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BOARD OF eCVEKNOHS

D I V I S I O N OF I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I N A N C E

H. 13
No. 279

December 21, 1966
,

I CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I.
II.

I.

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1966

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad

Chart

1

Chart

2

Ch art

3

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Chart

4
5
6
7
8

Chart
9
Chart 10

New York, London, Montreal; Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
Interest Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
Short-term Bond Yields
Long-term Bond Yields
Spot Exchange Rates--Major Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
3-month Forward Exchange Rates
Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)

NEW Y O R K , L O N D O N , MONTREAL:
YIELDS FOR U . S . DOLLAR I N V E S T O R S O N 3 - M O N T H FUNDS
D O L L A R DEPOSIT RATES: NEW Y O R K - L O N D O N
Wedneidoy figures

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

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

I

I

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

,

F I N A N C E C O . PAPER RATES ( c o v e r e d ) :

U . K . HIRE PURCHASE




.
Q U O T E D I N N E W YORK

LONDON;

YIELDS FOR

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

U.S. DOLLAR

INVESTORS ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

RATES

180 DAY
90 DAY
CALL

30

KURE P U R C H A S E

AND

LOCAL

DAY—|

AUTHORITY

D E P O S I T RATES ( c o v e r e d )

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

HIRE PURCHASE
1

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSIT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

DIFFERENTIAL

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1965

1966

[INTEREST A R B I T R A G E ; F R A N K F U R T / L O N D O N , Z U R I C H / L O N D O N )
FRANKFURT INTERBANK L O A N

RATE VS. L O N D O N EURO D O L L A R RATE ( C O V E R E D )
Per cent par efine*
I N TER MS O p t f i -

INTERBANK LOAN RATE

EURO-DOLLAR

1
r
DIFFERENTIAL

I

FAVOR EURODOLLAR

Z U R I C H D E P O S I T RATE V S . L O N D O N E U R O - D O L L A R RATE (COVERED)
'NCS
EURO-DOLLAR

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE
1
r
DIFFERENTIAL
FAVOR ZURICH
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

2X PRICE OF G O L D I N L O N D O N
35.2

35.0
1964




1965

1966

INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , U N I T E D S T A T E S / C A N A D A
Friday figures

pi

3 - M O N T H TREASURY BILL RATES

C A N . F I N . CO. jPAPER

CANADA
UNITED STATES

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BILL RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L A N D F O R W A R D C A N A D I A N D O L L A R
SPREAD

FORWARD RATE

1

1

1

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1

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3 - M O N T H C O V E R E D 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 )

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FAVOR CAR

P R I M E F I N A N C E PAPER

FAVOR U.S.
FAVOR CANADA
TREASURY B I L L S

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1964

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1966

INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , N E W Y O R K / L O N D O N
Friday (igurei

3 - M O N T H TREASURY BILL RATES

LONDON

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

NEW YORK

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L A N D 3 - M O N T H
FORWARD STERLING

I

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S P R E A D IN FAVOR OF L O N D O N

PREMIUM
DISCOUNT

FORWARD RATE

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L W I T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E COVER (NET I N C E N T I V E )

IN FAVOR OF L O N D O N

IN FAVOR OF NEW YORK

1963




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1965

1966

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

| EURO-DOLLAR - LONDON
f

S

v — J

SWITZERLAND

JAPAN

GERMANY

CANADA

U.S.

1962

1963

1964

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1966

L O N G - T E R M B O N D YIELDS
9

GERMANY

8

7
U.K.

V
6

'C7
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

5
U.S.

4

NETHERLANDS

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CANADA

U.S.

1962




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1964

1965

1966

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
Above par

S W I S S FRANC

/ V f

v

r

/

-

GERMAN MARK

U.K. STERLING

r

B E L G I A N FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR

I T A L I A N LIRA

1

J A P A N E S E YEN

M

J

S

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3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E RATES
AGAINST
Friday (igi

U.S. D O L L A R S — N E W YORK

GERMAN MARK

S W I S S FRANC

POUND S T E R L I N G

DISCOUNTPREMIUM
DUTCH GUILDER

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR

AGAINST
Friday figures

POUND STERLING — L O N D O N

1

S W I S S FRANC




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G E R M A N MARK

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A

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m

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INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES
Ratio itole
300

SWITZERLAND

250

GERMANY

U.K.

200

U.S.

150

100

300

250
JAPAN

Vv
CANADA

200

x w /

150

100
1963
* *

1964

Japan: inde* of 225 industrial and other ilocki traded on the Tokyo exchange




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1966

\V
H. 13
NO. 2

December 21, 1966

Latest Fleure# Plotted in H.13 Chart Series. 1966
(all flguree par cant per annua)

7

Upper Panel

Chart 1
(Wedneaday, Dec. 14 )
6.62

Euro-$ Depoalt
U.S. eertlf. of depoalt
Lower Panel

6.87
97

+1-59

Forward pound

-0.59 •

Net Incentive (U.K. +)

+1.00

Chart 6
(Friday.
Qec. 16)

Chart 2
(Friday,
-.
Buro-$ deposits:
6.:2
6 23
6 A8

90-day
180-day

Treasury bills: U.S.
U.K.
Canada

4.88
6.47
4.94

Interbank loan rate (German)

7 c 12

(Dec.

,-7)

Hire-purchase pspee-

Euro-* depoalt (London)

Local-authority deposit

Zurich 3-mo. deposit
(Date:
"o/. :5
)
Japan eemposlt rate
(Date:
30 J

(Dec. 9)

(Dec. 9)

Chart 3
Upper Panel
(Period:

6.47
4 . WW

Treasury bills: U.K.
U.S.
Spread favor U.K.

(Friday, _

Finance co. paper: U.S.
Canada
Hlre-purchaae paper, U.K.

Call
7-day
30-day

Chart 3
(Friday, Dec, 16)

Dec

6„ 75

4 25
7.42

Interbank loan (mid-point)
U.S. Gov't. (Wed.,

Buro-$ depoalt (average)
Lower Panel

(Date:

3e:

ii>
15

U.K. War Loan fThurs..

-13

1

)

Zurich 3-mo. depoalt

German Fed. (Fri., ^ - •

Price of nold
(Friday, Dec, 9

Swiss Confed. (Fri., Dec, 9)
)

Canadian Gov't.

Chart A
(Friday,
Pec- 16 )

+0 06

Forward Canadian $

+0/33

Net Incentive (Canada +)

+0o 39




(Wed.,

Netherlands Gov't perpetual 3%
(Friday,• Qe..: 2 )

Treasury bills: Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

Canadian finance paper

)

4.94

Euro-* bonds (Fri., _£e

J±)

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