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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts August 26, 1991 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D.C. 20551 ** Table of Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 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 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS 9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS 10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere. $35.00 per year or $.80 each. 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CHART 1 SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 120 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 140 130 120 BELGIAN FRANC 110 110 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 J_L • i 280 260 i i i i i i ' i i i i i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i JAPANESE YEN SWISS FRANC 70 280 260 240 240 220 220 200 200 180 180 160 160 140 140 I 120 100 90 I I I I ' • I ' I ' i i I I l • • I I ' ' I I • ' CANADIAN DOLLAR U.K. POUND 120 100 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 200 i i I i i i I i i i I I I 50 200 GERMAN MARK 180 l 180 DUTCH GUILDER 160 160 140 140 120 120 100 120 I I I I I I ' I ' • • I ' • ' 110 ITALIAN LIRA 100 90 _ FRENCH FRANC 80 70 60 50 _L_L i I i I l 1989 I I I I I I I 1 1991 1989 1991 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 CANADIAN DOLLAR i i i I i i U.K. POUND i I i i i I i i i i GERMAN MARK i i 1 i i i 1 i i i 1 i i i 1 1 1 JAPANESE YEN — vv I I 1 I 1 I I I w I 1 1 1 I I | X i 1 SWISS FRANC 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 Vk/W 1 1 1 1 DUTCH GUILDER — "XV i FRENCH FRANC 12 i i i I i i i 1989 i i 1 i i W i 1 i i i 1989 I i t i 1 ITV.i ITALIAN LIRA I i i i l i i i 1991 i i i I i I I I 1991 12 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON A V E R A G E S FOR W E E K ENDING W E D N E S D A Y U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE O U.S. I OLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 520 500 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 480 460 440 420 400 380 360 340 320 1988 1989 1990 1991 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 16 12 12 FRANCE U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS JAPAN I 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l l I I I I I I I I Io 16 16 12 12 GERMANY I i i CANADA i I i ' • l i i • i i I i ' i l i i i I i i i 0 16 UNITED KINGDOM SWITZERLAND 12 NETHERLANDS i i i I i i 1989 i I i i i I i i 1991 i I LJ i , I , i 1989 , I , , , i , , 1991 , CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 12 U.S. CD'S SWISS INTERBANK RATE WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i 0 16 14 14 12 12 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER U.K. INTERBANK STERLING 10 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i — i i I i i < 10 6 12 10 GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 10 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE i 2 i I i i i I i i i I i i i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 4 10 10 — JAPANESE CD RATE NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE i i i I i i 1989 i I i i i I i i 1991 i I I I I 1989 I I I i I 1991 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 14 OVERNIGHT 12 3-MONTH 12 10 4 14 10 i i i I ' i i I i ' i l i i i • i i I 7-DAY 12 i i i I i ' i I i i 6-MONTH i 4 14 12 10 10 I 4 14 I I I I I I I I I I I I 1-MONTH 12 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1-YEAR 10 • ' • I ' • 1989 ' l • • • I • • 1991 1989 1991 CHART 7 SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U.S. AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 14 12 12 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 10 10 FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE J I J—i DASHED LINE i i i i i J i I DIFFERENTIAL L J—l—I—I I I I i i i I i i i I < i i I i i DIFFERENTIAL r 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I 1989 I I I I I I I I 1991 J—i—I—i 1989 i 1991 i CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNL {CENT PER ANNUM 16 16 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED INTERBANK STERLING 12 COVERED LONDON 12 8 8 U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 4 4 I 0 I I I I I I i I i < I i i i I i i i I i i ' 0 2 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + + 0 0 i 