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Weekly Series of Charts

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August 9, 1982

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551




Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

Weekly $15.00 per year or $.40 each in the United
States, its possessions. Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
more of the same issue to one address, $13.50 per
year or $.35 each. Elsewhere, $20.00 per year or $.50
each. Address requests to Publications Services, Division of Administrative Services, and make payment
remittance payable to the order of 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-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
& INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

JAPANESE YEN

-

A

—

~~
—

U.K. POUND
/

-

V

V

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:

SWISS FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

120
100

CANADIAN DOLLAR

-

-

80

-

FRENCH FRANC
I

60
160

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—

140

-

—

120
100

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BELGIAN FRANC

—

80

vA

—
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ITALIAN LIRA

-

-

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1982

1980

1982

200

CHART 2

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

NT PER ANNUM
—

6

ITALIAN LIRA

-

+

0
CANADIAN DOLLAR

ill i h i i i i

6

I

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I

—

,Y

6

+

0
U. K. POUND

6
DUTCH GUILDER
12

12

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

6

+

0

6

+

0

6

FRENCH FRANC
JAPANESE YEN

12




1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE CUNCE

U.S. D -LARS PER FINE OUNCE

800

800

750

750

700

700

650

650

600

600

550

550

500

500

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

450

450

400

400

350

350

300

300

250

250

200

200

150

150

100




1979

1980

I I I I I I I I I I I

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1981

1982

100

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERI :NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AL

28
24
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

-

20

u. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

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16

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24

20

CANADA
EURO-SWISS
FRANC

16

12

8
NETHERLANDS
4
+

0
U _ J
24

20

12

8

GERMANY

FRANCE

16

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—

JAPAN

4

EURO-DM

0




1980

1982

1980

1982

-

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER AN NUM

PERC NT PER ANNUM

20

20

U. S. CD S

16

16

12

12
U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE
8

8

4

4

26

20
GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

22

16

18

12

14

8

10

4

0

6

12

16
JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

8

12

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

8

4

0

4




1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
ELTT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER M

24

20

16

12

8

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

4
24

20

16

12

8

4
24

20

16

12

8

4




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1980

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1982

1980

1982

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

26

22

26

3-MONTH

-

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

-

FEDERAL FUNDS
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90-DAY CD' S

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

6

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DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2
3

I I I I 1I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I
1980
1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1962

I I I I I I I I I I I
1980

11

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1962

4

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED
20

-

20

12

-

12

INTERBANK STERLING

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

COVERED LONDON

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28
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INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

20

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20

—

12

1

12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

—

—

—

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

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1980

1982

1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




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1980

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CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AL

19

U. S. CORPORATE

UNITED STATES

15

19.

MONTHLY

Aaa BONDS

15

11

11

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
7

7

15

9
UNITED KINGDOM

SWITZERLAND

—

—

11

5

I

7
13

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MONTHLY

JAPAN
9

9
GERMANY

5

5

22

22

18

18
CANADA

FRANCE

14

14

10

10
NETHERLANDS

6




6
1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO CALE
1969= DO

RATIO

180
160
140

120

100

UNITED STATES

JAPAN

80
140
GERMANY

120

100

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UNITED KINGDOM

80

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140
FRANCE

SWITZERLAND

120

100

80

140
120

100

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

80

60




1980

1982

1980

1982

LAST VA1DE FLOUTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 1. SPOT EXCHANGE -RATES AND INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING BATES

(U.S. CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH f-RANC
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LISA

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

40.69
0.38776
36.84
174.12
79.70
14.63
47.85
2. 13094
0.07263

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

114.47
101.53
105.76
70.42
79.44
65.95
153.93
83-97
41.26

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

118.72
138.16
118.32
122.68
78.82
90.26
73.08
179.09
95.91
44.59
82.59

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

-2.82
1.15
4.02
-3.78
8.69
3.80
5.47
-7.61

INDICES, MARCH 1973 BASE RATES = 100
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

WEIGHTED A V E R A G E EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR 1973 = 100
(G—10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MASK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDES
O.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
.FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN F R A N C
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
CHART 2. 3-MONIH F O R W A R D EXCHANGE E
CANADIAN DOLLAR
O.K. POUND
GERMAN MASK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS F R A N C
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 3- GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AJTESNOON FIXING
U.S. DOLLABS PER FINE OUNCE

AUG.

