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SELECTED INTEREST &
EXCHANGE RATES
FOR MAJOR COUNTRIES &
THE U.S.
WEEKLY SERIES O F CHARTS

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM




H.13
August 8 , 1973
No. 622

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. EXCHANGE RATES AND GOLD PRICES
Chart 1A,1B & lCSpot 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
- Call Money Rates
Chart 6A and B - London: Euro-$ Deposit Rates
Chart 7A and B - New York - London: Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
Chart 8A and B - London: Covered Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
Chart 9A and B - Interest Arbitrage: United States-United Kingdom
Chart 10A and B - Interest Arbitrage: U.S.-Germany and U.S.-Switzerland
Chart 11
- Interest Arbitrage: United States-Canada
Chart 12A and B - 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

30

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN
MARK I

BELGIAN FRANC

CANADIAN
DOLLAR
Per cent above or below parity

against

1972

1973

Weekly averages (week e n d i n g on Friday) of daily o f f e r e d rates in t h e New York m a r k e t as per cent above or below c e n t r a l rates
p r i o r t o Smithsonian agreement.




Chart I B

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

30

20
FRENCH FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

ITALIAN LIRA
against
U.S.

U.K. POUND

M

S

1972

D

M

j

S

1973*

Weekly averages (week e n d i n g on Friday) of daily o f f e r e d rates in t h e New York m a r k e t as per cent above or below c e n t r a l rates
prior to S m i t h s o n i a n a g r e e m e n t .




D

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES^MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
WeeKly averages

'

-

Per cent

30
GERMANMARK

SWISS FRANC
20

JAPANESE YEN
RENCH FRANC
f

BELGIUM FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

10
CANADIAN DOLLAR

Per cent above or below parity
prior to float April 1970

ITALIAN LIRA

irate,
against
.U.S.
dollar

U.K. POUND

•JAN.

FEB.

MAR.-

APR.

MAY,

JUNE

"JULY

AUG:

1973
Weekly averages (week e n d i n g on Friday) of daily o f f e r e d rates i n j h e New York m a r k e t as~per c e n t above or b e l o w ^ e n t r a l rates
prior to Smithsonian agreement.




Chart 2A

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages
1

Per cent per a n n u m
1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I

|

!

1 !

1 1 |

j

M

1 !

|

1 l.|

1 1 |

1

1 1

1 |

1 1 |

1 1 |

1 1

PRB

CANADIAN DOLLAR

/V

A

k/
W

U.K. POUND

A

DISCC)UNT -

PREM IUM +

GERMAN MARK

V—<

A

k

a/v
V

AJWL FT

-

DISCO UNT -

I\ ~

PREM IUM +

DUTCH GUILDER

\

w

/

w

V

^

i

DISCOLINT 1

1 1 1 1 !

M

1

1 1 1 I !

J
S
1970

D

1 I

M

II
J
S
1971

1 1 1

1

II
D

1 I I

Canadian Dollar Rate not s u p p o r t e d by Bank of Canada.
See DESCRIPTION AND'SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p p . 2 - 3 .




M

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

J

S
1972

D

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

M

J

S
1973

D

1
3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

Per cent per a n n u m

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 II

I M

I II

1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1

PREMIUM +

FRENCH FRANC

-

^

V

\

DISCOUNT —

Z \

v / v \
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

J

S

D

J

/

J

S

D

1 1 1 II
M

1971

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




-

DISCOUNT -

•1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1970

—

PREMIUM +

SWISS FRANC

1

M

/

W

J

1 1 1 1 1 1
S

1972

D

1 1 1 II
M

1 1 1 1 1 1
J

1973

S

D

C h a r t 3A

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

Friday f i g u r e s

cent per a n n u m

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT

1 I 1 I 1 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 II
J

1970

S

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, p. 3.




I I I I 1 I

II

I I

II

I I

Chart 3B

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

Per cent per a n n u m

PREMIUM

SWISS FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

DISCOUNT -

M

J

S

D

M

1970
See"DESCRIPTION AND SOURCI

J

S

D

1971
OFIDATA, January'1™ 1 9 7 3 , p. 3.




M

J

1972

S

D

M

J
1973

S

D

GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, 12.5 Kg BARS
W e e k ' s average of a f t e r n o o n f i x i n g s

M

J

S

U.S. d o l l a r e q u i v a l e n t per f i n e o u n c e

D

1971

M

J

1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES of DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, p. 4.




