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A u g u s t 2 2 , 1973
R e l e a s e No 624
H-13
Diy^ron of International Finance, Statistical & Data Management Unit

SELECTED INTEREST &
EXCHANGE RATES
FOR MAJOR COUNTRIES &
THE US.
W E E K L Y SERIES O F C H A R T S

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM




H. 13
August 22, 1973
No. 624

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. EXCHANGE RATES AND GOLD PRICES
Chart 1A, IB, 1C - Spot Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against U.S. Dollar
Chart 2A and B - 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against
U.S. Dollar
Chart 3A and B - 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against
U.K. Pound
Chart 4
- Gold Price in London
PART II. SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
Chart 5
Chart 6A and B Chart 7A and B Chart 8A and B Chart 9A and B Chart 10A and B Chart 11
Chart 12A and B -

Call Money Rates
London: Euro-$ Deposit Rates
New York - London: Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
London: Covered Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
Interest Arbitrage: United States-United Kingdom
Interest Arbitrage: U.S.-Germany and U.S.-Switzerland
Interest Arbitrage: United States-Canada
Selected Short-term Interest Rates

PART III. LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES AND STOCK INDICES
Chart 13
Chart 14

- Long-Term Bond Yields
- Industrial Stock Indices

PART IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES AND
LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS
NOTE: This series is a continuation of the CAPITAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD,
which was published under that title through December 31,1968.
The changes in the format and order of the charts are explained in the Supplement
to the series, which accompanied issue dated January 1, 1969.
All series and their sources are fully described in a Supplement dated January 1, 1972.




SPOT EXCHANGE RATES • MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages
40

GERMAN f,
MARK
VI

BELGIAN FRANC

SWISS FRANC

20

JAPANESE
YEN

CANADIAN
DOLLAR

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Weekly averages (week ending on Friday) of daily offered rates in the New York market as per cent above or below central rates
prior to Smithsonian agreement




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Chart I B

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

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11

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FRENCH FRANC; /

-

DUTCH GUILDER

J \A ITALIAN LIRA
f
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a

k_A-A

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fu.K. POUND

1

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1973

Weekly averages (week ending on Friday) of daily offered rates in the New York market as per cent above or below central rates
prior to Smithsonian agreement.




Chart 1C

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

Per cent
SWISS FRANC

30

GERMAN MARK /;

SWISS FRANC /

20

JAPANESE YEN

FRENCH FRANC
j '

BELGIUM FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR
Per cent above or below parity
prior to float April 1970

\ I T A L I A N LIRA
against

U.K. P O U N D

JAN.

FEB.

APR.

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUG.

SEPT.

1973
Weekly averages (week endjngjon Friday) of daily offered rates in the New York market as per cent above or below central rates
prior t o Smithsonian agreement.




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Chart 2A

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages
I I

1 i

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Per cent per annum
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C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
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DISCC)UNT -

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PREM IUM +
GERMAN MARK

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PREM IUM +

DUTCH GUILDER

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1971

Canadian Dollar Rate not supported by Bank of Canada.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 2-3.




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3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

Per cent per annum
1 1 1 1 1 I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1

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FRENCH FRANC

-

V

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DISCOUNT -

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/

—

PREMIUM +
SWISS FRANC

-

r

N
DISCOUNT -

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

1970

J

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1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 2-3.




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Chart 3A

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.K. POUND
Per cent per annum

Friday figures

16

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

I

DISCOUNT
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1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 3.




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3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.K. POUND
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

PREMIUM +

SWISS FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

DISCOUNT -

M

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

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1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATAfjanuary 1, 1973, p. 3.




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Chart 4

GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, 12.5 Kg BARS
Week's average of afternoon fixings

M

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1971

U.S. dollar equivalent per fine ounce

D

M

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1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES of DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 4.




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Chart 5A

CALL MONEY RATES
DOLLAR FUNDS
Per cent per annum

Weekly averages

14

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

CALL EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR
EURO-DOLLAR

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
FEDERAL FUNDS

\zwv
FAVOR'HEDERAL FUNDS
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EURO-CURRENCIES
Weekly averages

Per cent per

EURO-DM

EURO-SWISS FRANC
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1 I

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1 1 1 I

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1 I

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Changed from CALL to OVERNIGHT Euro dollar deposits, May 10, 1971.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 4-6.




