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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

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April 16, 1984

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551

Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

Weekly $15.00 per year or $.40 each in the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
more of the same issue t o one address, $13.50 per
year or $.35 each. Elsewhere, $20.00 per year or $.50
each. Address requests to Publications Services, Division of Administrative Services, and make payment
remittance payable to the order of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form
collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATESH.I0 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
a GOLD PRICE LONDON
4. CALL MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
a INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

160
140

160
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

JAPANESE YEN

140

120

120

100

100

80

80

120

240

100

CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

200

80

160

60

120

180

180

160

160
GERMAN MARK

140

140

DUTCH GUILDER

120

120

100

100

120

120

100

100
FRENCH FRANC

U K POUND

80

80

60

60

50

16p
140

BELGIAN FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

60

120
100
80

40

60




30
1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 2

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

24
ITALIAN LIRA

CANADIAN DOLLAR

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1982

JAPANESE YEN

1984

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1982

1984

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

550

600

—

— 550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

-

-

500

450

-

-

450

400

—

-

400

350

-

-

350

300

—

-

300

I I I I I I I I I I

250




1961

1982

1983

I I I I I I I I I
1984

250

CHART A

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERES

PERCENT PER ANI

VT PER ANNUM

28

;

24

20

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

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16

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JAPAN

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20
EURO-SWISS
FRANC
16

12

8
NETHERLANDS
4

+

0
24

20

16

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

GERMANY

12
EURO-DM
8

4




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

22

24

U.S.

CD S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO
PAPER

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

h

16

'U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

i

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11

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

7

-




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

:ENT PER ANNUM




24

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

#

24

-

-

1-MONTH

-

1-YEAR

-

—

-

-

—

-

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1984

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CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM
PERCENT PER ANNUM

26

26

3-MONTH

FEDERAL FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

OVERNIGHT

9 0 - D A Y CD S

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

i

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1DIFFERENTIAL

-

1

DIFFERENTIAL

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1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: P L U S M , INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

20

20

DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12

12
INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

-

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

4

2
DIFFERENTIAL

-

DIFFERENTIAL

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20

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM

-

20

-

12

COVERED FRANKFURT

12

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EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S ^ .

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

-DASHED LINE

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-

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1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1982

1984

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANI

R PER ANNUM

19

19
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UNITED STATES
15

-

15

11

11

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U. S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

FRANCE

18

18

A M BONDS

14

14

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

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10

10

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

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1982

1984

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CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES,
RATIO 1
196

RATIO CALE
1969= DO

240

200

JAPAN

UNITED STATES

/

—

160

120

-

I

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210
170

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

130

90

70
190

150

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

110

70

180

140

-

100

80

—

60




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1984

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SERIES

CHART

1.

SPOT

MEEKLY

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

AVERAGES,

NOON BUYING BATES

(U.S.

CENTS)
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
APRIL 1 1
APRIL 1 1
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
APRIL 11

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
O . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3

BASE RATES =

APRIL
APRIX
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
B E L G I A N FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
S W E D I S H KRONA

#

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE B A T E S ,

CANADIAN DCLLAE
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA




1.

12.

100

GERMAN MASK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S S I S S FRANC
BELGI A N FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

HART 2 .

3 8 . 13
0. 44472
3 3 . 80
1 4 3 . 08
7 8 . 20
1 2 . 39
4 6 . 01
86534
0. 06159
84

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

11
11
11
11

11
11
11
11
1 1

107.27
116.44
97.03
5 7 . 87
77.94
55.85
148.02
73.50
34.99

100
A P R I L 11
APRIL 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
APRIL 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
APRIL 11
APRIL 11
A P R I L 11

129.12
138.34
148.54

120.06
68.27
94.94
65.37
184.12
89.37
40.09

68.68

PREMIUM OR D I S C O U N T
A P R I L 11
APRIL 11
APRIL 11
APRIL 11
APRIL 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
APRIL 11

0.24

2.11

5.15
-2.72
7.31
4.63
4.62
- 5 . 35

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E B I E S NAME
CHART 3 .

GOLD P R I C E I N

U.S.

CHART 4 .

LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G
APRIL

DOLLARS PES F I N E OUNCE

11

381.94

CALL HOMEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
E U R O - S W I S S FRANC
CHART 5 .

APRIL 11
A P R I L 11
6
APRIL
FEB. 24
6
APRIL
APRIL 13
6
APRIL
6
APRIL
1
JAN.
APRIL 13

10.13
10.19
8.38
9.41

A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
APRIL 1 1
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11

10.39
5.81
6.25
10.74
8.84
3.54
8.46

11

10.19
10. 50
10.58

5.50

5 . 16
6.19
12.50
10.30
1.65

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E EANK LOANS 6 DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
S W I S S INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN I N T E R E S T RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T R A T E S :

LONDON
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR

AND U . S .

