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H. 13
No.310

August 2, 1967.
CAPITAL MARKET^DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
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
A - Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
5 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
6 - Short-term Interest Rates
7 - Long-term Bond Yields
8 - Spot Exchange Rates--Major 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)

0 NEW Y O R K , L O N D O N , MONTREAL:
YIELDS FOR U.S. DOLLAR INVESTORS O N 3 - M O N T H FUNDS
DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

RATES:

NEW Y O R K - L O N D O N

EURODOLLAR DEPOSIT

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

4
• E U R O - D O L L A R OVER
M . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

\
F'NANCE

CO.

PAPER

RATES

(covered):

QUOTED

IN

NEW

YORK

9

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

CANADIAN FINANCE
COMPANY
U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

Mar.

Jun.
1965

Sept.




Dec.

Mar.

.un.
1966

Sept.

Dec.

Mar.
1967

Jun.

L O N D O N : YIELDS FOR U . S . DOLLAR I N V E S T O R S O N 3 - M O N T H FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

RATES

30 DAY j
180 DAY

9 0 DAY

CALL

RE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

HIRE PURCHASE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

FAVOR HIRE PURCHASE

i

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

1965




FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

1966

1967

1

4
INTEREST ARBITRAGE:
FRANKFURT

FRANKFURT/LONDON,

INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE

VS.

ZURICH/LONDON

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE

(COVERED)

RATE

EURO-DOLLAR

FAVOR FRANKFURT

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE

(COVERED)

EURODOLLAR

SWISS

rrcRENTIAL

DEPOSIT

RATE

FAVOR ZURICH
/ I

PRICE

OF

GOLD

IN

LONDON




INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , U N I T E D S T A T E S / C A N A D A

3 - M O N T H

TREASURY

BILL

RATES

C A N . F I N . CO. P A P E R

CANADA

I
L

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

FORWARD

C A N A D I A N

3

DOLLAR

PREMIUM

S P R E A D I N F A V O R OF C A N A D A

FORWARD RATE

•

MONTH

COVERED

RATE

DIFFERENTIALS

(NET

INCENTIVES)

PRIME FINANCE PAPER

TREASURY BILLS

D
1964




S

1965

D

J

1966

s

S

1967

D

[p

INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , NEW
1

3-MONTH

TREASURY

BILL

YORK/LONDON
RATETT

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS!

LONDON

/V
NEW YORK

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L

AND

3-MONTH FORWARD

STERLING

S P R E A D I N F A V O R OF L O N D O N

DISCOUNT

FORWARD RATE

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L W I T H F O R W A R D

E X C H A N G E COVER (NET

INCENTIVE)

I N F A V O R OF L O N D O N

IN F A V O R OF N E W Y O R K
1964




1965

1966

1967

SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES *

EURO-DOLLAR

- LONDON +

-r

U.S.

SWITZERLAND

i 1

i for all counlriei except Japan (Average rote on
deposit rate) and Germany (Interbank loan Rate)
for U S. dollar deposits in London




l

2

discounts)

L O N G - T E R M B O N D YIELDS

r

^ —
NETHERLANDS

CANADA

GERMANY

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

1963




1965

1967

SPOT E X C H A N G E RATES - M A J O R C U R R E N C I E S A G A I N S T U . S . DOLLAR




GERMAN MARK

U.K. S T E R L I N G

FRENCH FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

I

CANADIAN DOLLAR

I T A L I A N LIRA

JAPANESE YEN

1967

10
3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E RATES
AGAINST

U.S.

DOLLARS —NEW

YORK

SWISS FRANC

(
GERMAN MARK

x

/
'

POUND STERLING

FRENCH FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

AGAINST

POUND

STERLING — L O N D O N

S W I S S FRANC

\

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR




DISCOUNT

I N D U S T R I A L STOCK I N D I C E S

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

JAPAN

CANADA




H. 13
No.310

II

August 2 , 1967
* Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)

Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Upper Panel

July 26

Euro-$ deposit

4. £

U.S. certif. of deposit

5.Q3

Lover Panel

(Friday,

_

July 2g

Finance co. paper:

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

4.7$

4.72
4.94

Chart 5
(Friday, July 28

)

Treasury bills:

+ 1. 11

Forward pound

. 62

Net incentive (U.K. +)

.49

Chart 6
July 28 )
(Friday,

July

28)

Treasury bills:

Euro-$ deposits:
Call
30 - d ay

5.21
4. 10

U.K.
U.S.

Spread favor U.K.

Chart 2
(Friday,

90-day
180-day

4.10
T i r
4.23

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

5.00
5. 62

Interbank loan rate (German)

Hire-purchase paper (July 21)

5.75

Euro-$ deposit (London)

Local-authority depos^^^^

5.59

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

4. 25
4.94

Chart 3
(Period:

Upper Panel

July 31

Interbank loan (mid-point)

3.51

Euro-$ deposit (average)

4. 98

Lower Panel

(Date:

July 15

Zurich 3-month deposit
-

r

£ i t * °

l

d

W i

4. 00*"
,

Chart 4
(Friday, July 28
Treasury bills:

^ 2 L _

)

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

4.23
4. 10
+. 13

Forward Canadian $

- .71

Net incentive (Canada +)

- . 58

Canadian finance paper

5«38




)

3.51

)

4. 00*

)

7,30

Chart 7
U.S. Gov't. (Wed. ,

July 26

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

4. 91
6. 91

July 27
July ?«

6,76

Swiss Confed. (Fri., July 21

4. 65

Canadian Gov't. (Wed., July 26

5.96

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday,
July 14
)

5. 71

Euro- $ bonds (Fri., July 28

6.33

)

For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.
* June 23
30
July
7

4. 25
4. 25
4. 25