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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates W eekly Series o f Charts April 6, 1998 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the BOARD OF GOVERNORS FINANCIAL MARKETS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SECTION Washington, D.C. 20551 Table of Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES CHARTS 1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATES INDICES 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE 3. GOLD PRICE - LONDON 4. CALL MONEY RATES 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH 9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT 10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere, $35.00 per year or $.80 each. Address requests to Publications Services Division of Support Services and make payment remittance payable to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form collectible at Par in U.S. currency. CHART 1 SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND W EIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR W EEK ENDING W EDNESDAY RATIO SC SCALE MARCH 1973® \ 1973=100 160 130 120 110 150 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 140 100 130 90 120 80 110 70 100 I I ,I 60 330 310 90 380 350 SWISS FRANC 290 320 270 290 250 260 230 230 210 200 190 105 95 85 I I I l I I I.J . I J I— l _L _L 170 110 100 U.K. POUND 90 75 80 65 70 55 60 45 50 35 i i i I i i i I i i i l i i i 40 195 210 185 200 175 190 165 180 155 170 145 160 135 150 125 140 120 110 FRENCH FRANC ” 70 60 50 ITALIAN LIRA 100 40 90 30 80 20 70 60 I I I 1995 I I I I I I I 1997 i I I I I » l l I l 1 1 I 1 I I I 1 1 1 1995 1997 10 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR W EEK ENDING W EDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM + O I T- CM CM t J- COCO CO + O I CM CO TTt + O I T- CM CM CD r t CO IT) CM CO + O I CM t- CM + O I y- CM CM + O I CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR W EEK ENDING W EDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE u s - DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES W EEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 7 PERCENT PER ANNUM 5 U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 6 4 5 3 4 2 3 1 2 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i 7 0 6 GERMANY 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1995 1997 2 CHART 5 3-M O N TH INTEREST RATES W EEKLY SERIES C CO M lO CJl CO CO O) 00 N> PERCENT PER ANNUM "si PERCENT PER ANNUM C CD M 00 ro IsCO -*• IT) TjCMCO Ol O CO CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES, LONDON AVERAGES FOR W EEK ENDING W EDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 8 OVERNIGHT 6 4 CM CO I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CM CO 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 +O I -w — ■ 1995 1997 i 1995 i l i I + o DIFFERENTIAL - _ l__ l_ _l__ L__J__ I__ I 1997 l J __ I__ CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-M ONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR W EEK ENDING W EDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM + O I T - h* CO 10 CO CM T + O I 1995 1997 1995 1997 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM i i n n inco i n co cm I I I I I I -1.1 I I l_ L .L I ■l._l 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 ! co CHART 10 STOCK INDICES W EEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE End-1994=100 RATIO SCALE End-1994=100 4-Mar-98 Chart 1. ll-Mar-98 18-Mar-98 25-Mar-98 l-Apr-98 Spot Exchange Rates and Indices Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U .K . pound 2.6721 70.324 16.441 55.172 0.05599 0.79110 48.928 68.082 164.72 2.6461 70.694 16.288 54.601 0.05552 0.78037 48.443 67.047 163.97 2.6594 70.717 16.364 54.856 0.05573 0.77346 48.660 67.444 166.71 2.6503 70.539 16.311 54.676 0.05554 0.76918 48.497 66.958 167.20 2.6356 70.536 16.227 54.370 0.05515 0.76004 48.242 66.117 167.93 105.29 70.09 74.09 155.20 32.14 207.13 140.46 219.03 66.62 104.27 70.46 73.40 153.60 31.87 204.33 139.07 215.70 66.32 104.80 70.48 73.74 154.31 31.99 202.52 139.69 216.98 67.43 104.43 70.31 73.50 153.81 31.88 201.40 139.22 215.41 67.63 103.86 70.30 73.12 152.95 31.65 199.00 138.49 212.71 67.92 