S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

w.
C h a r t 5A

CALL MONEY RATES
DOLLAR FUNDS
Weekly averages

Per c e n t p e r a n n u m

14

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

CALL EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS
|

1 EURO-IDOLLAR OVER
FEDERiAL FUNDS

DIFFERENTIAL

w yv
l I l
ii

i i

ii

UJ
i 1i 1 1 I I

1 II

;

1 1 1

FAVOR
EURODOLLAR

l l

j
FAV

II

1 II

1 1 1 1 1 1

AAM

OR^I/EUERAL

1 1 1II

M

FUNDS

1 1 1 1

EURO-CURRENCIES
Weekly averages

Per c e n t p e r a n n u m

EURO-DM

EURO-SWISS FRANC
I I I I I I I I I

I 1 I I I I I I I I I I
D

M

J

1972
* C h a n g e d f r o m GALL t o O V E R N I G H T E u r o d o l l a r d e p o s i t s , M a y 10, 1 9 7 1 .
S p e D E S C R I P T I O N A N D SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 7 3 , p p . 4 - 6 .




S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

Chart SB

CALL MONEY RATES
SELECTED FOREIGN A N D EEC C U R R E N C I E S
Per c e n t per ai m u m

Friday f i g u r e s

8
FRANCE

4

0

8

4

1 1 I I I I I I 1 I I

1

•

1

'•1

1

,U

1 1 1

W

0

12

8

4

I i i I i i 1

I I 1 M

I M

I I i , i"

nee, Day-to-day Money; N e t h e r l a n d s , Call M o n e y , w e e k l y average; Japan, U n c o n d i t i o n a l M o n e y ;
l a d a , Day-to-day Loans, w e e k l y average; G e r m a n y , Call M o n e y ; U.K., 2-day Local A u t h o r i t y D e p o s i t s .
; DESCRIPTION AND SOURCESOMDATA, J a ~ n u a r y T l 9 7 X p p . T 6 .




I I i 1 I 1 i I 1

0

O

C h a r t 6A

LONDON: EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday f i g u r e s

Per c e n t per a n n u m

15 00

OVERNIGHT

CALL

7-DAY

12

l-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 O v e r n i g h t E u r o - D o l l a r Deposits
* * July 1 - c h a n g e d to 7-Day E u r o - D o l l a r
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 6 .




M

J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

vl
CALL MONEY RATES
SELECTED FOREIGN A N D EEC C U R R E N C I E S
Friday f i g u r e s

Per c e n t p e r a n n u m

12

FRANCE

I I I I, I I

ii

1 i i 1 ii
M

J

S

1 i i 1 i i 1 ivl
D

M

J

1970

i I 1 i i 1 i i I i i I ii

1 i i . n

S

D

D

M

1971

J

S

1972

France, Day-to day Money; N e t h e r l a n d s , Call M o n e y , w e e k l y average; Japan, U n c o n d i t i o n a l M o n e y ;
Canada, Day-to-day Loans, w e e k l y average; G e r m a n y , Call Moneyj_U.K., 2-day L o c a l A u t h o r i t y D e p o s i t s .
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp: 4-6.




I I i 1 I I I I I I
M

J

S

1973

D

i

'

C h a r t 6A

LONDON: EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday f i g u r e s

-

Per c e n t per a n n u m

15 0 0

OVERNIGHT

CALL

7-DAY

12

1-MONTH

M

J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

* May 1 2 / 7 1 - c h a n g e d to O v e r n i g h t E u r o - D o l l a r Deposits
* * J u l y 1 - c h a n g e d to 7 - D a y E u r o - D o l l a r
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1 9 7 3 , p. 6 .




M

J

1972

S

^

D

M

J

1973

S

D

Chart 6B

LONDON: EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per a n n u m

A
1v / v U
V

-

1

1

V

1

1 1

1

1 1

1

1 1

, , 1 , , 1 , , 1 , ,

3-MONTH

-

-

M I M I M I M

\
6-MONTH

-

J
I

/ -

1

1

1

1 1

1

1 1

1

1 1

J
F

-

-

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1970

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES . . UATA, January 1, 1973, p. 6.




l l 1 1 l 1 l l 1 I I 1i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i
1972
1973

NEW YORK-LONDON: YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3 - M O N T H DOLLAR DEPOSIT R A T E S - S E C O N D A R Y MARKET
Wednesday f i g u r e s

Per cent per

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

—

WV\M

AL
i A / V

-

Av

•

EURO-DOILLAR OVER U.S. CERTIFIC:ATE OF DEPOSIT

M

1 M
M

1 i
J

i
S

!

i

i

D

1970

M
M

M

M

J

i
S

i
D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCESOF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. 6-7.




