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D INTEREST &
EXCHANGE RATES
FOR MAJOR COUNTRIES &
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. EXCHANGE RATES AND GOLD PRICES
Chart 1A and 8 - Spot Exchange Rates, Mayor Currencies against U.S. Dollar
Chart 2A and B - 3 Nonih Forward Exchange Rales, Major Currencies against
U.S. Dollar
Chart 3Aand8 - 3 Nonlh Forward Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against
U X Pound
Chart 4
- Gold Price in London
PART II. SHORT-TERN INTEREST RATES
Chart 5
-Call
Chart 6A and 8 - London: Euro-$ Deposit Rates
Chart 7A and 8 - New York - Londot: Yields on U.S. Dollar Ftmds
Chart 8A and 8 - London: Covered Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
Chart 9A and 8 - Interest Arbitrage: United States United Kingdom
Chart lOA and B - Interest AAitrage: U.S.-Gemany and U.S.-Switzerland
Chart 11
- Interest AAitrage: United StNf t f w a d i
Chart 12A and 8 - Selected Short-tent Interest Rates
PART III. LONG-TERN INTEREST RATES AND STOCK INDICES
Chart 13
Chart 14

- Long-Ten Bond Yields
- Industrial Stock Indices

PART IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES AND
LATEST AGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS
NOTE: This series is a amtimnikm
ef the CAPITAL NARKETS DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD,
•hidi was paiisW wader that title flm# DfiwNw 31, WIS.
Thedhanges iafcefai«atand ordered*charts are nrpiainad in the Siwpifwt
to the series, rntk* arronipinir l issue dated Iwuary 1 , 1 W .
All series and their sources axe Mly described is a S#pte#eat dated January 1,1972.




SPOT EXCHANGE RATES MAJOR CUMCMCCS AGAINST US- DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GHMUW (MM

2
fcelo*

DUTCH GUILDER

- 2

' FRENCH FRANC
JAPAWESC V€W

T.s'
JAPANESE YEN
f f t f M C H fltAftC

DUTCH 6U1L0E*

- 2
Below
M

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1972
* Pound floated June 23. 19/2
* * Swiss Franc floated January 23. 1973 See separate chart
* * * J a p a n e s e Yen floated February 13. 1973
* f ' Based on new Central Rate
Digitized for *FRASER


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J

1973

S

D

SPOT BtCHAUCE HATE MAJOR CUMEMOES AGAWST US. DOHA*
Wee*u* averages

ITALIA* LIRA

BtLClAW f U M t C

1972

1973
Ratio stale U v

Ratic sca.e U S ce^"

CAHADVMH DOLLAR

UJ( POUII0

1970
* * * Italian Lira floated February 13, 1973
* * * * Based on new Central Rate




1971

1972

1973

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U 3 DOLLAR
May 11. 1971 - Dec 17 1971

Weekly averages

12

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JAP A*
US

dollar

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MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUG

SEPT

1971
* Financial franc




OCT

NOV

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SPOT EXCHAWOF HATES - MAJOR CUMENCIES ACAWST U J OOUAIK
11. 1 9 7 1 - Dec

UJL

UJL J

MAY

AUG

• f o r clafity the werUcel scale is double thet used w 1C




OCT

isn

DEC

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST US. DOLLAR
Per cent per annua

CANADIAN DOLLAR

K POUND

GERMAN MARK

PRLMIUV

DUTCH GUILDER

1971

1970
*

Canaaia r

Dona-

-c

supporlec L»

See DLSLHlPi ,0N ANL SOURCES OF D A U




1972

1973

/
3-MOUTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURREWCES AtiAWST US. OOiiAflt
Weekly averages

ceoi pet

PREMIUM
HEUCM FfwHC

DISCOUNT
PREMIUM

W

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973. pp 2 3-




1972

1973

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST UX POUND
Per cent per a n n u m

PREMIUM -

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT -

D £ S : R I P t I V N ANL s u u r : ^ O : DA-U




Chart 36

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST UK. POUND
Frulay figures

p€f

cent

^

PREMIUM *

SWISS FRAttC

FRENCH FRANC

DISCOUNT -

S

1970

M

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES Of DATA January 1 1973. p 3




