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H. 13
No. 330

December 20, 1967.

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
4 - 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.




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YORK,

LONDON, MONTREAL:

Y I E L D S FOR U . S . D O L L A R
DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

INVESTORS O N

RATES: NEW

3-MONTH

FUNDS

YORK-LONDON

Wedneidoy hguret

Per cent per

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

; U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

EURO DOLLAR OVER U.S. C E R T I F I C A T E OF .DEPOSIT

FINANCE

CO.

PAPER R A T E S ( c o v e r e d ) : Q U O T E D

IN

NEW

I

YORK

U.K. HIRE P U R C H A S E

Mar.

Jun.

Sept.

Die.

Mar.

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1966

Sept.

Dec.

Mar

Jun.
1967

Sept.

Dec.

Mar.

Jun.
1968

Sept.

Dec.

LONDON:

YIELDS

EURO-DQLLAR

FOR

U.S.

DEPOSIT

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

RATES

Per tent per annum

30

DAY

90

DAY
180

DAY

CALL

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

RATES

HIRE

EURO

DOLLAR

(covered)

Per cent per annum

PURCHASE

DEPOSIT

FAVOR HIRE

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR

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<7

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LOCAL

AUTHORITY

EURO-DOLLAR

PURCHASE

EURODOLLAR

DEPOSIT

DEPOSIT

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FAVOR

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LOCAL AUTHORITY

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

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INTEREST ARBITRAGE:

FRANKFURT/LONDON,

FRANKFURT INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE V S . L O N D O N

ZURICH/LONDON
E U R O D O L L A R RATE ( C O V E R E D )
I N TERMS OF D M

INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE

EURODOLLAR

FAVOR FRANKFURT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO

DOLLAR

RATE

EURO-DOLLAR

(COVERED)
!

I N TERMS OF S W I S S F R A N C S

EURODOLLAR

SWISS

DEPOSIT

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

! FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R
H

PRICE

OF

GOLD

IN

LONDON
35.3

35.0
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1968

INTEREST

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

TREASURY

UNITED

STATES/CANADA

BILL RATES

C A N . F I N . CO. PAPER

CANADA

|

UNITED STATES

BILL

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L

AND

FORWARD

CANADIAN

DOLJkAR

S P R E A D IN FAVOR OF C A N A D A

FORWARD RATE

3-MONTH

COVERED

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L S

(NET I N C E N T I V E S )

FAVOR CANADA

PRIME FINANCE PAPER

FAVOR CANADA
TREASURY BILLS

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1966

1967

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, N E W

3-MONTH

YORK/LONDON

TREASURY BILL RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY D E P O S I T S !

LONDON

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

FORWARD

STERLING

FORWARD RATE

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

DISCOUNT

(NET

IN FAVOR OF L O N D O N

INCENTIVE)

/A

IN FAVOR OF N E W Y O R K

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S H O R T - T E R M INTEREST RATES *

EURO-DOLLAR - LONDON +

U.S.

SWITZERLAND

:.J 2

1

CANADA

(3 month depon
~f~ 3 month




loon* ond discounts;

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L O N G - T E R M B O N D YIELDS

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

1963
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1964

1965

Averoge of velds for four foreign government dollar bond* quoted in London
New ter.ei for Germ any Iiarti 7 9 65
New tenet for Switzerland Uorti 3 3 67




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1967

SPOT E X C H A N G E RATES - M A J O R CURRENCIES A G A I N S T U . S . DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.K. STERLING

BELGIAN FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER
FRENCH FRANC

CANADIAN DOLLAR

I T A L I A N LIRA

JAPANESE YEN

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3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D EXCHANGE RATES
AGAINST
Fridov figures

U.S.

DOLLARS —NEW

YORK

SWISS FRANC i

GERMAN MARK

POUND STERLING

DISCOUNT.

V FRENCH FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
DISCOUNT-

AGAINST
Fridov figures

POUND

STERLING — L O N D O N

S W I S S FRANC




I N D U S T R I A L STOCK I N D I C E S
360
320

280
SWITZERLAND
240

200

GERMANY <
160

120

360
320

280
JAPAN
240

200

CANADA

160

120
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1966

1967

y 13
No. 330

II.

December 20, 1967.
Latest Figures Plotted In H.13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)

Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Upper Panel

Dec. 13

Euro-$ deposit

6. 18

U.S. certif. of deposit

5. 62

Lower Panel

Dec. 15

(Friday,

5.38
5. 93
3.09

Finance co. paper: U.S.
/
Canada
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.
Chart 2
(Friday, Dec. 15 )

4. 25
6. 38

6.31
6.38

90-day
180-day

5.01
Hire-purchase paper
(Dec. 8)
5. 01
Local-authority deposit
(Dec. 8)
Chart 3
Upper Panel (Period:
Dec. 8-15
Interbank loan (mid-point)

4. 12

Euro-$ deposit (average)

4.48

Lower Panel

(Date:

Dec

-

8

4.00

Treasury bills:

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

15

Canadian finance paper




+2. 29

Spread favor U.K.

-4. 72

Forward pound

-2.43

Net incentive (U.K. +)
Chart 6
(Friday, Dec. 15

)
4. 98
7. 27
5. 69

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

4. 12

Interbank loan rate (German)
(Dec. 8-15)
Euro-$ deposit (London)

6. 31

Zurich 3-month deposit
(Date:
Nov. 15
)
Japan composite rate
(Date:
Sept. 29
J

4-00
J . 29

Chart 7
5.29

U.S. Gov't. (Wed. , Dec. 13

German Fed. (Fri.,

7. 20
.6.68

Dec. 15

4. 81
4. 73
6.51

Swiss Confed. (Fri., N o v - 3 1
(Fri. , Dec. 7
Canadian Gov't. (Wed., Dec. 13

)

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 37
(Friday,
Dec. 1
)
5,69

4.QR
+ .71

Forward Canadian $
Net incentive (Canada +)

7.27
4. q8

U.K.
U.S.

35. 1 9 5
)

Chart 4
(Friday, npr..

Treasury bills:

U.K. War Loan (Thurs., Dec. 14

Nov. 15

Zurich 3-month deposit
Price of gold
(Friday,

Chart 5
(Friday,
Dec. 15)

Treasury bills:

Euro-$ deposits:
Call
30-day

)

- -21
6.38

Euro- $ bonds fFri..

Dec

-

15

)

7

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For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.