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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

, February 13, 1984

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. D A I L Y 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
8. 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 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

160

—I

120

-

100

- /

| ||

80
120

—

100

-

160

—

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

140

JAPANESE YEN

s
-

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-

120

-

100

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—

—

CANADIAN DOLLAR

200

—/v_^——-

I

60

I

I

I

I

:

160

W

I

I

I

180

I

_LJ 111 III 111

120

—

160

180

—

160

GERMAN MARK
140

•w

\

140

DUTCH GUILDER

120
-

v

'

100
i

I

w

v
X / x

120
\J

—

i

I

I

I,lul„l,~

—

-

—

"vX

U.K. POUND

-

80

60

100
I

120
100

80
240

SWISS FRANC

-

80

140

FRENCH FRANC

—

-

—

50
~l

I

I

I

I

I l l ™

I

160
140

—

-

BELGIAN FRANC

1°
100

80
70

ITALIAN LIRA

60
-

V

v

/

V

'

v

—

80 -

60

-

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1982

I

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-

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1984

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1982

I

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1984

CHART 2

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al

6

+

ITALIAN LIRA

-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

-

0
"II.IIMIM

6

6

DUTCH GUILDEFI

U. K. POUND

:

KvA "

+

0

6
I

9

I

I

I

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12
SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK

6

+

0
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8

FRENCH FRANC
+

0
JAPANESE YEN

8

16

24

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32




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

LLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

450

400

350

300

250
1981




1982

1983

1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

JT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Af

28
24
\

20

a

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

1/

16

-

12
JAPAN

8

I

4

I

I

24
CANADA

20
EURO-SWISS
FRANC
16

12

8
NETHERLANDS
4
+

0
24

20
16

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

GERMANY

12
EURO-DM

8
4




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

ANNUM

PERCENT PER

22

24

20

18
U.S. CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

16

14

10

12
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

20

16

16

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
12

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

8

8

4

11

12

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

8

9
JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

7

4

5

0




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER

24

20
OVERNIGHT
16

12

8

111 h i l l i

4
24

20
6-MONTH
16

12

8

4
24

20
1-MONTH
16

12

8

4




1-YEAR

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

26

22

22

FEDERAL FUNDS

18

18

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

14

-

10

-

14

OVERNIGHT

90-DAY CD S

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

i

1111

-

\

111 11 I i 111 i

10

I IIIII III

DIFFERENTIAL
-

-

I

roLy

r

LLAIUA^.

i n

i

i

i

i

i

i

*v

11111111111

1982
1 P E R C E N T 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




,

DIFFERENTIAL

i i 111111111
1984

1

!
1982

i

111 i i 1 1 1 1 1 1

"

1 1 1 1 1 1 M 111
1984

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

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

-

20

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12
INTERBANK STERLING

COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

-

DIFFERENTIAL

H-

DIFFERENTIAL

-

q/4w/V^

2

4

28

28

20

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM

20

COVERED FRANKFURT

12

12
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS^

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

—DASHED LINE

i

i

i

l

DIFFERENTIAL

f wyA/

/V

i

i

1 1 1
1982

iiliilnlii

~ |
1984

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




i

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4
2

DIFFERENTIAL

-

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1

1 -W- . A"/%Xz-/Xzv v\/A/v-^
v
1

1
1982

1

Iiliilnlii
1984

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

#

PERCENT PER ANNUM

19

19

'

CANADA

w

.
15

I
UNITED
STATES
-

-

Ay

V

-

15

-

11

e

11

-

-

#
7

I

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I

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I

15

—

D \F
a

-

11

13

—

SWITZERLAND

I

—

1 1 1

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I I I I I I I I 1I I I
13

MONTHLY

—

JAPAN
9

i

—

A

M

i

UNITED KINGDOM

-

7

i
—

—

GERMANY

-

-

5

22

I

I

I

I

I

U. S. CORPORATE

I

I

I

I

MONTHLY

FRANCE

18
Aaa BONDS

14

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
10




-\
V
NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

240
200

-

160

-

UNITED STATES

rj

I

I

I

—

-

120

I

/

JAPAN

-

-

-

—

-

-

I N

210

—

170
UNITED KINGDOM

130

90

70

~ h

A

/ V \ /

FRANCE

yv> V

M

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-

-

-

-

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GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

-

-

-

I

NETHERLANDS




1982

I

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CANADA

1984

1982

1984

SERIES
CHART

1. S P O T

WEEKLY

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

EXCHANGE BATES AND INDICES

A V E R A G E S , NOON BUYING R A T E S

(U.S. C E N T S )

G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. POUND
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
INDICES, M A R C H

1973 BASE R A T E S =

WEIGHTED A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E VALUE I N D I C E S , MAR
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S P L U S S W I T Z E R L A N D )

1973

U.S. DOLLAR
G E R M A N MASK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
O.K. POUND
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
S W E D I S H KRONA

2. 3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E R A T E S , PREMIUM OR
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
G E R M A N MARK
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS FRANC
DUT B G U I L D E R
J A P A N E S E YEN
I T A L I A N LIBA




8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

36.34
0.42807
32.21
141.99
80.23
11.83
45.08
1.77440
0.05910

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

102.24
112.08
92.47
57.43
79.97
53.32
145.03
69.92
33. 57

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

133.46
134.75
146.54
117.26
69.67
100.39
63.90
185.18
87.15
39.44
67.70

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

0.03
0.53
3.92
-4.68
6.32
3.78
3.46
-7.31

100

G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. P O U N D
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

^HART

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

100
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

D I S C:GUNT
OUNT
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 3, G O L D PRICE IN L O N D O N , A F T E R N O O N FIXING
U . S . D O L L A R S PES FINE OUNCE

CHART 4. C A L L

FEB.