I

i
M

1 i

i
J

1 i
S

1972

i

1 i
D

i

i
M

i

1 i

i

1 i
J

1973

i
S

1

i
D

i

Chart 7B

NEW YORK-LONDON: COST OF U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3-MONTH DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES-PRIMARY MARKET
Per c e n t per a n n u m

Wednesday f i g u r e s

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

ADJUSTED 1

A

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT
U S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED

w
EURO DOLLAR OVER
U S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

ADJUSTED'

M

J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

* A d j u s t e d f o r Reserve R e q u i r e m e n t
* * A d j u s t e d f o r 10% M a r g i n a l Reserve R e q u i r e m e n t
* * * A d j u s t e d f o r 2 0 % M a r g i n a l Reserve R e q u i r e m e n t
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. 6-7.




M

J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

\ A
\
\

Chart 8A

LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
HIRE PURCHASE/STERLING CD's us EURO-DOLLAR RATES
Per cent per a n n u m

Friday f i g u r e s

12

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

HIRE PURCHASE
COVERED

STERLING CD
COVERED

„

FAVOR STERLING CD's

DIFFERENTIAL
\

iA

a y k #

A.

\ N
II
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

1

!

1 1 !

i

!

1 1 '

1

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 I I

I I

1

1 1

1 1 1 1

J

1970

1971

1972

Hire Purchase s u s p e n d e d A u g u s t 11, 1972 and S t e r l i n g C e r t i f i c a t e s of Deposit
begin A u g u s t 1 1. 1972.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 7




s

I I

1

1 1 1 1

1 I I

j
1973

1 I I

s

C h a r t 8B

TP

' ^

LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
LOCAL AUTHORITY AND EURO DOLLAR RATES
Friday f i g u r e s

Per c e n t per a n n u m

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL AUTHORITY
DEPOSIT
COVERED

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR

M

J S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. 7-8.




M

J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

Charts 9A

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Friday f i g u r e s

'

Per cent per a n n u m

3 - M O N T H TREASURY BILL RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
UNCOVERED

NEW YORK

LONDON-

NEW YORK

M

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

* P l o t t e d for c o m p a r i s o n purposes
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. ,8-9




M

s

S

1972

1973

D

Chart 9B

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Friday f i g u r '

Per c e n t per a n n u m

RATE DIFFERENTIAL A N D 3 - M O N T H FORWARD STERLING

PREMIUM

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF LONDON

FORWARD RATE

DISCOUNT

RATE DIFFERENTIAL WITH FORWARD EXCHANGE COVER

FAVOR LONDON

FAVOR NEW YORK
M

J

S

D

1970

J

S

D

1971

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




J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO DOLLAR-GERMAN MARK
FRANKFURT INTERBANK LOAN RATE VS. LONDON EURO-DOLLAR RATE
W e d n e s d a y rates.

Per

14.25
i

I

I

I

|

j

I

|

I I

cent per a n n u m
|

I

I

I

12

GERMAN INTERBANK
LOAN RATE

EURO-DOLLAR
COVERED

FAVOR FRANKFURT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

I 1 I I I I I 1 I I
M

J

S

D

I I I I I 1 II

I M

M

D

1970

J

S

I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I
M

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. 9 - 1 0 .
No q u o t a t i o n



J

197Z

S

D

I 1 I I I I II

I I I

2

C h a r t 10B

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

II

Per c e n t per a n n u m

| I I | I I | I II

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 12

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE

EURODOLLAR
COVERED

FAVOR ZURICH

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
I

I

I

1 I

I

1 I

I

1 I

I

1 I

I

I

1 I

1 1 I

1

I

1970
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. 9 1 0 .




I

1 I

1

1 1 I

I

I

I

I

I

1 1 1 1

1 f 'J.i'il

!

I

I

3-MONTH INTEREST ARBITRAGE: CANADA - UNITED STATES
Friday f i g u r e s

Per cent per a n n u m

M | 1 1 | M
- B I L L RATES

| 1 1

1 1 | II

| 1 1 j'l!

ii

( i i | i i | ii

UNITED STATES
TREASURY BILLS

\

1 M

I

| 1 1 | If

,

V

CAN. FIN. CO. PAPER

| M

1

J z *

-

-

-

v/

1

CANADIAN
TREASURY BILLS
1

1

BILL RATE DIFFERENTIA IL AND FORWARD CANADI/ iN DOLLAR

PREMIUM

FORWARD RATE

/ V

:

\J\A YA/VyV
W \
V \

-

A

:

GROSS SPREAD IN FAVOR OF C/INADA

DISCOUNT

1
COVERED RATE DIFFERIENTIALS

FAVOR CANADA

\J

. PRIME FINANCE PAPEF

W

Y

VVVAVW'V%/

W A M
V

\J

V

-

TREASURY 1BILLS

FAVOR U.S.