S

1972

M

S

1973

0

Wee* s average of afternoon tuing:

See DE.SCRIPTlOfl AND SOURCES Of DATA Jsr.oai




Chart 5A

CALL MONEY RATES
DOLLAR FUNDS
Weekly averages

Per cent per annum

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEI

CALL EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

FEDERAL r i W D S
2
DIFFERENT
EURO DOLLAR

FAVOR H U t R A t

FUNDS

EURO-CURRENCIES

EURO-SWISS FRAWC

r
1970

* Changec from CALL tc OVERNIGHT Euro adia^ oeposilt

1972
Mdv H

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. Januar> 1 1973 pp 4-6




D

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1971
197 1

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1973

Chart 56

CALL HOMEY RATES
SELECTED FOREIGN AND EEC CURRENCIES
Friday Itgures

Per cent per annum

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France. Day to-day Money. Netherlands. Call Money, weekly average; Japan, Unconditional Money;
Canada, Day-to-day Loans, weekly average. Germany, Call Money. U * . 2-day Local Authority Deposits.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1, 1973. pp *-6




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12

Chart 6A

LONDON: EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

; 5 QC

10

OVERNIGHT

CALL
7-DAY

12

1-MONTH

M

J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

* May 12/71—changed to Overnight Euro-Dollar Deposits
* • July 1—changed to 7-Day Euro-Dollar
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973. p 6.




M

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1972

S

D

M

J

1973

s

D

LONDON: EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

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1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1. 1973. p 6




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1972

J i 1 J I I i J 1J i
1973

Chart 7A

NEW YORK-LONDON: YIELDS ON US. DOLLAR FUNDS
3-MONTH DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES-SECONDARY MARKET
Per cent per annum

Wednesday figures

12
-

-

10

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FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

DIFFERENTIAL

1

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EURO DOLLAR OVER US. CERTIFICiATE OF DEPOSIT

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M

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1970

M

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1971

See DESCRIPTION ANDSOURCESOF DATA, January 1, 1973. pp 6 7




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1972

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1973

S

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Chart 78

NEW YORK-LONDON: COST OF U S . DOLLAR FUNDS
3-MONTH DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES-PRIMARY MARKET
Wednesday figures

Per cent per annum

12
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED

UJ. CERTIFICATE Of DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED

I

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-

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-

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U M U W U f W

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UJ- CERTFICA1ft OF DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED

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M

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1070

J

S

O

If71

* Adjusted for Reserve Requirement
* * Adjusted for 10% Marginal Reserve Requirement
* * * A d j u s t e d for 20% Marginal Reserve Requirement
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973. pp 6 7




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M

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1972

S

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1972

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LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U S. DOLLAR* FUNDS
HIRE PURCHASE/STERLING CD's vs EURO-DOLLAR RATES
Friday figures

V

Per cent per annum

kA

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

[
! HIRE PURCHASE

W
j

COVERED

STERLING CD's

-

|

1

:

COVERED

j

;

:

:

:

!

'

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, . , ! 1 i 1 1 1 ;
FAVOR STERLING CD's

__ DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR

!_
W l j
1970

S

D

V

J
S
1971

D

! . •
M

• • ! i i
J
S
D
1972

* H i r e Purchase suspended August 1 1. 1972 and Sterling Certificates of Deposit
begin August 11. 1972
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA January :




197-

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W
J

! M
S
1973

! ! I 1 8

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Chart 88

LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON US. DOLLAR FUNDS
LOCAL AUTHORITY AND EURO DOLLAR RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

12

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL AUTHORITY
DEPOSIT
COVERED

M i l l
1
__ DIFFERENTIAL

Ay v/

1

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

ifl A

f y v

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR

1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
W

J

S

D

1*70

i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 ii
W

J

S

D

i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i
M

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973. pp 7 8




J

S

1972

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
J

1973

S

Chart 9A

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Friday figures
!

