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LfBRARY

Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

AUGUST 1, 1977

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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 INDEXES
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
a INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (DASHED LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MAY 1970 PARITY=100

RATIO SCALE
MAY 1970 PARITY=100

CANADIAN DOLLAR
100

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

90

V
I
140

I

I I I I I III I I I

I

I II

-

AZ

..JAPANESE YEN

SK

/

120

I

v—

r

FRENCH FRANC

-

-

v .

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/ X

V^

v ~_
v

sJ

100

120

y

100

I

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1 1 1

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SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

BELGIAN FRANC

100

100




—

\

—

1
1
s\
I \

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-

-

N

60

1
1977

80

-

-

1975

100

ITALIAN LIRA

U.K. POUND

1 r

"
1

1
1975

1
1977

CHART 2

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

Aa

>

CANADIAN DOLLAR

?
—

6

I

I

f

f

I

I

PER CENT PER ANNUM

+

0
DUTCH GUILDER

U. K. POUND

VX,

-

" X V >

/

6

12

-

18

6

I

I

I

I

I

I

12

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

— 6

+

0

6

6

6

12

JAPANESE YEN
+

0

2 PER CENT ON SCALE EQUALS
1 PER CENT ON ALL OTHER

FRENCH FRANC

6

12

12




24

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1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

200 —




12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
\
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

16

16
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

JAPAN

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

FRANCE

—

CANADA

NETHERLANDS

—

—

-

I

16

I

I

I

I

I

—

12

EURO-DM

GERMANY

EURO-SWISS FRANC

4




1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

12
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

i UNITED STATES CD* •

~ l

I

I

I

I

I

14 r ™

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

111 n i l 1111
—

14

M

EURO-DOLLAR
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

!0

v
V
V—V yA
JAPAN

MONTHLY
X

AZ

I

I

I




I

I
1975

I

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1977

1975

1977

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
CENT PER ANNUM




PER CENT PER ANNUM

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

—

1-MONTH

/v\

1-YEAR

-

-

I I

1975

1977

12

-

1975

II I I

I I

1977

II

I

:
CHART 7

)
-

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

12

PER CENT PER ANNUM

-

12

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSITS

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

FEDERAL FUNDS
DASHED LINE

90-DAY CD S
DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

DIFFERENTIAL
|

A D J U S T E D FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

Ai

Ul/V

' i A -Ay

I I I I I I I I I I I
1975
FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S. IF POSITIVE




1

A

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II I I I I I I I I I
1977

.

1975

1977

CHART 8

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

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
12

INTERBANK STERLING

INTERBANK DM

COVERED LONDON

COVERED FRANKFURT

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

+

0
DIFFERENTIAL
*

DIFFERENTIAL

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
12

6

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

DASHED LINE

+
0

DASHED LINE

,

DIFFERENTIAL




DIFFERENTIAL

1975

1977

1975

1977.

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PER

PER CENT PER AN

:ENT PER ANNUM

CANADA

UNITED STATES

9

10

;/>
/

8

5

6
8

11
\

JAPAN
\

INDUSTRIAL

- /

V - \

-

SWITZERLAND

6

9

L* -

GERMANY

7

I

I

I

I

I

I

4

2
18

13

11

-

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

16

.

9

14

7

V/

NETHERLANDS

5

I

I

I

I

I

~

I

10

12
U. S.

CORPORATE

12

11

MONTHLY

U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

/ \

/ AA
\V

EURO-DOLLAR

BONDS

A

10

9

Aaa BONDS

8

7

EURO-DM BONDS

6




5
1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
1969:

SCALE
00

180

140

UNITED STATES
100

80

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

60
UNITED KINGDOM

360
-

280
__

JAPAN
200

160

120

I

I

I

I

I

I

nil ihili i

180

100

140

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

- X

-

80

100
60

80
-

60

I

I

I

I

I

I

40

180

180

140

-

FRANCE
GENERAL

140

INDEX

GERMANY
100

100

80

80

60




1975

60
1977

1975

1977

e
SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTEC
DATE
VALUE

CHART 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED AVERAGE
JAPANESE YEN
GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
2 . 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27

68.26
136.10
162.30
149.89
71.80
101.69
115.23
182.89
142.78
70.88

27
27
27
27
27
27
27

-1.52
—3. 60
2.01
-5.48
2.88
2.75
0.01

JULY 27

145.31

'

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

3 . GOLD PRICE IN LONDON
U . S . DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE
4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
5.

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

27
20
22
15
22
22
22
22
15
22

5.45
5.47
6.88
7.10
4.00
3.81
5.63
8.63
0.60
0.93

JULY
JULY
MAY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

27
27

5.38
4.12
7.85
5.78
7.27
7.74
2.88

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN




27
27
27
27

SERIES NAME
CHART 6 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTEi
DATE
VALUE ,

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

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

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

20
27
27
27
27
27

6.31

20
27
27
27
27
27

5.47
5.45
0.25
5.78
5.38
0.30

FURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

4. I t
1.64

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

5.38
5.76
-0.36

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

5.78
6.13
-0.35

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

5.76
5.76
0.02

5.47
5.41
5.50

CHART 7 . SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 6 9 DAYS)
DIFFERENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
CHART 8 .

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS




s.r

*

SERIES NAME
CHART 9 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTE
VALUE
DATE

LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS

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

JULY
JULY
MAY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

22
15
15
15
1
15
22

7.32
6.03
7.43
4.22
8.72
10.91
7.09
12.62

U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
I^HART 1 0 .

8.05
6.87
7.72

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




MAY
MAY
MAY

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

22
8
8
15
22
22
15

104. 21
2 4 9 . 52
9 2 . 06
8 1 . 11
1 0 2 . 79
7 4 . 24
9 5 . 52

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F E D E R A L

H.10

R E S E R V E

statistical

release

JULY 2 9 #

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

'

1977

JULY 2 9 , 1977

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:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
0 . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PESATA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND




IRA1r e u . s . CENTS
JULY 27

JULY 25

JULY 26

112.5000
6.24000
2.86450
94.2300
16.9600
25.0200
20.7925
44.4700
11.3500
171.9800
0.11345
0.37830
40.6300
4.3663
41.4750
97.2000
19.2700
2.6000
114.7900
1.1675

112.4500
6.25000
2.86600
93.8600
16.9500
25.0500
20.8200
44.5100
11.3500
172.0100
0.11345
0.37820
40.7800
4.3600
41.5300
97.2700
19.2100
2.6100
115.1200
1.1772
13.7000
23.3000
41.9600

13.7000

23.3200
41.9450

171.9800

172.0100

112.5300
6.23750
2.84700
93.8000
.16.8700
25.0000
20.7200
44.2900
11.3500
173.7000
0.11345
0.37770
40.7700
4.3600
41.3550
97.5500
19.1300
2.6000
115.1500
1.1774
13.7000
23.2000
41.8900
173.7000

JULY 28

JULY 29

112.4200
6.21500
2.84550
93.7900
16.7900
24.9700
20.6400
43.9600
11.3500
173.7200
0.11347
0.37600
40.7800
4.3600
41.1000

112.1800
6.15000
2.82700
93.5550
16.6300
24.8000
20.4200
43,6600
11.4500
173.6500
0.11340
0.37480
40.7000
4.3688
40.8300
97.4000
18.9000
2.5900
114.8500
1.1765
13.7000

97.5500

19.0700
2.6000
114.7500
1.1761
13.7000
23.0400
41.6600
173.7200

22.8400

41.5000
173.6500