11
11
11
11
11

10.80
11.06
11.56

MONET MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-COLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

APRIL 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11

1 0 . 19
1 0 . 13

3-MONTH EUBO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL 11
APRIL 11
A P R I L 11

10.80




0.06

10.39
0.41

+

SEMES

CHART 0 .

INTEREST

NAME

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH PONDS
APRIL 11
A P R I L 11
A P R I L 11

10. 80
10. 99
- 0 . 19

U , S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE P A P E R , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

APR11 11
APRIL 11
APBIJL 1 1

1 0 . 18
10. 98
- 0 . 80

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK DM ( F R A N K F U R T ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

11
11
11

1 0 . 80
11. 04
- 0 . 24

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
S W I S S I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

11
11
11

1 0 . 80
1 0 . 91
— 0 . 11

APRIL
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
FEB.
FEB.
NOV.
APRIL

6
30

12.61

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON),
DIFFERENTIAL

CHART 9 .

U.S.

COVERED

LONG TERM GOVEBMEM BOND Y I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

30
24
10
6

7.90
6.64
4 . 56

12.10
13.71
8.57
9.76

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR

CHART

LAST VALIJF PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

10.

BONDS

12.57
10.29

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




MARCH
NOV.

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

1 6 4 . 70
190. 61
2 3 2 . 54
148. 88
1 2 4 . 49
1 5 6 ., 9 8
168. 85
2 2 9 .,88

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H. 1 0 ( 5 1 2 )

APRIL

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE SEEK ENDING

APRIL

13,

13,

198U

1984

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs purposes the following noon
buying rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:
MONETARY
UNIT

COUNTRY

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
• NEW Z E A L A N D
KRONE
NORWAY
PESO
PHILIPPINES
ESCUDO
PORTUGAL
DOLLAR
SINGAPORE
RAND
•SOUTH AFRICA
WON
SOUTH KOREA
PESETA
SPAIN
RUPEE
S R I LANKA
KRONA
SWEDEN
FRANC
SWITZERLAND
DOLLAR
TAIWAN
BART
THAILAND
• U N I T E D KINGDOM POUND
BOLIVAR
VENEZUELA

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.Re
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
BCNG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS

MEMO:
• U N I T E D STATES

DOLLAR

APR.

9

91,30
18.503
53.780
1376.00
1.2797
2.0846
9.6650
5.6075
8.1000
2.6305
104.000
7.8020
10.7800
116.20
161.290
1628.00
225.50
2.2940
177.8500
2.9682
65.850
7.5675
14.2500
133.200
2.0930
80.00
796.30
149.700
25.130
7.8020
2.1760
NA

23.010
142.50
14.1000

129.49

(CURRENCY UNI1PS PER DOLLAR]
APR. 1 1
A P R . 10
91.85
18.455
53.530
1376.00
1.2785
2.0846
9.6300
5.6210
8.0525
2.6185
104.320
7.8005
10.8000
116.80
163.060
1621.00
225.18
2.2925
178.4000
2.9540
65.900
7.5450
14.2500
133.750
2.0880
80.30
795.40
150.050
25.130
7.7850
2.1695
39.840
23.010
143.70
14.2500

128.94

92.65
18.355
53.350
1376.00
1.2778
2.0846
9.5975
5.5910
8.0250
2.6095
104.150
7.8005
10.8000
117.42
166.320
1615.00
222.70
2.2875
179.3500
2 . 9 4 50
66.400
7.5200
14.2500
133.500
2.0830
81.00
795.90
149.950
25.130
7.7675
2.1655
NA
23.010 '
143.60
14.2500

128.48

APR.

12

APR.

13

91.88
18.445
53.550
1376.00
1.2785
2.0846
9.6240
5.5960
8.0575
2.6180
104.000
7.8040
10.8000
116.85
166.300
1623.00
224.10
2.2885
179.2000
2.9535
66.050
7.5425
14.2500
133.250
2.0830
80.55
794.90
148.840
25.130
7.7875
2.1715
MA
23.010
142.90
14.2500

91.77
18.480
53.700
1376.00
1.2787
2.0846
9.6500
5.6200
8.0820
2.6255
104.050
7.8070
10.8000
116.55
167.980
1626.00
224.70
2.2880
180.5000
2.9645
65.950
7.5700
14.2500
133.700
2.0830
80.45
795.20
149.170
25.130
7.8000
2.1765
39.810
23.010
142.90
14.3600

128.97

129.25

• I I D E X OF WEIGHTED AVEBAGE EXCHANGE TALOE OF U . S . DOILAB AGAINST CORBENCIBS OF OTHEB G - 1 1
C O U N T R I E S . i l B C H 1 9 7 3 - 1 0 0 . H E I G H T S ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAI TRADE OF EACH
OF THE 1 0 C 0 0 H T B I B S .
S E R I E S B l f l S E D AS OF AOGOST 1 9 7 8 . FOB D E S C R I P T I O N AND BACK DATA, SEE " I N D E X OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: R E V I S I O N * ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST
1 9 7 8 FFDFBAI RESERVE B U L L E T I N .
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