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B A T * FICB v
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AL RESERVE BANS
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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

April 2, 1984

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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




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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 to 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 RATES-H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. 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
8. 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

—

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

JAPANESE YEN

140
-

120
100

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240

CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

200
160

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ITALIAN LIRA

60
50
40
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1982

1984

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CHART 2

3-MONTH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

RATES

PREMIUM (+) OR (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

PERCENT PER ANNUM

—

24
CANADIAN DOLLAR

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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

600

550 -

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

-

500

450

-

450

400 -

400

350 -

-

300 -

300

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250




350

1981

1982

1983

250
1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28




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1984

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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANNUM

22 —

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

U.S. CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

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CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNU

24




24

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

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1982

1984

1982

1984

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

FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

VI

OVERNIGHT

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

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INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

20

DASHED LINE

-

20

-

12

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12
INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

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20

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

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LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

19

19
CANADA
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INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

240

24#
200

UNITED STATES

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160

JAPAN

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SERIES

CHART

1. S P O T

WEEKLY

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALOB

NAME

EXCHANGE RATES AND INDICES

AVERAGES,

NOON

BUYING

BATES

(U.S. C E N T S )

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
S W E D I S H KfiONA
INDICES,

HABCH

1973

EASE BATES =

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES,
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S P L U S S W I T Z E R L A N D )

HAH

1973 =

U.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

2.

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OB

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
G E R M A N MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

107.64
116.28
97.50
58.30
• 78.02
56.08
148.75
73.89
35.08

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
26

128.63
136.72
147.81
120.30
68.60
94.74
65.45
184.48
89.59
40.08
68.84

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

0.19
1.86
5. 10
-3.91
6.97
4.57
4.42
-6.01

38.34
0.44409
33.96
144.15
78.28
12.45
46.24
1.87514
0.06176
12.91

100

G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

CHART

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

100

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

DISCOUNT
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

SERIES

CHART

3. G O L D
U.S.

.

PBICE

DOLLARS

CALL

MONEY

IN L O N D O N , A F T E R N O O N
PER

.

FIXING

FINE OUNCE

3-MONTH INTEREST

DEPOSITS

6.

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT RATES:

7. S E L E C T E D

EURO-DOLLAR

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR

AND

U.S.

HONEY

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
FEB.
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
JAN.
MARCH

28
28
23
24
23
30
23
23
1
30

9.97
10.01
8.63
9.41
£.50
5.24
6.50
12.50
10.30
1.75

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

28
28
28
28
28
28
28

10.37
5.83
6.25
10.69
8.86
3.82
8.51

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

28
28
28
28
28
28

10.01
10.68
10.45
10.68
10.95
1 1.45

M A R C H 28
M A R C H 28
M A R C H 28

10. 01
9. 9 7
0. 04

M A R C H 28
MARCH 28
M A R C H 28

10. 68
10. 3 7
0. 31

MARKET RATES

DEPOSITS
BESEBVE

3-MONTH EURO-COILAR DEPOSIT
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY
DIFFERENTIAL




387.85

LONDON

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

CHART

28

RATES

U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E BANK L O A N S S D I S C O U N T S
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED A V E R A G E FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S P I U S S W I T Z E R L A N D )

CHART

MARCH

RATES

U.S. F E D E R A L FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC

CHART

L A S T VALUE PLOTTI
DATE
VALUE

NAME

REQUIREMENTS

RATE
MARKET

SERIES

CHART 8. INTEBEST

NAME

ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL
U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPES, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
I N T E R B A N K DM ( F R A N K F O R T ) , C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL
EUBO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

CHART

9. LONG

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

TERM G O V E B M E N T

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
J A P A N (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

10.68

MARCH 28
MABCH 28
MARCH 28

10.77
-C.09

M A R C H 28
MARCH 28
MARCH 28

10.13
10.89
- 0 . 76

M A B C H 28
M A B C H 28
M A R C H 28

11.01

M A R C H 28
M A R C H 28
M A R C H 28

10.68

-0.33

10.68
10.86

- 0 . 18

BOND YIELDS
MARCH
MARCH
FEB.
MARCH
FEB.
OCT.
NOV.
MABCH

23
16
2
24
28
23

12.46
7.82
6.92
4.56

12.10
14.17
8.57
9.69

U.S. C O R P O R A T E
AAA B O N D S
EURO-DOLLAR

CHART

10.

STOCK

BONIS

10.29

INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHEBLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




12.08

FEB.
NOV.

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MABCH

21
21
21
21
21

21
21

21

165.55
198.18
237.75
151.07
122.75
158.06
162.41

216.62

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H. 10 (512)

B I R C H 3 0 , 1984

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB T H E WEEK

EiDING

H1BCH

E

30, 1964

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:
HOBETABY
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A0S1BIA
BELGIUM
BBAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.B.
DENHABK
FINLAND
FBANCE
GEBMANY
GREECE
HCNG KONG
INDIA
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ISBAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETBERLANDS
•NEW Z E A L A N D
NOBNAY
PHILIPPINES
PGBTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOOTH KOBEA
SPAIN
SBI LANKA
SNEDEN
SNITZEBLAND
TAINAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

BEMC:
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1978 fEDBBAL

DCLLAB
SCHILLING
FBANC
CBUZEIBO
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YUAN
KBCNE
HABKKA
FBANC
D . MABK
DBACHMA
DCLLAB
BOPEE
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
BINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
PESO
ESCUDO
DCLLAB
BAND
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PESETA
RUPEE
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53. 130
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5. 5710
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