Per cent per annum

3 - M O N T H TREASURY B I L L RATES

14

U * . LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
UNCOVERED

MEW YORK

LONDON,

NEW YORK

M

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

* Plotted for comparison purposes
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp 8-9




M

s

1972

D

J

1973

S

D

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

RATE DIFFERENTIAL AND 3-MONTH FORWARD STERLING

PREMIUM

SPREAD W FAVOR OF

FORWARD RATE

DISCOUNT

RATE DIFFERENTIAL WITH FORWARD EXCHANGE COVER

FAVOR LONDON

FAVOR NEW YORK

M

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp 8 - 9




M

S

1972

D

M

J

1973

S

D

y
Chart 10A

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO DOLLAR - GERMAN MARK
FRANKFURT INTERBANK LOAN RATE VS. LONDON EURO DOLLAR RATE
Wednesday rates

Per cent per annum

IN TERMS OF DM

GERMAN INTERBANK
LOAN RATE

EURODOLLAR
i COVERED

DIFFERENTIAL J

. - J—I -1 L
D
1969

1970

No quotation
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973. pp 9 10




S

D

1971

D

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR

M

J i 1_.i_J__L._L I J

1972

S

D

T /
Chart 106

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO DOLLAR - SWISS FRANC
ZURICH DEPOSIT RATE VS. LONDON EURO DOLLAR RATE
Wednesday rates

Per cent per annum

IN TERMS OF SWISS FRANCS

COVERED

RATE

FAVOR ZURICH

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
J

S

D

M

1969

S

D

1970

No quotation
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1. 1973, pp 9 10




M

J

1971

S

D

M

J

1972

S

0

2

3-MONTH INTEREST AtttTRAGE: UWTEO STATES - CANADA
f n d a y figures

Per cent pe< annum

I BILL RATES

, € * * . F M . CO.
UWTEO STATES
TREASURY M L l i

8 ILL RATE DIFFERENTIAL AND FORWARD CANADIAN DOLLAR
FORWARD RATE

COVERED RATE DIFFERENTIALS

TREASURY

FAVOR CANADA

PAPER

1970
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1. 1973, pp 10 11




1971

1972

z
Chart 12A

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES*
Per cent per annum

10

Mill

I I I II I

1 I1 1 I 1 1 I I

JAPAN

3

l l I I l I I I

1

1

1968

••1 I I 1 I ' 1 I I

i 1 i i ! i
1970

* 3 - m o n t h treasury bill rates for all countries except Japan(Average rate on bank loans and discounts)
and Germany(tnterbank Loan Rate)
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1. 1973. pp 11-12




1972

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Chart 128

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES *
Per cent per annum

EURO-DOLLAR - LOMDOM

1968

1970

• 3-month treasury bill rate for U.S.. Switzerland - 3-month deposit rate.
• * 3-month rate for U S dollar deposits in London
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp 11 12




1972

LONG-TERM B O N D YIELDS
Weekly figures

—

q

NETHERLANDS

US

SWITZERLAND
3
:

~

11

UK

GERMANY,

A

CANADA

€
-I " ~ •" ~ - ~ "

—

11

US CORPORATE:
DOLLAR EURO-BONDS

Aaa BONDS

DM EURO-BONDS

1970
1971
ULb'. klp"'0N ANL bOURCLb Of DAI A jc".u.




1972
: Li- : / : :

1973

1974

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CHART 14
1958=100

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

Ratio scale

1 200

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m

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240
CMMO*

i M i M
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1060

i i I i i 1i i ! i i
1070

V

i i ! ,i i I i i 1 i i
1071

1 11 111 II 1 1 1
1072

* Japan mde* of 225 industrial and other stocks traded on Tokyo exchange
* * Japan wide* of all industrial and other stocks traded on the first section of the Tokyo Stock £«cfaaflflr
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973. pp 15 16




A p r i l 1 1 , 1973

H. 13
No. 605

Country

IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BAStK DISCOUHT RATES

Current Rate

In Effect Since

Previous Rate

In Effect Since

E.E.C.:
Seigim

France

5,0

Dec. 2 1 , 1972

4.5

Nov. 2 2 , 1972

7,50

Nov, 3 0 , 1972

6,50

Now, 2 , 1972

fiewny

5, 00

Jaa.

