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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




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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




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Elsewhere. $35.00 per year or $.80 each. Address
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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

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100

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3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM
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PERCENT PER ANNUM

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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




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1991

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16

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12

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FRANCE

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

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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

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

14

14

OVERNIGHT

12

3-MONTH

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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

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FEDERAL FUNDS
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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
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COVERED LONDON

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U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

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LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

14

14

UNITED STATES

CANADA

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STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1986=100

RATIO SCALE
1986=100

200

200
175 _

NETHERLANDS

UNITED STATES

175

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125

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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
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44..45
191 .
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147 .
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86 .96
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162 .75
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87 .15
74 .86
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143 .70
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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

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-3 .76
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-3 .93
-3 .69
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-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
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-3 .34
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-3 .27
-1 .91
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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

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363. 66

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7. 37
8. 33
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5. 75
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7. 38
8. 63
7. 38
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5. 83
5. 73
8. 55
9. 21
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7. 43
8. 91
7. 38
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5. 63
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7 .38
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5. 63
5. 59
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10. 98

Call Money Rates

U.S. federal funds
Overnight Euro-dollar deposits
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
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Switzerland
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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
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5. 92
8. 79
9. 50
9. 16
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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
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5. 71
5. 74
5. 78
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5, 59
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5. 75
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5 .57
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5 .64
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5 .62
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5 .98
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5 .68
5 .74
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5 .64
5 .75
-0 .11

funds

3-month Euro-dollar deposit
U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market
Differential
Chart 8.

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8 .76
9. 55
9 .30
7 .39
9. 29
7 .75
10. 91
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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

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8 .60
6 .53
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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

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101..26
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108 .86
133 .80
155 .47
156 .10

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128 .84
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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



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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
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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. 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.
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