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August 16, 1967.

H. 13
No. 312

I.
II.

I.

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad

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1 - New York, London, Montreal: Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
2 - London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
3 - Interest Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
4 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
5 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
6 - Short-term Interest Rates
7 - Long-term Bond Yields
8 - Spot Exchange R a t e s — M a j o r Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
9 - 3-month Forward Exchange Rates
10 - Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)




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YORK,

LONDON,

YIELDS FOR U . S .
DOLLAR

MONTREAL:

DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

INVESTORS O N

RATES:

NEW

3-MONTH

FUNDS

YORK-LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

FINANCE

CO.

PAPER

RATES

(covered) : QUOTED

IN

NEW

YORK

U.K. HIRE P U R C H A S E

CANADIAN FINANCE
COMPANY
U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

1.
Mar.

Jun.
1965

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DEPOSIT

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

RATES

30
180

DAY

DAY

DAY

CALL

HIRt

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

HIRE

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered

PURCHASE

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

FAVOR

HIRE

PURCHASE

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FRANKFURT/LONDON,

INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE

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ZURICH/LONDON

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

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UNITED

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STATES/CANADA

RATES

CAN. FIN. CO. P A P E R

UNITED STATES

BILL

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

FORWARD

CANADIAN

PREMIUM

DOLLAR

S P R E A D IN F A V O R O F C A N A D A

FORWARD RATE

3-MONTH

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RATE

DIFFERENTIALS

(NET

FAVOR C A N A D A

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PRIME FINANCE PAPER

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3-MONTH

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NEW

BILL

Y O R K / L O N D O N

RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

FORWARD

STERLING

S P R E A D IN F A V O R O F L O N D O N

PREMIUM
DISCOUNT

FORWARD RATE

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

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INTEREST

RATES <

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1963

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1966

1967

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LONG-TERM

BOND

YIELDS

Weekly figure*

Per cent per annum

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

1963
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**
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1964

1965

Average of yields for four foreign government dollar bonds quoted in London
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New series for Switzerland starts 3 3 67




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1967

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EXCHANGE

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-

MAJOR

CURRENCIES

AGAINST

U.S.

DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

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A G A I N S T U . S . D O L L A R S — N E W YORK
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PREMIUM

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

POUND STERLING

DISCOUNT-

PREMIUM*
FRENCH FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR
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INDUSTRIAL STOCK

INDICES

SWITZERLAND*

JAPAN

CANADA

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1965

1967

H. 13
No.312

II. Latest Figures Plotted in H. 13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)
Chart 1

Chart 5
(Friday, Aug. 11

Euro-$ deposit

5..12

U.S. certif. of deposit

4..98

Lower Panel

Treasury bills:

August 11 )

(Friday,

August 16, 1967

4.. 75
4. 68

Finance co. paper:

U.S.
Canada
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

)
5.21
4.13

U.K.
U.S.

Spread favor U.K.

+1.08

Forward pound

- .65

Net incentive (U.K. +)

+ .43

5. 04
Chart 6
(Friday, August 1 1 )

Chart 2
(Friday, Aug. 11 )

4.13
Euro-$ deposits:
Call
30-day

4.62
5.00

5 .12
5 .62

90-day
180-day

Hire-purchase paper

(July 28) 5.75

Local-authority deposit (July 28) 5 .59

Upper Panel

Chart 3
(Period:
August 15

)

Interbank loan rate (German)(Aug. 7)

3.68

Euro-$ deposit

5,,12

(London)

Zurich 3-month deposit
(Date:
July 15
Japan composite rate
(Date:
May
26

Interbank loan (mid-point)(Aug. 7) 3.,68

Lower Panel

(Date:

Price of gold
(Friday,
July 28

4. 00
3 5 . 196
)

Chart 4
(Friday, Aug. 11
Treasury bills:

)

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

+ .10

Forward Canadian $

- ,75

Net incentive (Canada +)

- .65

Canadian finance paper




U.S. Gov't. (Wed. ,

)

July 15

Zurich 3-month deposit

4. 23
4. 13

5.50

)

4..00

)

7«.30

Chart 7

5. 16

Euro-$ deposit (average)

5.21
4 .23

U.K.
Canada

U.K. War Loan (Thurs.,
German Fed.

(Fri. ,

)

4. 91

Aug. 1 0 )

6 . 88

Aug. 9

Aug. 11

)

6 . 78

Swiss Confed. (Fri. ,
July 28 )
(Fri.,
Aug.
4)
Canadian Gov't. (Wed., Aug.
2 )

4. b7r
4. 65
5. 92

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday,
Aug. 4
)

5. 65

Euro- $ bonds (Fri.,

Aug. 11

)

6 . 33

For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.