4,5

Nov, 3 0 , 1972

Italy

4.0

A p r i l 1 0 , 1972

4,5

Oct,

Netherlands

4.0

Nov. 3 , 1972

3,0

Sept, 8 , 1972

**United
Kingdom

12, 1973

1 4 , 1972

8.75

Jan.

19, 1973

9.0

Dec. 2 2 , 1972

Switzerland

4.50

Jan.

1 , 1973

3,75

S e p t , 1 5 , 1972

Canada

4.75

O c t . 2 5 , 1971

5.25

Feb. 2 4 , 1971

Japan

5.0

A p r i l 2 , 1973

4.25

June 2 4 , 1972

United Stales

5,00

Jan.

4,50

Dec. 1 3 , 1971

1 5 , 1973

* * £ f f e c t i v e October 1 3 , 1972, t h e Bank o f England r e p l a c e d i t s t r a d i t i o n a l
Bank Bate w i t h a f l u c t u a t i n g "minimum l e n d i n g r a t e " based on a v e r a g e
Treasury b i l l tender r a t e .
J a n u a r y 19, 1973. - - 8 . 75




LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS

Chart

Panel

Series

1A

Upper

Swiss franc*
U.K. pound*
French franc *
Japanese yen *"

1

Lower

16

Upper

2A

German mark
Swiss franc
U.K. pound
Dutch guilder
Canadian dollar
French franc
Japanese yen

Upper

I
Lower
3A

4

Gold price, U.S. dollar per ounce
Uflper

1

Middle
Lower
j
36

«
"
"

M
•«
•«

«

Upper

!
|
!

Lower
-

Overnight Euro-S deposits
Federal Funds
Differential
Euro-currencies
Euro OK
Euro Swiss Fr
Japan, Unconditional Honey
U K , 2-day Local Author. Deps.
Canada, Day-to-day Loans
France, Day-to-Day Money
Germany Call Money
Netherlands. Call Money

Rate
30,8010
248.014
21,9800
,377140
2,4925
.16*720
100.0660
35,1800
33,9620
+7,42
44,95
-2,46
+7.62
+2,26
+1, 33

,

German mark
U.S. dollar
Swiss franc
French franc

38

5A

Apr, 6

Belgian franc*
Italian lire *
Canadian dollar*
Gemanmadt*
Dutch guildei*

Lower

28

Date

A p r i l 11, 1973
Mo. 605

48,66
+2,21
44,74
+3,11

,,
Apr, 4
"

Apr, 6
"

Mar, 30
M a r , 30
M a r . 28
Apr# 6
APT, 6

90,38
15,05
7,18
+7,87
1.83
1,70
5,50
9,625
4,38
7,50
12,50
.53

Mar. 23
*lfeekly average of daily certified oooc rate* by the Federal Beaerve Baek o f
Hew York, lheae rates ere not plotted.




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No. 605
IV - 3

Pane!

Chart

Series

oA

Euro-S Overnight Rate
Euro-S 1-month Rate

66

Euro-S 3-month Rate
Euro-S 6-month Rate

7A

Upper

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

Lower

Differential

Upper

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

U.S. Certificate of Deposits
:

76

Euro-S 3-month Deposits (Adj.)
U.S. Certificate of Deposits (Adj.)
Lower

Differential: on Adj. Euro-S Deposits

|

8A

on Unadj. Euro-S Deposits
Upper

I

Euro-S 3-month Deposits
S t e r l i n g CD's (covered)

86

8.000
7.375
8 . 375
8.000
8.625
8.188
8.688
6.312
8.88
8.50
7.22
7.32
+1.66
4-1. 18
8.88
8.50
11.09
10.62
7.11
7.11

T
28
4

+3:51
-1.71
-1.39

Mar. 16

8.28

16

7.19

Mar.

