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Selected Interest
Exchange Rates
W e e k ly Series o f Charts

August 1, 1983

Prepared by the
F IN A N C IA L M A R K E T S
S E C T IO N




DIVISION O F
IN T E R N A T IO N A L F IN A N C E
BO A R D O F G O VERN ORS
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E SYSTEM
Washington, D .C . 20551

Table o f Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIG URES PLOTTED

Weekly $15.00 per year or $.40 each in the United

2. D A IL Y C E R T IF IE D SPOT

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, Divi­
sion of Administrative Services, and make payment
remittance payable to the order of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form

EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE

CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-M ONTH FORW ARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PR IC E -LO N D O N
4. C ALL MO NEY RATES
5. 3-M ONTH INTER EST RATES
6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DO LLAR A ND
U.S. M O NEY M A R K E T RATES
8. INTEREST A R B ITR A G E: 3-M ONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM G O V ER N M EN T BOND Y IE LD S
10. IN D U S T R IA L STOCK INDICES




collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
OOLLAR 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

140

-

120

-

100

-

80

V

h

T

y

i i

i

1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 11

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—

120
100

-

—

U.K. POUND
80
v
X /

-

60

l

L--1I .

l

I

lllllllllll

lllllllllll
180

180
GERMAN MARK

160
_ v - A^

160

v

140

140

120

120

^

:
100

100
“

i

l

1 1 1

l

lllllllllll

lllllllllll

120

120
CANADIAN DOLLAR

100
------^
80

7

^

0

=

100
---------

i-...

...

-

80

-----------

—

60
l

I

I




m

i

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60

lllllllllll
80
70
60

50

40

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 2

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




PERCENT PER ANNUM

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

u.s.c

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

APS PER FINE OUNCE

800

800

750

750

7 00

700

650

650

600

600

12.5 Kg BARS
550

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

550

500

500

450

450

vv
400

400

350

350

300

300

I I l-l l H

250

1980



1981

1982

lM

.1 .1.L
1983

250




CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PER CEN t PER ANNUM




PERCENT PER ANNUM

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

Lo ndo n

AVERAGES F(5R WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4




1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
OFFERENTIAL: PIUS<+), F A V O R S BORROWING IN U. S.
AV E R A G E S F O R W E E K E N D M G W E D N E S D A Y
PER CENT PER ANNUM

26

PERCENT PER ANNUM

26

22

16

14

- 10

6
3
2

104-

1

1
2
3
4

1 PE RC ENT ON D IF F E R E N T IA L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A LE




CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-M ONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
P ER C E N T >E R ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

20

12

4

2
+
0
2
4

1 PERCENT

ON

D IF F E R E N T IA L




SCALE

=

2

PERCENT

ON

RATE

SCALE

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER

19

19
UNITED STATES

15

15

11

11

7

7

15

9

11

5

7

1

13

13

9

9

5

5

22

U. S. CORPORATE

22
m o n thly

18

18

14

14

10

10

6

6




1981

1983

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100




180

160

140

120

100
180
160
140

120
100
80
130

110

90

70
280
240

200
160

120
1981

1983

1981

1983

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART

1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AND INDICES

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S. CENTS)

GERMA N HARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
INDICES, MARCH

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27

38.41
0.41602
34.34
152.39
8 1.07
12.78
47.41
1.92077
0.06494

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27

108.06
108.93
9 8.57
61.64
80.80
57.60
152.52
75.69
36.89

27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27

126.98
137.38
135.83
120.40
72. 13
97. 32
66.66
187.33
90.91
41.85
68.40

27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27

0.61
0.32
5.08
-3.72
5.28
4.46
3.53
-6.60

1973 BASE RATES = 100

GERHAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR 1973 = 100
(G- 10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

CHA RT 2. 3— MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON,
U.S.

AFTERNOON FIXING

DOLLARS PER FINE O U N C E

JULY 27

425.110

CHART 4. CALL MONEY RATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JAN.
JULY

27
27
22
15
22
22
22
22
1
22

9.46
9.50
9.50
9.23
5-00
4.65
6.31
12.13
10.30
2.67

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

27
27
20
27
27
27
27

9.52
5.48
6.63
9.38
9.86
4.79
8.24

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

27
27
27
27
27
27

9.50
9.60
9.65
10.04
10.44
10.63

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFE RENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

9.50
9.46
0.04

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFE RENTIAL

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

10.04
9.52
0.52

CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS I N TERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7 - DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S.




MONEY MARKET RATES

SERIES NAME
CHART

I. INTEREST ARBITRAGE,

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

3-MONTH FUNDS

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

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

10.0*
10.19
-0. 15

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

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

9.27
10.00
-0.73

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

10.0*
10.63
-0.59

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 27
JULY 27
JULY 27

10.0*
10. 1*
-0.10

CHART 9. LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

JULY
JULY
JUNE
JULY
JULY
APRIL
FEB.
MAY

22
15
8
15
8
27

11.36
8. 15
7. *9
*.53
11.96
1 *. 60
8.20
9.7*

U. S. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 10-

11.7*
9.90

JUNE
APRIL

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SNITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
MAY
JUNE
JULY

13
13
6
6
13
25
29
6

172.30
1*8.82
2*5.67
1*0.06
113. 13
123.83
12*.67
17*.97