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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

August 10, 1987

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




CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DC

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE 0'

ARS PER FINE OUNCE

480

480

460

460

440

440
12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

300

300




280

i i I i i I i i I i i I i ' I ' ' I ' '
1984

1985

1986

1987

260

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

16

FRANCE
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

-

8

4

v v

JAPAN

0

11

I

I

I

I

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-

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16
CANADA
12

GERMANY

8

4

0
16
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND

12

8

• 7

4
NETHERLANDS

0




1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 5

3 - M m T H INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERES
PERCENT PER AN

NT PER ANNUM

16

*4

u.s

12

CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

—

14

L

10

-

10

8
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

«
4

12

I I I

I

V * .

.

V

S

.

8

I I

I

I

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I

I

6

I

14

16
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

U K INTERBANK STERLING
14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

8

8

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

J

6

VA-

6

-vV

-

4

4

I I I

2

I I I

2
8

10
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

8

6

-

4

6

^ ^

4

2

I

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1985

-

2
0

11

I
1987

1985

1987

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERC

PERCENT PER AN!

T PER ANNUM

14
OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

12

10

8

6

4
14

12
i
J

10

\

V

8

6

I

4

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14
1-YEAR

1-MONTH

12

10

8

6

4




1985

1987

1985

1987

|

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUSM, FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDM6 WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM
PERCENT PER ANNUM




— I 16

90-DAY CD'S

FEDERAL FUNDS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

1985

1987

1965

1987

CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER Ah

18

1*

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERJED LONDON

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

DASHED LINE

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
DASHED LINE

I

2
2

DIFFERENTIAL

I

I

I I I I I I I I I 11

DIFFERENTIAL

0

2

JL1

18

14

INTERBANK DM

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

10

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

I

2
2

DIFFERENTIAL

I

I

I

I I

I

DIFFERENTIAL

0

2

I

I

I

I

I
1985

I
1987

PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1985

1987

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AH

:NT PER ANNUM

WM
16

16
CANADA

UNITED STATES
14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

14

10
UNITED KINGDOM

_

12

JAPAN

-

8

10

6

8

4

I

6

I

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2
10

8
GERMANY

6

SWITZERLAND

8

4

6

2

4

17

17
U. S.

15

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

FRANCE

15

Aaa BONDS

13

13

11

11
NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

9

9

7

7

5

5




1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

500
400
UNITED KINGDOM

f

UNITED STATES

300

—

I

I

I

I

I

I

100

650

650

550

-

450

—

350

-

Aw
r
JAPAN

A/V

*
-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I I I

250

I I I

500

300

W

P V m I I I I

-

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-

-

—

I

I

I

150

SWITZERLAND

A

~

200

—

—

NETHERLANDS

-

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-

150

100
500
-

400

-

300

—

200

f^\r\

-

GERMANY

1987

A Y \

—

I

I I I
1985

I I

—

-

I I I

I I I

—

300

100

I

250

,,|,

500

200

I

CANADA
-

200

400

W

—

400

350

J

-

/
150

550
450

FRANCE
250

200

I I

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1985

mIMIMII. I.IMIMIm
1987

100

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SEfilES NAME
CHART 1. SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING BATES (U.S. CENTS)
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUXLDEfi
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LlfiA
SWEDISH KBONA

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

150. 46
173. 89
136. 37
64. 04
75. 10
72. 42
207. 65
101. 65
41. 95

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

100. 33
163. 52
183.34
139. 73
61. 32
73. $5
69. 99
212. 63
102. 01
39. 36
67. 17

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

-2. 16
-2.21
3.10
-1. 09
3.31
1.69
3.J4
-4.22

53.49
0.66412
47. 50
158.34
75.35
16.07
64.55
2. 57957
0. 07385
15.33

INDICES, flARCH 1973 BASE BATES = 100
GERMAN HARK
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
SffISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
CHART 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MASK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE >rBN
ITALIAN LIBA



AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

SERIES

LAST VALUE PLOTTE
DATE
VALUE

NAME

CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IH LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING
U.S. DOLLARS PEE FINE OUNCE

AUG.

5

467. 12

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

6.75
6.51
7. 80
7. 85
3.36
3.23
7. 65
5. 11
1.00

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

6. 76
3.91
3.73
9.20
9. 30
3.50
7.85
5. 26
6. 14

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5
5
5
5

6.51
6.59
6. 70
6.94
7.20
7. 66

CHAfiT 4. CALL MONEX BATES
U. S. FEDEBAL FUNDS
OVEBNIGHT EURO—DOLLAR DEPOSITS
0 . K_

CANADA
GEBBANX
JAPAN
FBANCE
NETHERLANDS
SHITZBRLAND
CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST BATES
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARI MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST BATE
tG-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAX
1—MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-X3AR

CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONET MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO—DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5

6.51
6.75
-0.24

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
0.S-,90-DAT CD'S, SECONDARI MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5

6.94
6. 76
0. 18




#

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5

6.94
7.04
-0. 10

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

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5

6.72
6.99
-0.27

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

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5

6.94
7.04
-0. 10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
5
5

6. 94
6.84
0. 10

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JUNE
JULY

31
31
S*
17
17
31

8.62
5.06
4.42
4. 10
10. 15
10.37
6.26
9. 45

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

31

U.S. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
CHART 10.

9.33

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




SAX

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

341.35
412.09
396.25
278.07
220.97
326.21
419.20
536.37

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512)

AUGUST

7, 1987

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE MEEK ENDING

AUGUST

7, 1987

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 rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

^AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
^IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
*NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
ttSOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
*UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZADO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

MEMO:
SUNITED STATES

DOLLAR

AUG.

3

70.03
13.113
38.650
NA
1.3241
3.7314
7.0825
4.5230
6.2035
1.8645
140.550
7.8058
13.1200
143.80
1350.50
150.50
2.5410
2.0990
57.540
6.8210
145.650
2.1110
48.40
811.70
126.470
29.512
6.5140
1.5440
30.780
25.990
158.35
100.11

(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
AUG. 4
AUG. 5
AUG.
69.89
13.133
39.220
NA
1.3258
3.7314
7.1740
4.5820
6.2950
1.8915
142.050
7.8085
13.1500
141.68
1370.00
152.10
2.5675
2.1290
56.930
6.8990
147.850
2.1147
48.25
812.00
127.730
29.512
6.5860
1.5680
30.700
26.020
157.00
101.31

70.18
13.203
38.930
NA
1.3251
3.7314
7.1350
4.5570
6.2570
1.8775
141.950
7.8097
13.0900
142.65
1360.50
150.75
2.5450
2.1143
57.360
6.8590
147.200
2.1117
48.10
812.20
127.680
29.548
6.5550
1.5575
30.630
26.040
157.83
100.67

6

69.93
13.240
39.070
NA
1.3231
3.7314
7.1630
4.5750
6.2755
1.8840
141.950
7.8100
13.0900
142.25
1364.50
151.45
2.5448
2.1205
57.210
6.8730
147.000
2.1120
48.20
812.00
127.800
29.548
6.5730
1.5620
30.550
26.020
157.60
100.95

AUG.

7

69.94
13.257
39.180
NA
1.3262
3.7314
7.1950
4.5830
6.3030
1.8900
142.400
7.8115
13.1200
141.75
1369.00
151.57
2.5440
2.1275
57.330
6.9060
147.750
2.1135
47.90
812.20
128.450
29.548
6.5920
1.5725
30.470
26.030
156.67
101.29

SINDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. HEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST
1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
WALUE IS U.S. CENTS