Lower

Differential

Mar. 16

-1.09

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

Mar. 16

8.28

Local Authority Deposits (covered)

Mar. 16

7.38

16
30
6
30
6

-0.90
6.22
6.34
7.83
7.77

j

Differential
U.S. Treasury Bill rate

9A

U.K. Treasury Bill rate

96

30
6
30
6
30
6
30
6
26
4
26
4
28
4
26
6
28
4
28
6

MarApr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Aur.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.

Upper

Lower
i

Rate

Date

Upper

Local Authority Deposit (uncovered)

Mar. 30

10.06

Spread (+= favor London)

Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.

30
6
30
6
30

+1.61
+1.43
-2.77
-2.57
-1.16
-1.14

3-month Forward Pound
Lower




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Mar.
Mar.
Apr.
Mar.
Apr.

Net Incentive (+- favor London)

6

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4

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Wo, 605
IV-4

Chart

Panel

Series

IDA

Uflper

Bmd-$ Deposits (coweeed)

H e r , 28

GeMjn Inteibank Loan We

"

10B

N,A,

Diffwtial

Mar. 2 1

10,88

Upper

£iwo-$ OeposHs (cowed)

Mer,
Aor.
Mer,
Apr.
Mer,
Apr.
Mer,
Aor,

4,55
3,57
4,00 p
4,00 p
-0,55
*0,43
5,13
5,25
6,22
6.34
4,39
4,37
6,63

Swiss Deposit r * e

Uflper

OHIewlial
Canadta Finance P*per

Mer,

U.S. Treasury Sill ale
Canadian Treasury Bill
U.S.

Second

Prime

ate

Finance paper
(not plotted)

Sill We diffamntial
Forward Canadian dollar

12A

40,04

Lower

Lower
11

tale

Me

Third

llet incentive en tolls

Mom

Met incentive on Finance Paper

Upper

U K. Treasury Bill cale
U.S. Treasury Bill rate
German

1
Lower

328




Meitunk

Loan rate

Apr.
Mer,
Apr,
Mer,

28
4
28
4
28
6
30
6
30
6
30
6
30

Apr, 6

6,75

M e r , 30
Apr. 6
M e r , 30

-1,83
-1-97
42,32
4-2.16
40,49
4 0 , 19
-4,02
-3.66
7,83
7,77
6,22
6.34
N.A,
ALA,

Mer.
fpr.
Mer,
Aor.
Mer,
Aor,
Mer,
Aor.
Mer,
Aor,

30
6
30
6
30
6
30
6
30
6

Japanese Average rale

Jenuery

Canadian Treasury Bill rafce

2K:I°

U-S- Treasury Bill rale

2&l°

1:12

Mer,
Apr,
Mer,
Apr,
Mer,
Apr,

8,62
8 , 19
4,00 p
4,00 p
6,22
6,34

Euro-S Deposes

Swiss 3-worrth Deposit rate
U.S. Treasury Bill rate

30
6
30
6
30
6

6,710

A p r i l 11, 1973
No. 605

IV-5

Chart

Panel

Series

Dale

13

Upper

Netherlands

Mar. 30

6.59

Canada

Mar. 23

7.30

Apr. 6

6.698

* United States

Middle

Rale

Switzerland

Mar. 16

5.32

Germany

Mar.

16

8.56

Mar. 30

10.20

United Kingdom
Euro-dollar bonds
Lower

U.S. Corp. Dollar Euro-bonds
U.S. Corp. DM Euro-bonds
U.S. Corp. Aaa bonds

14

Upper

Middle

Jan.

7.66

G

Jan.

7.12
7.22

Feb.

Switzerland

Mar. 30

411.8

Germany

Mar. 30

330, 40

United States

Apr. 6

244.62

United Kingdom
Canada

Lower

Series C

** Japan
United States

Mar. 30

285.47

Mar. 29

289.07

Mar. 31

923.18

Apr. 6

244.62

** Beginning week ended September 5,1970, the Japanese index plotted is that of all industrial and other stocks
on the First Section of the Tokyo Slock Exchange.
* Average y i e l d on s e l e c t e d bonds due o r c a l l a b l e i n 10 y e a r s o r more.
a t t a c h e d t a b l e f o r 1973 f i g u r e s .




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