2 I i i i I i i i I i i l i i i i I i i i l i i i 2 16 16 INTERBANK DM 12 SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED COVERED FRANKFURT _ 8 8 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 4 4 0 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 0 2 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + + 0 0 2 12 i i i I i i i 1989 I i i i I i i i 1991 I I I I I I < I 1989 I • I I I I I 1991 2 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 14 UNITED STATES CANADA 12 12 10 10 i i i I i i i l i i i i i 14 _L_L i • UNITED KINGDOM i I i i i I i i i I i i i 14 FRANCE 12 12 10 10 • 6 10 i I i i i l ' i i I i i i i I i i i I i i ' I i i i I i ' ' i I • i i i ' NETHERLANDS I ' I ' 6 JAPAN • • I ' I I I I I I I I I 10 ' i 10 SWITZERLAND 2 6 • • I • • I I I I 1991 » ' ' I 2 10 GERMANY 1989 I • ' 1989 • I ' ' ' I • • 1991 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE 1986=100 RATIO SCALE 1986=100 200 200 175 _ NETHERLANDS UNITED STATES 175 150 150 125 125 100 100 75 75 50 400 i i i I i i i l i i i I i i i i i i I i i i I i i 50 200 — GERMANY 350 — JAPAN 175 300 150 250 125 200 100 150 75 100 I I I I I ' I I I I I I I I I 200 175 — SWITZERLAND i i i l i i i I i i i 50 200 — FRANCE 175 150 150 125 125 100 100 75 75 50 200 J_L I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I UNITED KINGDOM 175 — CANADA 50 200 175 150 150 125 125 100 100 75 75 50 I I I I I I I 1989 I I I I I I I 1991 i i i I i i 1989 ' I i i i I i i i 1991 50 SERIES 24-Jul-91 31-Jul-91 7-Aug~91 Chart 1. 14-Aug-91 21-Aug-91 Spot Exchange Rates and Indices Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound 2.7687 86.498 16.785 57.003 0.07652 0.72987 50.572 65.698 168.31 2.7755 86.895 16.816 57.174 0.07661 0.72435 50.712 65.508 168.02 2.8110 86.997 17.029 57.913 0.07744 0.73244 51.365 66.387 170.05 2.8079 87.248 17.008 57.855 0.07720 0.73202 51.310 66.094 169.49 2.7417 87.445 16.612 56.402 0.07550 0.72859 50.056 65.057 165.88 109 .10 86 .21 75 .64 160,.35 43. 92 191. 10 145. 18 211 ,36 68. 07 109 .37 86 .61 75 .78 160 .84 43..98 189..66 145.,58 210.,75 67 .96 110 .77 86 .71 76 , .74 162,.91 44..45 191 . ,78 147 . ,46 213. 57 68. 78 110 .65 86 .96 76 .64 162 .75 44,.31 191 , .67 147 . ,30 212..63 68 . ,55 108 .04 87 .15 74 .86 158 . 66 • 43 .34 190,.77 143 .70 209 , .30 67 , 09 104 .72 80 .49 69 .71 167 .10 38 .78 194 .13 142 .26 65 .67 205 .48 62 . 00 92 .81 104 .70 80 .83 69 .70 167 .10 38 .69 194 .22 142 .25 65 .59 204 .76 61 .84 92 .92 103 .68 82 .32 69 .00 164 .94 38 .37 196 .40 140 .70 64 .97 204 .51 61 .37 94 .67 -2 .73 -3 .76 -3 . 48 -5 .69 -1 . , 49 -3..52 -2 . 05 -4.. 97 -2 .95 -3 .93 -3 .69 -5 .91 -1 .65 , -3 .72 -2..23 -5.,13 -2 .93 -3 . 96 -3 .66 -5 .93 ~1 .55 -3 .72 -2 .33 -5,.07 Indices, March 1973 base rates = 100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Weighted average exchange value indices, Mar. 1973=100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swedish krona Swiss franc U.K. pound U.S. dollar Chart 2. 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Chart 3. 104 .28 81 .15 69 .42 166 .29 38 .70 193 .62 141 .65 65 .51 204 .52 61 .78 93 .84 'remium or Discount -2 .82 -3 .34 -3 . 09 -5,.32 -1 .33 . -3..13 -1 .91 -4. 88 -2 .70 -3 .67 -3 .26 -5 .56 -1 .33 -3 .27 -1 .91 , -4,.96 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixi ixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 104 .06 80 .79 69 .31 165 .78 38 .66 195 .36 141 .29 65 .43 205 .21 61 .92 93 .89 368. 43 363. 66 358. 30 357 .33 362. 88 5. 75 5. 81 8. 75 9. 11 8. 76 7. 37 8. 33 7 .38 11. 03 5. 79 5. 75 8. 65 9. 50 8. 82 7. 38 8. 63 7. 38 10. 98 5. 83 5. 73 8. 55 9. 21 8. 93 7. 43 8. 91 7. 38 10. 79 5. 62 5. 63 8. 68 9 .19 8 .94 7 .45 8 .90 7 .38 11 .03 5. 63 5. 59 8. 63 9. 22 8 .87 7 .38 8. 99 7 .48 10. 98 Call Money Rates U.S. federal funds Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom SERIES Chart 5. 24-Jul-91 31-Jul-91 7-Aug-91 3-Month Interest Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Canadian finance paper French interbank rate German interbank rate Japanese CD rate Netherlands interbank rate Swiss interbank rate U.K. interbank sterling Weighted average foreign interest rate (G-1Q Countries) Chart 6. 5. 97 8. 91 9. 26 9. 03 7. 55 9. 07 7. 75 11. 01 9. 28 5. 92 8. 79 9. 50 9. 16 7 .40 9. 16 7 .75 11. 08 9. 34 5. 81 5. 88 5. 88 6 .00 6 .28 6. 65 5. 75 5. 80 5. 