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Chart 5B

CALL MONEY RATES
SELECTED FOREIGN AND EEC CURRENCIES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

y

\n

n p y r

FRANCE, f

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

J '
V

1/
If

f
II

w

, NETHERLAIND
i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1S i 1 i i 1 i n

i i

i i ri

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JAPAN

CANADA

U.K.

GERMANY

M

J

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1970

M

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1971

S

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M

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1972

France, Day-to-day Money; Netherlands, Call Money, weekly average; Japan, Unconditional Money;
Canada, Day-to-day Loans, weekly average; Germany, Call Money; U.K., 2-day Local Authority Deposits.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 4 6.




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S

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Chart 6A

LONDON: EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

15 0 0

OVERNIGHT

CALL

7-DAY

12

1-MONTH

M

J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

* M a y 1 2 / 7 1 - c h a n g e d to Overnight Euro-Dollar Deposits
* * July 1 - c h a n g e d to 7-Day Euro-Dollar
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 6.




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Chart 68

LONDON: EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures

12

10

8

3-MONTH

6

4

2
12

10

8
6-MONTH

6

4

2
1970




1971

1972

1973

Chart 7A

NEW YORK-LONDON: YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3-MONTH DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES-SECONDARY MARKET
figures

Per cent per

12

10

8
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
6

4
U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

2
DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
4

+
0

EURO DOLLAR OVER U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

2
M

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 6-7




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Chart 7B

NEW YORK-LONDON: COST OF U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3 - M O N T H DOLLAR DEPOSIT R A T E S - P R i M A R Y MARKET
Wednesday figures

? f [ cent per annum

EURO D O L L A R DEPOSIT

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

w
EURO DOLLAR OVER
—
U.S. C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T
ADJUSTED1

M

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

* Adjusted for Reserve Requirement
* * Adjusted for 10% Marginal Reserve Requirement
* * * A d j u s t e d for 20% Marginal Reserve Requirement
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 6-7.




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1973

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LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
HIRE P U R C H A S E / S T E R L I N G C D ' s vs EURO-DOLLAR RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum
12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

HIRE PURCHASE
COVERED
STERLING CD's
COVERED

__

FAVOR STERLING CD's

DIFFERENTIAL

\

A y

1

iA A.
\

H A j ^

H

1
-

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
1 1 1 1 1 1 I I
M

J

1 I I
S

I I
D

1970

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

J

S

D

1971

1 1 1 1 1 1 I I
M

J1972

* H i r e Purchase suspended August 11, 1972 and Sterling Certificates of Deposit
begin August 11, 1972.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 7




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1 1 1
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Chart 8B

LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
L O C A L A U T H O R I T Y A N D EURO D O L L A R RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum
12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL A U T H O R I T Y
DEPOSIT
COVERED

1

I

!_ DIFFERENTIAL

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v
i

A

/

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY
-

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h

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-

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

ii
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1970

S

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1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 7-8.




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INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Per cent per annum

Friday figures
3 - M O N T H TREASURY BILL RATES

U.K. LOCAL A U T H O R I T Y D E P O S I T S
UNCOVERED

NEW YORK

LONDON

NEW YORK

I

* Plotted for comparison purposes
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 8 - 9




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Chart 9B

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

RATE DIFFERENTIAL AND 3-MONTH FORWARD STERLING

PREMIUM

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF LONDON

FORWARD RATE

DISCOUNT

RATE DIFFERENTIAL WITH FORWARD EXCHANGE COVER

FAVOR LONDON

FAVOR NEW YORK
J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp.8-9.




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Chart 10 A

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO-DOLLAR-GERMAN MARK
F R A N K F U R T I N T E R B A N K LOAN RATE VS
Wedn- d?

L O N D O N E U R O - D O L L A R RATE
H 50

Per ;ent per

GERMAN INTERBANK
LOAN RATE

EURODOLLAR

FAVOR FRANKFURT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR

M

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 9-10.
— ——

No quotation




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3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO DOLLAR - SWISS FRANC
ZURICH DEPOSIT RATE VS. LONDON EURO DOLLAR RATE
Wednesday rates

I I | I I | I I | I I I I I | I I | II

Per cent per annum

| I I I I I | I I | I I | I I I I I | I I | I I | I I I 12

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE
X

EURODOLLAR
COVERED

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR ZURICH

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR

1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I 1 I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I Hi»l

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 9-10.




