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March 19, 2002

Appendix 1: Materials used by Mr. Kos

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Current Deposit Rates and Rates Page 108 of 117
March 19, 2002
Implied by Traded Forward Rate Agreements
January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002
United States
Euro-area
Japan
Percent

LIBOR Fixing

3M Forward

9M Forward

Percent

United States and Euro-area

4.5

4.5

Chairman
Greenspan’s
speech to the
House 2/27

FOMC
No change
1/30

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0
Chairman
Greenspan’s
speech to the
Senate 3/7

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

Source: Bloomberg

1.5

1.5
1/2

1/11

1/20

1/29

Percent

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

Percent

Japan

0.20

3/15

0.20

BOJ expands
collateral
1/16

0.15

0.15

0.10

0.10

0.05

0.00

Short selling
rule change
2/27

Source: Bloomberg

1/2

1/11

1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

0.05

BOJ Policy
Board
Meeting 2/28

3/6

0.00
3/15

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March 19, 2002 Fed Funds and Treasury Coupon YieldsPage 109 of 117
January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Percent
6

Percent
6

30-year

5

5

10-year
FOMC
No change
1/30

4

2-year

4

Chairman
Greenspan’s
speech to the
Senate 3/7

3

2

Source: Bloomberg

1

1/2

3

2

Fed funds target rate
1

1/11

1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

10-Year Industrial Corporate Debt Spreads to AAA
January 2, 2002 - March 15, 2002

Basis Points

Basis Points

150

150

BBB - AAA Spread
120

120

90

60

A - AAA Spread
30

90

Chairman
Greenspan’s
speech
to the Senate
3/7

60

30

FOMC
No change
1/30

0
1/2

1/11

1/20

1/29

0
2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

Emerging Market and U.S. High Yield Spreads
Basis Points

January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Basis Points

750

750
Merrill Lynch HighYield Spread

730

Chairman
Greenspan’s
speech to the
Senate 3/7

710
JP Morgan EMBI+
Sovereign Spread

690

730
710
690

670

670

650

650

630
610
Source: Bloomberg, JP Morgan Chase

FOMC
No
change
1/30

630
610

590

590
1/2

1/11

1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

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S&P 100 Volatility Index (VIX)
Percent

January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Percent

30

30

28

28

26

26

24

24

22

22
Source: Bloomberg

20
1/2

1/11

20
1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

Eurodollar Deposit Futures Implied Volatility (rolling 2nd contract)
Percent

January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Percent

45

45

40

40

35

35

30

30
Source: Bloomberg

25
1/2

1/11

25
1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

1-Month and 1-Year Euro-Dollar Exchange Rate Option Implied Volatility
January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Percent

Percent

12

12

11

11
1-Year

10

10

9

9
1-Month

8

8
Source: Bloomberg

7

7
1/2

1/11

1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

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Nikkei Stock Index
January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Index: 1/2/02=100
112

Index: 1/2/02=100
112

Feb. 27: Short Selling
Rule Change

106

106
Feb. 28: BOJ Policy
Board Meeting.
Reserve target
unchanged

100

100

94

94

88

88
Source: Bloomberg

82

82
1/2

1/11

1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

10-Year JGB Yields
Percent

January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Percent

1.65

1.65

Feb. 27: Short Selling
Rule Change

1.55

1.55

1.45

Source: Bloomberg

1.35
1/2

1/11

1.45

Feb. 28: BOJ Policy
Board Meeting.
Reserve target
unchanged.

1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

1.35
2/25

3/6

3/15

Dollar Yen Exchange Rate
Yen per Dollar

January 2, 2002 to March 15, 2002

Yen per Dollar

135.0

135.0

132.5

132.5
Feb. 27: Short Selling
Rule Change

130.0

130.0
Feb. 28: BOJ Policy
Board Meeting.
Reserve target
unchanged.

127.5

127.5

Source: Bloomberg

125.0
1/2

1/11

125.0
1/20

1/29

2/7

2/16

2/25

3/6

3/15

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Currency (M1 component) Monthly Growth Rates, saar

Percent

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March 2001 to May 2002

20

20

18

18

16

16

14

14

Dashed blue lines
indicate a forecast

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

Average annual growth rate from
1994-2000

4
Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

4
Dec

Jan

2001

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

2002

Domestic Financial Assets Held by the Federal Reserve
Billions of dollars, maintenance period averages
March 2001 to May 2002
630

630

610

610

SOMA + All RPs
590

590

SOMA
570

570

550

550

Dashed lines
indicate a forecast

2001

2002

15-May

17-Apr

20-Mar

20-Feb

23-Jan

26-Dec

28-Nov

31-Oct

3-Oct

5-Sep

8-Aug

11-Jul

13-Jun

16-May

18-Apr

530
21-Mar

530

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Appendix 2: Materials used by Mr. Reinhart

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