85 5. 94 6 .19 6 .53 federal Differential 5. 57 8. 74 9. 54 9. 25 7 .27 9. 33 7 .80 10. 83 9. 32 5. 73 5. 71 5. 74 5. 78 6 . 05 6 .30 . 5. 63 5..61 5..60 5..61 5..80 6 .05 . 5. 59 5. 61 5, 59 5. 59 5, 71 5..91 5..73 5..83 -0 .10 . 5..63 5 .62 0 .00 . 5,.59 5 .63 -0,.04 5. 81 5. 75 0. 06 5. 75 5.,79 -0 .04 6 .00 5. 97 0. 03 5 94 5 92 0 .02 5 .78 5 .80 -0,. 02 5 .61 5 .63 -0 .02 5 .59 5 .57 0 .02 6 ,00 , 6,,00 0,.00 5 .94 5 .99 -0 .05 5 .78 5 .82 -0 . 05 5 .61 5 .64 -0 .03 5 .59 5 .62 -0 . 03 6 .01 . 6,.03 -0..02 5 .96 6 .03 -0 . 08 5 .85 5 .98 -0 . 13 5 .68 5 .74 -0 .06 5 .64 5 .75 -0 .11 funds 3-month Euro-dollar deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Differential Chart 8. 5. 63 8 .76 9. 55 9 .30 7 .39 9. 29 7 .75 10. 91 9. 37 r Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Mone^ Market Rates Overnight Euro-dollar deposits U.S. 5. 80 8. 76 9. 49 9. 24 7 .39 9. 21 7 .75 10. 93 9. 34 Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 14-Aug-91 21-Aug-91 Interest Arbitrage, 3-Month Funds Euro-dollar deposit Interbank sterling (London), covered Differential U.S. commercial paper Canadian finance paper, covered Differential Euro-dollar deposit Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered Differential 6 .00 5 .87 0 .13 5 .94 5 .83 0 .11 5 .78 5 .68 0 .10 5 .61 5 .52 0 .09 5 .59 5 .50 0 . 09 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss interbank, covered Differential 6 .00 5 .80 0 .20 5 .94 5 .81 0 .13 5 .78 5 .66 0 . 12 5 .61 5 .48 0 .13 5 .59 5 .42 0 .17 .92 .23 .68 .59 .02 .90 .20 .20 9 .83 . 9.. 17 8 .60 6 .53 , 6 . 03 8 .85 10 . 04 8 . 04 9 .79 9 .12 8 .57 6 .48 6 .09 8 .87 10 .03 7 .93 9 .72 9 .15 8 .53 6 .45 6 .12 8 .88 10 .00 7 .82 .96 117 , .94 127 . 101..26 140 .58 108 .86 133 .80 155 .47 156 .10 117 . 59 128 .84 100,.88 137 .82 108 .54 133 . 11 156 .32 157 .13 .03 118 . 130 .86 .83 101 . 135 .32 107 .89 133 .94 157 .75 157 .05 .04 117 , 126 .50 96 .98 130 .12 107 .35 130 .92 157 .78 157 .24 Chart 9. Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields 10-year maturity, where available 9.97 9.16 8.64 6,67 6,00 8.86 10.20 8.28 Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom United States Chart 10. 9 9 8 6 6 8 10 8 Stock Indices (Wednesday figures) Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom United States 117.26 128,70 101.42 137,26 108.38 133.62 155,14 152,68 Indices (in order, rebased to 1986=100) are Toronto Composite, CAC General, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix), CBS All-General, Swiss Bank Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite l o t GOVr FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release '• rec^ August 26, 1991 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 23, 1991 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 CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA ^IRELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND *UNITED KINGDOM DOLLAR SCHILLING FRANC DOLLAR YUAN KRONE ECU 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: e*UNITED STATES DOLLAR Aug. 19 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Aug. 22 Aug. 20 Aug. 21 Aug. 23 0.7790 12.775 37.320 1.1443 5.3785 6.9980 1.1337 4.4160 6.1510 1.8165 198.95 7.7700 26.000 1.4748 1352.50 138.30 2.7890 2.0457 0.5705 7.0710 155.15 1.7410 2.9125 734.20 112.58 N. A. 6.5800 1.5510 26.713 25.740 1.6300 0.7815 12.690 37.080 1.1421 5.3936 6.9495 1.1385 4.3875 6.1170 1.8040 197.55 7.7700 26.000 1.4840 1343.75 137.45 2.7900 2.0317 0.5750 7.0260 154.35 1.7400 2.9175 737.30 112.23 N. A. 6.5400 1.5485 26.740 25.820 1.6377 0.7840 12.344 36.060 1.1438 5.3888 6.7600 1.1717 4.2625 5.9540 1.7530 193.85 7.7670 25.940 1.5265 1310.25 136.80 2.7860 1.9747 0.5753 6.8330 150.35 1.7255 2.8600 736.50 109.38 N. A. 6.3580 1.5230 26.706 25.790 1.6765 0.7871 12.165 35.540 1.1435 5.3862 6.6650 1.1876 4.2010 5.8730 1.7280 190.75 7.7655 25.950 1.5495 1291.00 136.43 2.7820 1.9467 0.5755 6.7430 148.25 1.7235 2.8360 734.10 107.93 41.918 6.2670 1.5050 26.700 25.730 1.6970 0.7855 12.335 36.050 1.1440 5.3862 6.7670 1.1709 4.2635 5.9515 1.7525 193.50 7.7655 25.940 1.5258 1308.75 137.10 2.7820 1.9743 0.5742 6.8470 150.20 1.7235 2.8755 733.70 109.20 41.898 6.3625 1.5320 26.703 N. A. 1.6715 96.34 95.80 93.81 92.77 93.87 •VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. 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