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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

April 9. 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 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 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

160
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

„

JAPANESE YEN

^

-

140

-

120

-

100

f
-

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80
240

CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

V.

200

XT

160

^

:

GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER

120
-

FRENCH FRANC

U.K. POUND
—

100

-

\/r\:

—

80

60

-

yv

:
50

#

160
140

—

BELGIAN FRANC

~

120
100
•

80

60

-

-

70

ITALIAN LIRA

-

—

60

-

-

50

-

40

-

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1982

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1984

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1982

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30

CHART 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

24

7
-

v

v

%

ITALIAN LIRA

-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

-

^

1 N
I ! I I I I I I I I I

pjL J V\

K

IU. K. POUND

I
DUTCH
GUILDERI

-

6

-

I I I I I I I I I I! I I

9
12

-

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SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK

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FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

e

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

600

550

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

-

500

450 -

-

450

400

-

400

350

350

3oo -

300

250

250
1981




1982

1983

1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

24

—

20

-

16

-

12

-

8

—

\

n

FRANCE

-

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

zr

W

JAPAN

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24
CANADA

20

EURO-SWISS
FRANC
16

12

NETHERLANDS

20
—

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY




GERMANY

EURO-DM
I

—

16

-

12

»
-

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah

22

24

18

20
U.S. CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

16

14

12

10
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

20

16

16

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

12

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

8

8

4
12

11

SWISS INTERBANK RATE
9

IV

-

8

-

4

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

i

7

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1982

1984

I I I II I II I I I
1982

1984

0

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

24
-

-

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH
16
-

I

1

-

12

1

1

1

iiliiliilii

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 141 1 1
24

—

—

20
7-DAY

6-MONTH

AvA

-

16

12

-

i ilu hill i

4

24

20

24

—

—

1-MONTH
16

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12

-

8

-

-

\

-

1-YEAR
16

-

V

4




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1982

|

-

-

12

-

-

8

II III IllllI
1984

20

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

22

-

FEDERAL FUNDS

18

22

18

3-MONTH

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

14

14

VI
OVERNIGHT
10

V

90-DAY CD' S

E U R O - D O L L A R DE P O S I T S

I I I I I I I I I I I

10

I I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I

IDIFFERENTIAL

TlNryUkn

DIFFERENTIAL

f

l

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1982
1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1984

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CHART 8

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

20

DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12

12
INTERBANK STERLING

COVERED LONDON

- U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

"VV x/

I I ll

DIFFERENTIAL

-

DIFFERENTIAL

Jill

nh/Av/WvfyV

—

"y\/A-V^vv

1 :

2

4

28

28

20

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM

20

COVERED FRANKFURT

12

12
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS"

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

-DASHED LINE

I II

III I
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
-

Ju

A

j

,

"

M a

1
1982

1984

1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1

1
1982

1

II

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LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

19

19
—

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CANADA

UNITED STATES
15

11

-

15

11

-

7

9

15
11

pS

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\f

UNITED KINGDOM

SWITZERLAND

-

-

l

7

l

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1
13

MONTHLY

GERMANY

JAPAN

1
U. S. CORPORATE

1

1

1

1

-

1

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MONTHLY

FRANCE

18
Aaa BONDS

14

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
10




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NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100




RATIO SCALE
1969=100

UNITED STATES

UNITED KINGDOM

JAPAN

FRANCE

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

e

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME

CHART

1. S P O T E X C H A N G E B A T E S AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY A V E R A G E S , NOON BUYING R A T E S

(U.S. C E N T S )

G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. P O U N D
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN F R A N C
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KBONA
INDICES, MARCH

1973 BASE B A T E S =

W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E VALUE I N D I C E S , BAR
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S PLUS S W I T Z E R L A N D )
U.S. DOLLAR
G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. P O U N D
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
S W E D I S H KRONA

•

#
^HART
e

#

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

38.40
0.44468
34.02
143.71
78.27
12.48
46.34
1.87699
0.06174
12.91

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APBIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

108.02
116.48
97.67
58. 13
78.01
56.22
149.10
73.96
35.07

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

128.52
138.89
148.00
120.43
68.33
94.67
65.58
184.80
89.62
40.04
68.82

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

0.21
1.90
5.09
-3.45
5.86
4.52
4.45
-5.88

100

G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. P O U N D
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN F R A N C
ITALIAN LIRA

•

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

1973 -

100
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

2. 3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E R A T E S , PREMIUM OH D I S C C U N T
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
U.K. P O U N D
G E R M A N MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH G U I L D E R
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA




APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME

CHART 3. G O L D PRICE IN L O N D O N , AFTERNOON FIXING
U.S. D O L L A R S PER
4. C A L L

FINE OUNCE

APRIL

4

385.52

APRIL
APRIL
MARCH
FEE.
MARCH
APRIL
MARCH
MARCH
JAN.
APRIL

4
4
30
24
30
6
30
30
1
6

10.41
10.36
8.69
9.41
5.55
5.38
6. 56
12.50
10.30
4.67

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4
4
4
4
4

10.36
5.81
6.25
10.74
8.89
3.66
8.47

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4
4
4
4

10.36
10.35
10.44
10.66
10.94
11.45

HONEY R A T E S

U.S. F E D E R A L F U N D S
O V E R N I G H T 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
5. 3 - M O N T H I N T E R E S T R A T E S
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY M A R K E T
G E R M A N INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E EANK L O A N S 8 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
I N T E R B A N K STERLING
SWISS I N T E R B A N K LOAN
W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E FOREIGN I N T E R E S T R A T E
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S PLUS S W I T Z E R L A N D )
C H A R T 6. E U R O - D O L L A R