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Chart 11

3-MONTH INTEREST ARBITRAGE: CANADA - UNITED STATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

1! | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1
BILL RATES

1 1 | 1 1 | II

| 1 1

II

1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1

| 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1

h
j j

UNITED STATES
TREASURY BILLS

~

T

CAN. FIN. CO. PAPER

A

M

/

y

-

TREASURY BILLS
1
1

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•

PREMIUM

BILL RATE DIFFERENTIA tL AND FORWARD CANADIAiN DOLLAR
FORWARD RATE

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GROSS SPREAD IN FAVOR OF C/ INADA

w

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;
DISCOUNT

1
COVERED RATE DIFFER!iNTIALS

FAVOR CANADA

A PRIME FINANCE PAPEF

;

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TREASURY EJILLS

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FAVOR U.S.

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M

1970

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1 1 1
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1971

See DESCRIPTION "AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 1(mY.




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Chart 12A

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RAT'S*
Per cent per a n n u m

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JAPAN
MONTHLY

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1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
3-month treasury bill rates for all countries except Japan(Average rate on bank loans and discounts)
and Germany(lnterbank Loan Rate)
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 11-12.




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Chart 12B

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
Per cent per annum

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CANADA
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1970

1971

1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 11-12.




1973

1974

Chart 13

LONG-TERM BOND YIELDS
Weekly figures

*

Per cent per annum

NETHERLANDS
-

w

^

y v
v

-

yjs

u.s.

SWITZERLAND

II

1 !

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ti

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M

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U.K.

G E R M A N Y ^

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I U.S. CORPORATE:

i

DOLLAR EURO-BOI>JOS
"

A

x

-

r

L / - - \
v

AaaBONDS

DM EURO-BONDS

11 1 11 1 1 1 I 11 11 11 1II 1 ! 1 !ii 1i i1 i 1 m 1 iI I i1
1970

1971

1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 1215.




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Chart 14

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
Ratio scale, 1958=100

Ratio scale, 1958=100

320
UNITED STATES

-

/Vv
1 1 1 I N V I

1 1 1 1

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240

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1 1 1 1 1 1 I I

1 1 1

1200

^ JAPAN

480
SWITZERLAND

y

A

v

-

V

960

5WITZERLAND

V

640

320

240

UNITED KINGIDOM

f

480

^

GERMANY

160

320
( y *

1

CANADA

GERMANY

^ Z ^ C A N A D A

240
V A ^

X

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I




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1972

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Country

IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES

Current Rate

In Effect Since

Previous Rate

In Effect Since

E.E.C.:
Belgium
France .
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
**United
Kingdom
Switzerland

Canada
Japan

United States

6.5

August 2. 197:

6.0

Julv

8.5

July 5. 1973 .

5,

1Q73

9.5

August 2, 197:

7.0

June 1, 1973

6.0

May 3, 1973

4.0

Apr. 10, 1972

4.5

Oct. 14, 1972

6.5

August 7. 1973

6.0

July 18, 1973

11.50
4.5

July 27, 1973

9.00

Julv 20. 1973

Jan. 1, 1973

3.75

Sept. 15, 197::

6.75

August 7, 197;

6.25

6.0

July 2. 1973

5.5

May 30. 1973

7.5

August 14,1973

7.0

July 1, 1973

June 10. 1973

**Effactive October 13, 1972, the Bank of England replaced its traditional
Bank Rate with a fluctuating "minimum lending rate" based on average
Treasury bill tender rate.




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August 22, 1973
No. 624

LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON-THE CHARTS

Chart

Panel

1A

Upper

Series

Date

Swiss franc

Aug. 17

U.K. pound

-5.37
+19.03

Japanese yen

+16.02

Upper

Belgian franc
Italian lire

+19.64

Lower

Canadian dollar

+0.58
+7.59

German mark

+31.25
+20.51

Dutch guilder
2A

German mark

+3.38

Swiss franc

+5.53
-5.04

U.K. pound
2B

+27.73

French franc

Lower

IB

Rate

Upper

Dutch guilder
Canadian dollar

+1.21
+2.92

French franc

+2.42
1

3A

German mark

3B

U.S. dollar
Swiss franc
French franc

A u g . 17
Aug. 17

+6.04
+3.98

Gold price, U.S. dollar per ounce

Aug. 17

99.70

Upper

Overnight Euro-S deposits

Aug. 15

Middle

,

Federal Funds
Differential

Lower

'

