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APPENDIX 1

Charts used by Mr. Fisher in his presentation

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3-Month Deposit Rates
January 1, 1998 - May 18,1998
Current Euro-deposit Rate and Rates Implied by Traded Forward Rate Agreements
LIBOR Fixing

3-mo. forward

9-mo. forward

United States
Germany
Japan
Percent

Percent

United

April 27,

April 3,

March 31,

6.2

Nonfarm Wall Street

Payroll

Journal

Article

States

5.4

May 13 EU Summit

4.2Germany

4.0

3.6

3.4
3

1.2

Jan

April 9, Stimulus

Japan

May 7,

Package
and
Intervention

Feb

Mar

Apr

Yamaguchi's
Comments

May

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9/15

9/29

10/13

10/27

11/10

11/24

12/8

12/22

1/5

1/19

2/2

2/16

3/2

3/16

3/30

Japan "Premium" - Yen Funding

Basis Points
30

4/13

4/27

5/11

New

Basis Points
60
Japanese Fiscal Year-End

Year

and FOMC

10

40
1-month Yen
TIBOR - LIBOR*

20

20

0

0
* Source: Bloomberg, L.P.

20

9/15

9/1

9/29

10/13

10/27

11/10

11/24

12/8

12/22

1/5

1/19

2/2

3/2

2/16

3/16

3/30

4/13

4/27

20

5/11

1998

1997

Call Money Rates vs. BoJ Assets

Trillions
00

Percent

90
80

70
60
50
40

9/1

9/15

9/29

10/13 10/27 11/10 11/24

12/8

12/22

1/5

Basis
Points

200

50

1/19

2/2

2/16

3/2

3/16

3/30

4/13

4/27

5/11

1998

1997

Basis
Points

Selected Japanese Corporate Credit Spreads
Yield spread of Moody's Index

d

Source: Bloomberg, L.P

200

150

00

100

50

50

0

0

9/1

1997

9/15

9/29 10/13 10/27 11/10 11/24 12/8

12/22

1/5

1/19

1998

2/2

2/16

3/2

3/16

3/30

4/13

4/27

5/11

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Dollar Exchange Rates

$/DM

$/Yen

January 1, 1998 - May 18, 1998
2

140
March 31,
FOMC

1.95
135
1.9
130

1.85
1.8

125

1.75
120
1.7
1.65

115

Jan

Percent

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Yields

Percent

January 1, 1998 - May 18, 1998

6.2

6.2

6

6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5
Jan

5

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

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Federal Budget Receipts
April - June 1998
($Billions)

Forecast as of
March FOMC

Current Forecast

Board

516

542

FRBNY

548

543

Forecasts of Daily Treasury Balances at Fed
$billions

$billions

April 9 - May 20, 1998

70

70

60

60

50

50

40

40

30

30

20

10

0
4/9

5/1

4/23 4/27 4/29

4/13 4/15 4/17 4/21

5/7

5/5

5/13 5/15

5/11

Total Treasury Balance
Actual - 3/31 NY forecast

3

5

-1

-6

-8

TT&LDeposits
Actual - 3/31 NY forecast

1

4

-1

-3

-5

-10 -14 -15 -14 -11
4

-9

3

9

11

-9

-5

-6

-6

12

13

7

9

-8 -15
4

4

-8

-8

-6

-8

-9

-7

6

7

8

9

11

8

DAILY FEDERAL FUNDS
TRADING RANGE, EFFECTIVE AVERAGE & ONE STANDARD DEVIATION
March 26 to Present

Percent

Percent

8

15.

7

6

5

4

3

Mar

Apr

May

APPENDIX 2

Charts used by Governor Meyer

Core CPI Inflation
(Annual rate)
Published
3 month changes
6 month changes
12 month changes
Percent

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Methodologically consistent
3 month changes
6 month changes
12 month changes
Percent

1993

1994
1994

1995
1995

1996
1996

1997

1997

1998
1998

Employment Cost Index
(Annual rate)

ECI Compensation
3 month changes
6 month changes
12 month changes
percent

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

ECI Wages and Salaries
3 month changes
6 month changes
12 month changes
percent

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998