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APPENDIX

Charts used by Mr. Fisher in his presentation

3-Month Deposit Rates

Page 1

May 1, 1998 - September 28, 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

6.0
5.8
5.6

Greenspan
Testimony
Sept. 3

Russia Devaluation FOMC
and Moratorium;

Sept.

United
States

3

6.0

5.8
5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0
Berkeley

4.8

Speech

4.8

Sept 4

Germany

BOJ
Rate
Cut

Japan

1.0

1.0
Sept.

0.8

0.6
0.6

0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0

5/1/98

5/22/98

Charts: Nkechi Okoro

6/12/98

7/3/98

7/24/98

8/14/98

9/4/98

9/25/98

Page 2

Selected Fixed Income Yields
May 1, 1998- September 28, 1998
Percent

Percent
rcent

24

24
Russia Devaluation
and Moratorium

21

FOMC
Aug. 18

21

18

18
Emerging

15

Markets

12

Aug

Rate

Testimony

Cut

18

15
12

Markets

11.0

11.0

10.5

10.0

9.5

9.0

8 .5

8 .5

5/1/98
7

5/22/98

0

6/12/98

7/3/98

8/14/98

7/24/98

FannieMae
Coupon
Passthrough

9/4/98

9/25/98
Greenspan
Testimony
Sept.
23

FOMC
Aug.18

(10 year)

6.5

6.5
Rate
Cut
Sept. 9

6.0

6.0
US 10yr
Swap

Merrill Lynch High Grade Agency
Master*

5.5

5.5

10yr
Treasury

5/1/98

5/22/98

Charts: Nkechi Okoro

6/12/98

7/3/98

7/24/98

8/14/98

9/4/98

9/25/98

Page 3
10 Year Swap Spreads*
Basis Points

Basis Points

May 1, 1998 - September 28, 1998

125.0

125.0

100.0

100.0

75.0

75.0

50.0

50.0

25.0

25.0
*10
10
minus
Rate
Swap
Year

Treasury

0.0
1-May

0.0
29-May

26-Jun

24-Jul

21-Aug

18-Sep

Basis Points

Swap Spreads
May 1, 1998 - September 28, 1998

Basis Points

75.0

75.0

60.0

60.0

45.0

45.0

30.0

30.0

15.0

15.0

0.0

1-May

29-May

26-Jun

24-Jul

21-Aug

18-Se

0.0

Kevin Cummins
FRBNY Markets

Page 4

G-3 Equity & Bond Performance
Re-Indexed G-3 Equity Indices and
Total Return Bond Indices * Performance
(Rebased to May 1, 1998)
*U.S. Germany, and Japan Traded Bond Indices, in local
currency terms, Source: J.P. Morgan. Last data point for bond data and
US equities is Sept. 25. 1998.

Index
5/1/98=100
120

Indexed G-3 Option Implied Volatility
on Equity and Bond Futures *
(Rebased to May 1, 1998)
*Bonds:
Implied Volatility of At-the-Money options on futures of 10 Yr bonds.Source: Merrill Lynch &
Bloomberg, L.P. Equities: Implied Volatility of At-the Money options onfutures of S&P, DAX, and Nikkei.

Index
5/1/98=100

Russia Devaluation FOMC
and Moratorium Aug 18
States
Aug. 1 7
BOJ
Rate
Cut
US JP Morgan Traded Index*
Sept. 9

Index

Source: Bloomberg, L.P. Last data point for all Equity Implied Volatility and for Japan Bond Implied
volatility is Sept. 25 1998.
Index

5/1/98=100
220

5/1/98=100
220

Russia Devaluation

United

and Moratorium
200

200
180

180

Aug 1

160

160

140

140

120

120

S&P

00
1100

100
100
_

80

80
80

5/1/98

5/22/98 6/12/98

7/3/98 7/24/98 8/14/98

9/4/98

Index
5/4/98=100
120

9/25/98

80

Index
5/4/98=100
120

60
5/1/98

Sept.
6/1/98

80

Rate

US 10 Yr

6/29/98

7/28/98

Index
5/4/98=100
220

80

9
8/25/98

BOJ

60
9/23/98
Index
5/4/98=100
220

Rate

200

200

Sept 9

160

160

140

140
120

120
DAX

100

100

80

80

German 10Yr
60
5/4/1998
6/3/1998
Index
5/1/98=100
120

Index
5/1/98=100
120

60
7/2/1998

7/30/1998

Index
5/1/98=100
220
220 Option call data not available for June
200
200

and July 1998

8/27/1998

BO
Rate

9/24/98

60

Index
5/1/98=100
220
220
200

Sept 9
180

180

160

160

140

140
Nikkei

120

120

100

100

80

80
10 Yr JGB*

80

5/1/98 5/22/98 6/12/98
1997
Charts: Nkechi Okoro

7/3/98 7/24/98 8/14/98

9/4/98

80

9/25/98

60

5/1/98

6/2/98

6/30/98

7/29/98

8/26/98

9/24/98

60

DAILY FEDERAL FUNDS
Percent

TRADING RANGE, EFFECTIVE AVERAGE & ONE STANDARD DEVIATION
August 13, 1998 to September 25, 1998

Percent

9

8

7

5a
63

13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26
August

Chart: Angela Goldstein

27 28 31

1

2

3

September

4

7

8

9

10 11 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23

24 25