4

346.45

AUG.
AUG.
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JAN.
JULY

4
4
30
16
30
9
30
30
1
9

11.15
11.27
11.75
15.86
9.00
8.46
7.06
15.00
10.30
1.92

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4
4
4
4
4

11.63
9.33
7.31
15.51
11.78
4.15
11.15

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4
4
4
4

11.27
11.40
11.80
12.68
13.54
13.71

4. CALL MONEY RATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAS DEPOSITS
U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EUEO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U.S. 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT JRAIES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4

11.27
11.15
0.13

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4

12.68
11.63
1.05




SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4

12.68
12.96
-0.29

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENCIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4

11.25
12.58
-1.33

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4

12.68
13.44
- 0 . 76

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

4
4
4

12.68
12.93
-0.26

JULY
JULY
JUNE
JUNE
JULY
JUNE
JAN.
JULY

23
23

13.58
9.13
8.53
5.00
16.09
16.09
11.12
12.29

CHART 9. LONG TERM GOV&RMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

11
16
11
1
9

U.S. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 10.

14.81
13.02

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JUNE
MAY

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

1(14. 43
121.,75
140. 82
96.,58
80..90
82.03
99.22
140.,59

•oQ*S2^V

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H 1

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(512)

10G0ST

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE WEEK ENDING

AUGUST

9

'

198

2

6, 1982

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 followinfgnoon
buying rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

ARGENTINA
•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIX
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA, P.fi.
COLOMBIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

PESO
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
PESO
YUAN
PESO
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
RUPIAH
RIAL
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUIXDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
SOL
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR

• VALUE IN U.S. CENTS




AUG.

2

20100.00
99.65
17.100
46.490
182.71
1.2500
47.050
1.9312
64.500
8.4675
4.6940
6.7800
2.4340
68.800
5.9175
9.5100
660.50
NA
141.10
25.880
1364.00
256.60
2.3425
49.0800
2.6900
74.000
6.5500
715.50
8.5050
84.300
2*1350
87.45
743.80
110.950
20.950
6.0550
2.0660
23.000
175.35
4.2965

/CURRENCY UNI S PER DOLLAR
AUG. 3
AUG. 4
20100.00
99.53
17.100
46.650
186.26
1.2528
47.050
1.9196
64*500
8.4900
4.6805
6.7930
2.4420
68.700
6.0200
9.5100
660.50
NA
140.65
26.240
1367.00
257.85
2.3530
49.0800
2.6940
73.820
6.5700
715.50
8.5050
84.100
2.1370
87.58
743.80
110.700
20.950
6.0900
2.0720
23.000
174.85
4.2965

20100.00
98.90
17.390
47.430
186.26
1.2531
47.050
1.9292
64.500
8.6400
4.7440
6.9050
2.4860
70.000
6.0600
9.5800
660.50
NA
138.45
26.530
1391.00
260.35
2.3640
49.1000
2.7405
73.250
6.6900
715.50
8.5050
85.000
2.1550
86.75
743*80
112.500
20.950
6.1500
2.1170
23.000
172.78
4,2965

AUG.

5

20100.00
98.69
17.410
47.490
186.26
1.2481
47.050
1.9446
64.500
8.6550
4.7465
6.9175
2.4860
70.050
6.0450
9.6040
660.50
NA
138,25
26.530
1389.00
259.85
2,3610
49.1650
2.7385
73.150
6.6675
715.50
8.5050
85.050
2.1535
86.55
743.80
112.250
20.950
6.1575
2.1195
23.000
171.55
4.2965

AUG.

6

20100,00
98.48
17.600
47.690
186.26
1.2482
56.000
1.9525
64.950
8.6850
4.7860
6.9500
2.4965
70.900
6.0800
9.6200
661.75
NA
137.70
26.970
1395.00
260.10
2.3640
78.0000
2,7560
73.010
6.7200
722.75
8.5050
86.000
2.1670
86.32
743.80
113,400
20.910
6.1700
2.1310
23,000
171.40
4,2965