S.

Spread favor U.K.

Euro-$ d e p o s i t s :
Call
30-day

March 1, 1967

Feb.

22

_)

4.58

U.K. War Loan (Thurs. , Feb. 23)

6.54

German Fed. ( F r i . ,

)

7. 24

Swiss Confed. ( F r i . , Feb. 17 )

4. 24

Canadian Gov't.

•5. 71

Feb. 17

(Wed. , Feb. 22)

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 37.
(Friday,
Feb. 17
)

5.74

Euro-$ bonds ( F r i . , Feb. 24

6.30

)

For d e s c r i p t i o n s and sources of d a t a , see
s p e c i a l supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.