105.35 68.76 71.38 168.46 29.06 220.93 143.31 54.70 222.37 64.88 100.28 105.21 68.73 71.30 168.24 29.02 220.10 143.13 54.85 221.22 65.25 100.56 105.01 69.01 71.18 167.87 28.92 218.08 142.90 55.13 219.20 65.84 101.04 0.85 2.15 2.17 0.01 5.17 2.25 4.68 -1.81 0.87 2.15 2.16 0.02 5.18 2.30 4.68 -1.82 0.88 2.12 2.14 0.30 5.15 2.27 4.47 -1.80 0.87 2.09 2.09 0.41 5.11 2.23 4.29 -1.82 296.50 294.19 293.36 295.29 301.08 5.61 5.61 4.79 3.31 3.61 0.43 3.20 0.75 7.35 5.47 5.48 4.70 3.31 3.37 0.42 3.31 0.84 7.48 5.48 5.51 4.77 3.31 3.34 0.41 3.31 0.88 7.23 5.46 5.45 4.70 3.31 3.36 0.42 4.00 1.10 7.43 5.65 5.64 4.80 3.31 3.51 0.48 3.51 1.34 7.31 Indices, March 1973 base rates = 100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U .K . pound , Weighted average exchange value indicesi March 1973=100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swedish krona Swiss franc U .K . pound U.S. dollar Chart 2. 0.78 2.15 2.17 -0.29 5.26 2.26 4.78 -1.86 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 105.14 68.97 71.26 168.16 29.04 223.93 143.11 54.36 221.74 63.93 100.68 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Premium or Discount Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U .K . pound Chart 3. 105.51 68.10 71.49 168.95 29.11 225.74 143.64 54.19 223.77 63.79 99.86 Call Money Rates U.S. federal funds Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom 4-Mar-98 Chart 5. 5.58 4.98 3.43 3.44 0.80 3.52 0.89 7.49 3.89 5.58 4.94 3.44 3.43 0.77 3.45 0.96 7.44 3.84 5.58 4.92 3.43 3.42 0.75 3.38 1.00 7.44 3.82 5.58 4.91 3.46 3.44 0.71 3.36 1.14 7.49 3.82 5.60 4.92 3.48 3.48 5.61 5.54 5.56 5.56 5.58 5.68 5.48 5.50 5.56 5.56 5.57 5.69 5.51 5.49 5.54 5.55 5.57 5.68 5.45 5.53 5.56 5.56 5.59 5.68 5.64 5.58 5.56 5.56 5.62 5.74 5.64 5.65 0.68 3.39 1.31 7.49 3.82 Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. -Apr-98 3-Month Interest Rates U.S. 90-day CD ’s, secondary market Canadian finance paper French interbank rate German interbank rate Japanese CD rate Netherlands interbank rate Swiss interbank rate U.K. interbank sterling Weighted average foreign interest rate (G-10 Countries) Chart 6. ll-Mar-98 18-Mar-98 25-Mar-98 Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Money Market Rates Overnight Euro-dollar deposits U.S. federal funds Differential 5.61 5.61 0.01 5.48 5.47 0.01 5.51 5.48 0.02 5.45 5.46 -0.01 - 5.56 5.58 -0.02 .56 5.58 -0.02 5.55 5.58 -0.03 5.56 5.58 -0.02 5.56 5.60 -0.04 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank sterling (London), covered Differential 5.56 5.60 -0.04 5.56 5.60 -0.04 5.55 5.59 -0.04 5.56 5.66 -0.09 5.56 5.64 -0.07 U.S. commercial paper Canadian finance paper, covered Differential 5.49 5.77 -0.28 5.49 5.80 -0.30 5.48 5.80 -0.32 5.48 5.80 -0.32 5.50 5.80 -0.30 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered Differential 5.56 5.63 -0.07 5.56 5.62 -0.06 5.55 5.60 -0.05 5.56 5.59 -0.03 5.56 5.59 -0.03 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss interbank, covered Differential 5.56 5.68 -0.11 5.56 5.65 -0.09 5.55 5.69 -0.14 5.56 5.62 -0.05 5.56 5.61 -0.05 5.58 5.02 4.97 1.63 2.80 4.97 6.02 5.70 5.40 4.91 4.87 1.58 2.63 4.88 5.93 5.56 5.37 4.91 4.86 1.57 2.77 4.88 5.91 5.59 5.39 4.96 4.90 1.64 2.82 4.92 5.93 5.67 Canada 169.52 174.34 176.26 179.88 France 175.63 182.95 188.87 196.00 Germany 194.93 199.48 203.27 210.13 Japan 82.80 80.89 80.37 79.32 Netherlands 256.26 260.11 262.27 272.27 Switzerland 262.47 256.09 259.08 269.76 United Kingdom 150.79 156.54 159.40 160.54 United States 216.97 222.08 225.40 228.25 Indices (in order, rebased to end-1994=100) are Toronto Composite, SBF250, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix), CBS All-General, Swiss Performance Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite 178.66 199.09 211.35 78.99 273.60 274.54 161.65 229.70 3-month Euro-dollar deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Differential Chart 8. Chart 9. Interest Arbitrage, 3-Month Funds Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields 10-year maturity, where available Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom United States Chart 10. 0.01 5.55 4.99 4.96 1.70 2.72 4.96 6.06 5.70 Stock Indices (Wednesday figures)
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