Euro-currencies;

4
5A

;

Upper

5B

+8.21
Aug. 17
+3.93
Aug. 10 & 17 + 3 . 9 6

"
"

Euro DM
Euro Swiss Fr.
Japan, Unconditional Money
U.K., 2-day Local Author. Deps.
Canada, Day-to-day Loans

Lower
1




10.23
„ 10.39
-0.16

A u g . 15

4.83
2.33

Aug. 1 1
Aug. 10

7.50
13.00

France, Day-to-Day Money

Aug. 17

5.75
9.38

Germany, Call Money

Aug. 17
Aug. 10

13.75
7.10

Netherlands. Call Money

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Chart

Date

Series

Panel

6A

Euro-S Overnight Rate

A u g . 17

Euro-S 1-month Rate
6B

Upper

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

Lower

Differential

11.22
11
A u g . 15

U.S. Certificate of Deposits

7B

Upper

10.88

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

10.94
11.89

U.S. Certificate of Deposits (Adj.)
Lower

Differential: on Adj. Euro-S Deposits

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

11.00
+0.89

on Unadj. Euro-S Deposits

-0.06
J u l y 27

S t e r l i n g CD's ( c o v e r e d )

8B

Lower

Differential

Upper

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

7.38

,

11.44
6.13

Differential

-5.31

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

9A

A u g . 17

8.47

A u g . 10

12.75

A u g . 17

+2.31

U.K. Treasury Bill rate

10.78

Local Authority Deposit (uncovered)
9B

Upper

Spread (+= favor London)
3-month Forward Pound

Lower

-4.55

Net Incentive (+= favor London)




11.44

-4.06

Local Authority Deposits (covered)
Lower

10.94

+0.06

Euro-S 3-month Deposits (Adj.)

8A

10.63
11.37

Euro-$ 3-month Rate
Euro-S 6-month Rate

7A

Rate

1

„

-2.24

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Chart

Panel

Series

10A

Upper

Euro-$ Deposits (covered)

Date
A u g . 15

German Interbank Loan rate

10B

Lower

Differential

Upper

Euro-$ Deposits (covered)

11

Differential

Upper

Canadian Finance Paper

+6.65
6.05
3.50
-2.55
Aug. 17

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

Second

12A

7.85
14.50

Swiss Deposit rate
Lower

. Rate

8.00
8.47

Canadian Treasury Bill rate

5.82

U.S. Prime Finance paper
(not plotted)

8.75

Bill rate differential

-2.65

Forward Canadian dollar

+2.69

Third

Net incentive on bills

+0.04

Bottom

Net incentive on Finance Paper

Upper

U.K. Treasury Bill rate

+1.94
10.78

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

8.47

German1 Interbank Loan rate
Lower

Japanese Average rate
Canadian Treasury Bill rate
U.S. Treasury Bill rate

12B




Euro-S Deposits
Swiss 3-month Deposit rate

14.50
June

7.023

Aue. 17

5.82
8.47
11.22
3.50

U.S. Treasury Bill rate
8.47

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Chart

Panel

Series

13

Upper

Netherlands

Aug. 10

Canada
^United States
Switzerland
Germany

Middle

United Kingdom

U.S. Corp. DM Euro-bonds
U.S. Corp. Aaa bonds
Switzerland

Upper

Germany
United States

Canada
Lower

7.41

J u l y 13

5.35

Aug. 7

10.04

Aug. 10

11 .T7

8.55
,,
July

on

7.26
7.45

Aug. 10

359.1

Aug. 3:

270.6

Aug. 17

234.94

Aug. 10

996.10

241.11

** Japan
United States

yield

7.80

Aug. 17

United Kingdom

Middle

* $gWyearsVerage

Series G

8.49

..

U.S. Corp. Dollar Euro-bonds
Series G

Lower

14

Rate

Date

RAR.QO
Aug. 17

234.94

selected 10 year constant maturity bonds due or callable in

** Beginning week ended September 5, 1970, the Japanese index plotted is that of all industrial and other stocks
on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.