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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates W eekly Series o f Charts August 26, 2002 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the BOARD OF GOVERNORS FINANCIAL MARKETS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SECTION Washington, D.C. 20551 Table o f Contents TABLES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 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. Address requests to Publications Services Division o f Support Services and make payment remittance payable to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form collectible at Par in U.S. currency. 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES CHARTS 1. NOMINAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE VALUES 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES 3. PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON 4. OVERNIGHT FUNDING RATES AND OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES 6. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS 7. STOCK INDEXES Chart 1 Nominal Currency Exchange Values Dollar prices of foreign currencies and weighted average values of U.S. dollar (Average for week ending Wednesday, ratio scale, March 1973 = 100) 180 Foreign currency price of U.S. dollar “ (Major currencies index) 160 140 120 100 290 Japanese yen Canadian dollar 260 230 200 170 260 U.K. pound Swiss franc 220 180 140 2000 90 Australian dollar Swedish krona 70 50 30 Chart 2 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates Premium (+) or (-) Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 1 German mark and euro U.K. pound 0 -1 -2 2000 -3 Canada 8 6 4 2 2000 2000 0 2 Swiss franc Australian dollar 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 Chart 3 Price of Gold in London (Averages for week ending Wednesday) 380 U.S. dollars per fine ounce .S. dollars per fine ounce 360 12.5 Kg Bars Afternoon fixing price 360 380 340 340 320 320 300 300 280 280 260 260 240 J_________ 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 240 Chart 4 Interbank Funding Rates and Official Interest Rates (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) the minimum bid rate and weighted average rate are shown. Chart 5 3-Month Interest Rates (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 8 Euro-area interbank U.S. CD 6 4 2 6 Canadian finance paper Japanese yen 4 2 0 6 U.K. interbank sterling Swiss interbank 4 2 2000 8 -Australian bank bill 0 6 Swedish treasury bill 4 2 0 Chart 6 Long-Term Government Bond Yields (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 8 United States Germany 6 4 Weighted average foreign rate 2 0 8 Canada 6 4 2 0 8 United Kingdom France 6 4 2 0 8 — 8 Switzerland 6 4 2 0 Chart 7 Stock Indexes (Averages for week ending Wednesday, ratio scale, December 29, 2000 = 100) 150 United States Euro area 125 100 Germany 75 50 150 Canada 125 100 75 50 150 United Kingdom France 125 100 75 50 150 Switzerland 125 100 75 50 24-Jul-02 31-Jul-02 7-Aug-02 Chart 1. 14-Aug-02 21-Aug-02 Nominal Currency Exchange Values Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Australian dollar Canadian dollar Japanese yen Restated German mark and euro Swedish krona Swiss franc U .K . pound Indexes, March 1973 base rates = Australian dollar Canadian dollar Japanese yen Restated German mark and euro Swedish krona Swiss franc U .K . pound Chart 2. 53.4360 62.928 0.83498 97.90 10.4273 67.320 155.38 53.6660 63.617 0.83956 97.60 10.5187 66.754 153.16 54.4260 63.932 0.84648 98.00 10.6411 66.789 153.13 38.86 63.95 224.70 144.40 47.12 221.76 63.64 38.34 63.15 219.98 141.91 46.87 218.41 63.35 37.82 62.72 218.62 140.81 46.18 216.58 62.84 37.98 63.41 219.82 140.38 46.58 214.76 61.95 38.52 63.72 221.64 140.96 47.12 214.87 61.94 -3.18 -1.08 -1.64 1.78 -3.20 -1.16 -1.63 1.81 -2.19 100 -3.12 -1.04 -1.61 1.86 0.79 -2.14 -3.10 -1.08 -1.61 1.84 0.97 -2.14 -2.16 -3.18 -1 . 1 1 -1.64 1.76 0.96 -2 . 2 0 305.49 306.95 314.25 310.30 1.02 1.02 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 54.1720 63.364 0.84015 98.67 10.5850 67.890 156.62 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Premium or Discount Australian dollar Canadian dollar Euro Japanese yen Swiss franc U .K . pound Chart 3. 54.9020 64.165 0.85817 100.40 10.6404 68.930 157.34 318.88 Interbank Funding Rates and Official Interest Rates United States Target federal funds rate Effective federal funds Discount rate Canada Bank rate Call money Lower bound Euro area Marginal lending rate Eonia Repo rate Overnight deposit rate Japan Call money Discount rate Switzerland* Upper bound Libor rate Lower bound United Kingdom Call money Repo rate 1.75 1.72 1.25 1.75 1.72 1.25 1.75 1.74 1.25 1.75 1.72 1.25 1.75 1.75 1.25 3.00 2.74 2.50 3.00 2.73 2.50 3.00 2.74 2.50 3.00 2.74 2.50 3.00 2.74 2.50 4.25 3.29 3.25 2.25 4.25 3.31 3.25 2.25 4.25 3.30 3.25 2.25 4.25 3.29 3.25 2.25 4.25 3.29 3.25 2.25 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 1.75 0.75 1.25 0.92 0.25 1.25 0.77 0.25 1.25 0.81 0.25 1.25 0.79 0.25 3.41 4.00 4.45 4.00 4.68 4.00 3.74 4.00 3.78 4.00 1.11 *In January 2000, the Swiss National Bank began to target the Swiss Franc 3-month LIBOR interest rate, with the aim of keeping this rate inside a range given by an upper and a lower bound. 24-Jul-02 31-Jul-02 7-Aug-02 Chart 5. 14-Aug-02 21-Aug-02 3 -Month Interest Rates 1.79 1.77 1.73 1.69 U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market 4.97 4.90 4.96 Australian bank bill 4.93 2.87 2.86 2.88 2.88 Canadian finance paper 3.34 3.40 3.38 3.35 Euro-area interbank 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.05 Japanese CD 4.47 4.44 4.47 4.44 Swedish treasury bill 0.81 0.70 0.76 1.02 Swiss interbank 3.89 3.86 3.86 3.93 U.K. interbank sterling 2.27 Weighted average foreign interest rate 2.30 2.29 2.27 (Canada, euro area, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden) Chart 6 . Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields 1 0 -year maturity, where available 5.22 5.11 5.20 5.09 Canada 4.85 4.72 4.61 4.89 France 4.76 4.64 4.53 Germany 4.82 4.77 5.01 4.88 5.05 Italy 1.27 1.28 1.33 1.29 Japan 3.14 3.15 3.13 3.15 Switzerland 4.90 4.88 4.75 4.62 United Kingdom 4.37 4.55 4.53 4.21 United States 4.44 4.44 4.33 4.27 Weighted average foreign interest rate (Canada, euro area, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden) Chart 7. 1.72 5.00 2.92 3.35 0.05 4.43 0.73 3.91 2.30 5.16 4.67 4.58 4.82 1.26 3.15 4.67 4.24 4.32 Stock Indexes (Wednesday figures) Canada France Germany Euro area Italy Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States 71.44 54.83 54.18 225.55 56.24 76.08 57.55 50.17 68.99 73.94 60.86 61.51 226.69 61.25 75.18 64.46 55.03 74.80 73.03 58.44 56.15 220.38 59.87 74.96 62.68 52.29 72.09 73.32 57.93 56.21 229.00 60.29 74.21 65.16 52.36 75.20 Indices (in order, rebased to December 29, 2000) are Toronto Composite, SBF250, FAZ Aktien, DJ Euro Stoxx Index, Banca Italiana General, Tokyo SE (Topix), Swiss Performance Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite 74.75 61.77 60.94 235.30 63.78 73.80 67.81 55.15 76.60
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