DEPOSIT R A T E S : LONDON

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

S E L E C T E D EURO-DOLLAR

AND U.S. MONEY M A R K E T R A T E S

O V E R N I G H T EURC-ECLLAfi D E P O S I T S
U.S. F E D E R A L FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L ADJ. FOR R E S E R V E R E Q U I R E M E N T S

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4

10.36
10.41
-0.05

3 - M O N T H EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT R A T E
U.S. 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4

10.66
10.36
C. 30




SEfilES N A M :

C H A R T 8. I N T E R E S T

Last V A L U E PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

A R B I T R A G E , 3 - M O N T H FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
IJITERBANK S T E R L I N G (LOUDON) , C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4

10. 66
10. 83
- 0 . 17

U . S . C O M M E R C I A L PAPER
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER, C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4

10. 09
10. 95
- 1 . 86

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
I N T E R B A N K DM (FRANKFURT), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4

10. 66
10. 98
- c . 31

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS I N T E R B A N K , C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

4
4
4

10. 66
9. 57
1. 09

MARCH
MARCH

30
16

2
FEB. 24
FEE. 10
NOV.
MARCH 30

12. 46
7. 82
6. 92
4. 56
12. 10
13. 71
8. 57
9. 70

MARCH
NOV.

12.57
10. 29

CHART 9. L O N G TERM G O V E R M E N T B O N D YIELDS
UNITED S T A T E S
GERMANY
J A P A N (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
N E T H E R L A N D S (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

FEB.
MARCH

U.S. C O R P O R A T E
AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR

CHART

10.

BONDS

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
U N I T E D KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

167. 14
192. 42
235. 66
14S. 84
122. 78
153. 25
163. 51
223. 72

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APBI1

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE BBBK EBBING

APBXL

9 , 1984

6 , 1984

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

COUNTRY
•A0S16ALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.B.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HCNG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEW Z E A L A N D
NORWAY
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
* S O U T H AFRICA
S O U T H KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SNIDBM
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGCCE
VENEZUELA

MEMO:
•UNITED STATES

MONETARY
UNIT
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YBN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
PESO
BSCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
BON
PESETA
RUPEE
KBONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR

DOLLAR

APR.

2

(CURRENCY U N I T S PER D O L L A R )
4
APR.
3
APR.

APR.

5

APR.

6

9 3 . 80
18. 3 0 5
5 3 . 140
1335. 00
1. 2 7 4 5
2.D639
9. 5600
5. 5 5 7 0
8. 0040
2. 5980
103.150
7.8095
10. 7 6 0 0
117. 7 2
155. 7 4 0
1616.00
224. 65
2.2945
176.,5000
2.9350
66.400
7.5200
14.2500
132.250
2.0860
80.50
793.80
148.400
25.140
7..7350
2.1535
39.950
23.010
143,>30
14.0000

9 4 . 05
18. 3 7 8
53.600
1335. 0 0
1. 2 7 7 8
2. 0743
9.6550
5 .6 1 1 0
8. 0650
2.6 2 2 5
103. 9 5 0
7. 8060
10. 7 6 0 0
116. 6 5
157. 0 2 0
1625. 0 0
2 2 5 . 10
2. 2 9 5 5
176. 7 5 0 0
2. 9 5 7 5
66. 330
7.5550
14.2 5 0 0
133. 3 5 0
2. 0685
80. 5 0
794. 4 0
150. 170
25. 130
7. 7 8 0 0
2. 1675
39.930
23. 0 1 0
143. 15
14.0000

9 4 . 03
18. 425
5 3 . 590
1 3 3 5 . 00
1. 2799
2 . 0743
9. 6320
5.6120
8. 0550
2. 6215
104. 100
7 . 8060
10. 7 7 0 0
116. 68
158. 4 2 0
1 6 2 4 . 00
225. 35
2. 2920
176. 5 5 0 0
2. 9570
66.300
7. 5560
14. 2 5 0 0
133. 2 5 0
2. 0870
7 9 . 90
795. 40
151. 0 3 0
2 5 . 140
7. 7 8 0 0
2. 1715
NA
23. 010 *
143. 25
14.0000

9 2 . 80
18. 5 1 5
53. 7 9 0
1335. 0 0
1. 2 7 6 8
2. C 7 4 3
9.,6650
5.,5950
8.,0960
2.,6310
103. 8 5 0
7. 79 60
10.7700
116.25
159.400
1631.00
225. 6 0
2.2900
177. 3 5 0 0
2.9675
66.000
7.5575
14.2500
133.100
2.0870
80.25
795.40
149.170
25,.130
7.7925
2.1810
39.920
23,.010
142.60
14.0000

9 2 . 08
18. 4 3 8
5 3 . 600
1335. CO
1. 5791
2 .0846
9.6350
5. 6350
8.0670
2m 6 2 2 5
104. 130
7 . 6010
10. 7 7 0 0
116. 60
161. 290
1623. 00
2 2 5 . 35
2. 2940
177. 5 0 0 0
2. 9590
65. 950
7. 5575
14. 2 5 0 0
134. 0 0 0
2.0930
8 0 . 25
7 9 5 . 40
150. 6 3 0
2 5 .,130
7.,7860
2.1750
39.900
23.010
143. 00
14.1000

128 .36

129 . 1 0

129 . 0 9

129 . 5 0

129 .16

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