I I 1 I I 1 I I I I I
M

J

S

D

1970

! 1 1 1 I 1 II
M

J

1 I I
S

II

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. 10-11.




M

1 II

1 1 1 I 1 1

J

1972

S

D

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

J

S

1973

D

C h a r t 12A

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES*

>

-

w
Il

v
K n

'R
f

x , w

V

•

\

WJ

;/
Jy
J

i
i

'

GERMANY
M

r
\r

.

V y u.s.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1i 1 i1i I i i I i i i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i1 ! I 1 1 1 M 1 I I1 i 1 I I 1 I I 1 I I

I
r
i

-

-

I

l

1/
V
i
L v

1
^ - r

z

t

*

A T

V

U.K.

v y
!

1 ! 1 1 ! i

! 1 1 1

i

i 1 M

I I I 1 M

-

rv.'

II

1

u.s.
h

i

1 M

1 I I

i i

L i J

L i i

I i i

II

I t

i 1 I I

1 i t

1 i i

n

1 I I 1 I I 1 I I

i

1 i i

1 i i

JAPAN
MONTHLY

i

i

! ; i

:

:

i.i

i i

1 1 ! 1 1 1 i l

1970

1971

1 1 !..

M

i I I

! 1 1 1 1 1

1972

i

1973

* 3 - m o n t h t r e a s u r y bill rates for all countries except Japan(Average rate on bank- loans and d i s c o u n t s )
and G e r m a n y i l n t e r b a n k Loan Rate)
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, J a n u a r y 1, 1973, pp. l~l 12.




1974

-i-1
C h a r t 12B

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
Per c e n t per a n n u m

-

\ A „
X

J '

SK
i'Vj

v,

O-DOLLAR - LONDOr

V /

U 91

-

L Z V I J . S .

1111111M1111

A -

_ _ r

1 1
I I 1 1 1 1 I I 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1
1

11111111111

A
v'—1

v

/

V

I N/^ I

V v

y

^ V A

N

1

i

V

/

i n
-

-4»

LI

-

1 1 1 1 I I

^

1 1 1

-

U.S^Y

A

\

111111II1

A

r

r
-

1_

i

i

1 i

i

1 i i

1 i

i

S

j SWITZERLAND•

r n

111111111

!

'

M

i

M 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 M

1

i

M

-

U.S.,
V t

y
f

*
wV

/
CANADA

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11,11 1 1 1 1 1 1I I11 1I I 1 I I 1 I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1970

1971

1972

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




1973

1974

CFTart 13

LONG-TERM BOND YIELDS
Weekly f i g u r e s

i

C

Per cent per a n n u m

u

-

NETHERLANDS

U.S.

SWITZERLAND

I I 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1l i 11 I I 1 1 1 1 I1I 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 111 11 1 1 1 I I 1 1I I1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

U.K.
j
\ X

f

Y

GERMANY/^

J

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Chart 14

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
Ratio scale, 1958=100

Ratio scale, 1958=100

320
UNITED STATES

240

160
1200

JAPAN

480

960

SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND

640

240

UNITED KINGDOM

JAPAN
GERMANY

160

320

CANADA

160
1970




1971

1972

1973

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H. 13
No. 622

Country

IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES

Current Rate

In Effect Since

Previous Rate

In Effect Since

E.E.C.:
Belgium
France
Germany

August 2. 197!

6.0

Julv 5,. 197<t

9.5

August 2, 197:

8.5

Julv 5. 1973

7.0

June 1, 1973

6.0

May 3, 1973

4.0

Apr. 10, 1972

4.5

Oct. 14. 1972

6.0

Julv 18. 1973

5.0

June 28. 1973

11.50

July 27, 1973

9.00

Julv 20. 1973

4.5

Jan. 1, 1973

3.75

Sept. 15, 197:

6.75

August 7, 197:

6.25

6.0

Julv 2. 1973

5.5

Mav 30. 1973

7.0

July 1, 1973

6.5

June 8, 1973

Italy
Netherlands
**United
Kingdom

6.5

Switzerland

Canada
Japan

United States

June 10. 1973

**Effective 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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H. 13
1 9 7 3

LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS

Chart

Panel

1A

Upper

Series

Date

Swiss franc

Aug. 3

U.K. pound
Lower

i
i
»

French franc

Upper
Lower

2A

26

Upper

j
3A
•
3B

4

+35.04
.

