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ETYMON OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

H. 13
No. 314

EOAHO OF • O V H M O M
OF THE
^EDEMAU RESERVE SYSTEM

'

(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)

August 30, 1967.

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YORK,

LONDON, MONTREAL:

YIELDS FOR U.S. D O L L A R
DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

RATES:

INVESTORS O N

3-MONTH

FUNDS

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

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

— U . S . CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
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CANADIAN FINANCE
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U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

Mar.

Jun.

Sept.

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Mar.

Sept.

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Dec.

Mar.

1967

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LONDON:

YIELDS

FOR

U.S.

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSIT

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

RATES

30 DAY
180 DAY

90 DAY

CALL

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

:

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

HIRE PURCHASE

EURODOLLAR DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR HIRE PURCHASE
FAVOR EURODOLLAR

EURODOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSIT

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INTEREST

ARBITRAGE:

FRANKFURT

INTERBANK

FRANKFURT/LONDON,
LOAN

RATE

VS. L O N D O N

Z U R I C H / L O N D O N
EURO-DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )

I

IN TERMS

OF

DM

INTERBANK LOAN RATE

EURO-DOLLAR

FAVOR FRANKFURT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURODOLLAR
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE

(COVERED)
IN

TERMS

OF

SWISS

FRANCS

EURODOLLAR

S W I S S DEPOSIT RATE
FAVOR ZURICH

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
n

PRICE

OF

GOLD

IN

LONDON

U S dollar

35.3

35.0
1965




1966

1967

1968

INTEREST
Friday figurei

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

UNITED

TREASURY

BILL

STATES/CANADA

RATES

CAN. FIN. CO. PAPER

CANADA

UNITED STATES

BILL

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

FORWARD

C A N A D I A N

DOLLAR

PREMIUM

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF CANADA

FORWARD RATE

3-MONTH

COVERED

RATE

DIFFERENTIALS

(NET

DISCOUNT

INCENTIVES)

PRIME FINANCE PAPER

FAVOR CANADA

TREASURY BILLS

(AVOR U.S.
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INTEREST

3-MONTH

ARBITRAGE,

TREASURY

NEW

BILL

YORK/LONDON

RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

LONDON
/V
NEW YORK

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

FORWARD

STERLING

^ S P R E A D IN FAVOR OF LONDON

DISCOUNT

FORWARD RATE

IRATE

DIFFERENTIAL

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

(NET

INCENTIVE)

IN FAVOR OF LONDON

IN FAVOR OF NEW YORK
1964




1965

1966

1967

SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES *




;
EURO DOLLAR - LONDON +

U.S.

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

! •
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LONG-TERM

BOND

YIELDS

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

! SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

. /

U.K.

V
—

1963
*

1964

EURO DOLLAR BONDS*

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Averoge of yieldi for four foreign government dollar bondi quoted in London




IMS

1967

SPOT

EXCHANGE

RATES

-

MAJOR

CURRENCIES

AGAINST

U.S.

DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.K. STERLING

FRENCH FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC,

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

JAPANESE YEN

M

J

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1965




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M

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1966

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Friday figurei

FORWARD

E X C H A N G E RATES

U.S. D O L L A R S — N E W

YORK
p,r

clni

per annum

PREMIUM*

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK
ROUND STERLING

DISCOUNT-

PREMIUM*

FRENCH FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR
DISCOUNT-

A G A I N ST P O U N D
Friday figure*

STERLING — L O N D O N

cent per annum
PREMIUM*

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT
M

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1965




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INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES

36D
320
j 280
SWITZERLAND
I 240

200

GERMANY

160

j

120

I

360

1 320
280
JAPAN

240

200

CANADA

160

1964




1965

1968

1967

H. 13
No. 314

Latest Figures Plotted in H. 13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)
Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Upper Panel

Chart 5
(Friday, Aug. 25 )

Aug. 23

Euro-$ deposit

4.

Treasury bills:

U.S. certif. of deposit
(Aug. 16)
Lower Panel

(Friday,

Aug. 25

Finance co. paper:

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

)

4. 75
4. 94
4.46

90-day
180-day

5.50

5.56

Aug. 23
3. 50

Euro-$ deposit (average)

5. 08

(Date:

July 15
4. 00

Zurich 3-month deposit
Price of gold
(Friday,

35. 195
Aug. 18

(Friday,

)

Aug. 25 )

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

4.22
4. 34
-0. 12

Forward Canadian $

-0.97

Net incentive (Canada +)

-1.09

Treasury bills:

Canadian finance paper




5.50

)

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

4. 34
5. 16
4. 22

Interbank loan rate (German)
(Aug. 18)
Euro-$ deposit (London)

5.69

Interbank loan (mid-point)

Lower Panel

+0. 82

Chart 6
(Friday, Aug. 25

Hire-purchase paper
(Aug. 18)
Local-authority deposit
(Aug. 18)
Upper Panel

Spread favor U.K.

Treasury bills:

Chart 3
(Period:

5. 16

Net incentive (U.K. +)

Euro-$ deposits:
4.12
4.88

U.K.
U.S.

Forward pound

Chart 2
(Friday, Aug. 25 )

Call
30-d ay

August 30, 1 >6

)

Zurich 3-month deposit
(Date:
July 14
Japan composite rate
(Date:
June 30

3.50

)

4.00

)

7. 29 -

Chart 7
)

4. 94

U.K. War Loan (Thurs., Aug. 24

)

6. 86

Aug. 25

)

6. 79

Swiss Confed. (Fri., Aug. 18 )
(Fri. , Aug. 11 )
Canadian Gov't. (Wed.,, Aug. 23 )

4.62
4. 60
6.03

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday,
Aug. 25
)

5. 61

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

)

German Fed. (Fri.,

Aug. 30

6.39
Euro- $ bonds (Fri., Aug. 18
)
Aug. 25
6.39
For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.