Japanese yen

I
1

Rate

+24.80

"

+16.62

Belgian franc

„

Italian lire

"

Canadian dollar

"

German mark

"

Dutch guilder

"

German mark

„

Swiss franc

"

U.K. pound

"

Dutch guilder

"

Canadian dollar

"

French franc

"

German mark

July 27

U.S. dollar

-3.73

"

+25.87
. 1

j

French franc

j

-3.12
+1.72

Gold price, U.S. dollar per ounce

j

Upper

Overnight Euro-S deposits
Federal Funds

Middle

+5^96
+4.79

Aug. 3

116.14

J „„ Au&. 1

10.,45
10.57
-0.12

Lower

Differential
;

1
I
56

Upper

!
!

Lower




Euro-currencies.
Euro DM

"

7.50

Euro Swiss Fr.

"

2.83
"7.50

Japan, Unconditional Money

July 28

j
1

+5.08
+3.86

i
5A

^

+2.53
+2.38

7
n

"+37.88
+25.73
+2.79
+5.97

"

Swiss franc

-0.04.
+7.95

U.K., 2-day Local Author. Deps.

July 28

Canada, Day-to-day Loans

July 27

8.94
5.4a

France, Day-to-Day Money
Germany, Call Money

July 28
Aug. 3

8.38
15.25

Netherlands. Call Money

July 27

5*55

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August 8, 1973
No. 622

IV-3

Chart

Panel

6A

Date

Series

Euro-$ Overnight Rate

Aug. 3

Euro-$ 1-month Rate
6B

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

11 V i
11.44
Aug. 1

U.S. Certificate of Deposits

7B

Lower

Differential

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

in 94

11.31
12.29

U.S. Certificate of Deposits (Adj.)

10.53

Differential: on Adj. Euro-$ Deposits

+1-76

on Unadj. Euro-$ Deposits
8A

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits
Sterling CD's

8B

(covered)

Lower

Differential

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

Lower

Differential

Local Authority Deposits (covered)

9A

U.S. Treasury Bill rate
U.K. Treasury Bill rate
Local Authority Deposit (uncovered)

9B

Upper

Lower




11.31

+1.06

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits (Adj.)

Lower

10.75
11.69

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

7A

Rate

Spread (+= favor London)

+0.78
July 20

„
it

July 13
July 20
Julv 20

10.94
7.80
-3.14
9.88c
10.94
7.11
-3.83

Aug. 3
M

8.18
10.63

July 27

10.38

Aug. 3

+2.45

3-month Forward Pound

ii

Net Incentive (+= favor London)

„

-2.97

-0.52

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August 8, 1973
No. 622

Chart

Panel

Series

10A

Upper

Euro-J Deposits (covered)

Rate

Date

9.24

AUK. 1

German Interbank Loan rate
Lower
10B

Upper

14.25

Differential

+5.01

Euro-* Deposits (covered)

5.31

Swiss Deposit rate

11

Lower

Differential

Upper

Canadian Finance Paper

3.50
IF

-

-1.81

Aug. 3

7.50

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

8.18

Canadian Treasury Bill rate

5.66

U.S. Prime Finance paper
(not plotted)
Second

8.25

Bill rate differential

-2.52

Forward Canadian dollar

12A

Third

Net incentive on bills

Bottom

Net incentive on Finance Paper

Upper

U.K. Treasury Bill rate

. +2.64
+0.12
+1.89
10.63

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

8.18

German Interbank Loan rate
Lower

Japanese Average rate
Canadian Treasury Bill rate

14.25
May
Aue. 3

U.S. Treasury Bill rate
12B




6.888
:

5.66
8.18

Euro-S Deposits

II

Swiss 3-month Deposit rate

„

11.44
3.50

U.S. Treasury Bill rate
II

8.18

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August 8, 1973
No. 622

IV- 5

Chart

Panel

13

Upper

Netherlands
Canada
*United States
Switzerland
Germany

Middle

United Kingdom

U.S. Corp. Dollar

Lower

Euro

"bond§eries

U.S. Corp. DM Euro-bonds
U.S. Corp. Aaa bonds
14

Switzerland

Upper

Germany
United States
United Kingdom

Middle

Canada
Lower

**

Japan

Rate

Date

Series

G

.
Series G

July 27

7.80

July 25

7.73

July 27

7.35

July 13

5.35

July 23

9.98

Julv 27

11.09

April

8.02 -

April

6.86

June

7.37

July 27

359.9

July 13

282.0

July 27

248.68

July 27

232.70

Julv 26

292.80

Julv 28

884.95

United States
July 27
"New —

1

248.68

Average yield on selected 10 year constant maturity bonds due or callable in
10 years.

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