8

382.63

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
JAN.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
JAN.
FEB.

8
8
10
13
10
10
10
10
1
10

9.58
9.55
9.13
9.59
5.50
5.57
6.00
11.75
10.30
2.75

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8
8
8
8
8

9.40
6.02
6.25
9.85
9.34
3.39
8.43

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8
8
8
8

9.55
9.55
9.56
9.73
9.89
10.25

HONEY R A T E S

U.S. F E D E R A L F U N D S
O V E R N I G H T EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5. 3 - M O N T H I N T E R E S T RATES
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY M A S K E T
G E R M A N I N T E R B A N K LOAN
J A P A N E S E LANK L O A N S 6 D I S C O U N T S
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER
I N T E R B A N K STERLING
S W I S S I N T E R B A N K LOAN
W E I G H T E B A V E R A G E FOREIGN I N T E R E S T R A T E
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S PLUS S W I T Z E R L A N D )

CHART 6. E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T R A T E S : LONDON
OVESNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7. S E L E C T E D E U R O - D O L L A R

AND U.S. MONEY M A R K E T R A T E S

OV&RNIGBT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L ADJ. FOR R E S E R V E R E Q U I R E M E N T S

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8

9.55
9.58
-0.03

3 — M O N T H EURC-DOLLAR DEPOSIT R A T E
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY M A R K E T
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8

9.73
9.40
0.33




SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , 3-MONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPCSIF
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), C O V E R E D
DIFFEFIE NTIAL

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8

9. 73
9.,8B
- 0 . 15

U.S. C O M M E R C I A L PAPER
C A N A D I A N FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8

9.,20
9. 87
- 0 .,67

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8

9.,73
10.,00
-0.28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8

9.73
9.76
-0.03

FEB.
JAN.
JAN.
FEB.
JAN.
OCT.
NOV.
FEB.

10
13

11.74
8.30
6.94
4.52
12.00
14. 17
8.57
9.88

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

3
13
28
10

U.S. C O B P O B A T E
AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR
CHART 10.

BONDS

12.20
10.29

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JAN.
NOV.

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

161. 70
176. 98
237. 28
155.58
123.,45
164.,54
166. 83
205.,56

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
. H. 1 0 ( 5 1 2 )

M

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR

THE

WEEK

ENDING

FEBRUARY

10,

FEBRUARY

16, 1984

1984

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

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

ARGENTINA
•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA, P.M.
COLOMBIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEW Z E A L A N D
NORWAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOOTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SHEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAINAN
THAILAND
^•UNITED KINGDOM
^VENEZUELA

PESO
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
PESO
YUAN
PESO
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . HARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
RUPIAH
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
SOL
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
EON
PESETA
RUPEE
&RONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR

MEMO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

FEB.
26.59
92.15
19.337
56.110
1098.00
1-2453
88.850
2.0623
90.960
9.9775
5.8595
8.4140
2.7430
102.200
7.7970
10.7600
995.00
112.70
126.090

1688.00

233.10
2.3385
167.2500
3.0940
65.430
7.7950
2384.56
14.0500
136.500
2.1300
80.35

800.60

156.050
25.270
8.0975
2.2130
40.230
23.000
142.25
12.9000

133.10

FEB.
26.59
92.18
19.500
56.640
1098.00
1.2477
88.850
2.0768
90.960
10.0740
5.8865
8.4840
2.7655
102.850
7.7965
10.7600
995.00
111.40
126.980
1703.00
234.50
2.3395
167.5000
3.1200
65.150
7.8035
2384.56
14.0500
138.800
2.1310
79.35

800.60

S PER DQI.LAR1
FEB.
8
26.59
92.78
19.413
56.430
1098.00
1.2463
88.850
2.0768
90.960
10.0225
5.8680
8.4600
2.7535
102.200
7.7965
10.7600
996.00

112. 10

127.480
1693.00
2 3 4 . 15
2.3385
167.1500
3.1060
65.300
7.7900
2384.56
14.0500
137.750
2 . 1315

80. 10

157.040
25.270
8.1345
2.2350
40.230
23.000
141.07
13.2000

800.30
156.250 '
25.270
8.1170
2.2295
40.230
23.000
141.28
13.2000

134.09

133.68

FEB.

26. 5 9
93 15
19 26 5
56 .080
1098 00
1. 2 4 6 1
88-»850
2..0768
90.,960
9.,9650
5. 8 4 0 5
4225
2. 7 3 7 5
101. 7 0 0
7. 7 9 7 0
10. 7 6 0 0
9 9 5 . 00
112. 85
127. 7 3 0
1 6 8 5 . 00
2 3 3 . 88
2. 3 3 9 0
167. 2 5 0 0
3. 0880
65. 500
7. 7 5 5 0
2 3 8 4 . 56
14. 0 5 0 0
136. 5 0 0
1310
80.85
7 9 9 . 30
155. 5 1 0
25. 270
8. 0 9 5 0
2275
40. 230
2 3 . 000
142. 10
13. 2 0 0 0

8.

2.

2.

133.13

FEB.

10

27 .27
93 03
19 .325
56 . 1 7 0
1 1 1 6 .00
1 .2463
88 .850
2. 0 7 6 8
91 .300
9.. 9 8 2 0
5..8700
8..4435
2. 7 4 1 5
102. 500
7. 7 8 8 0
10. 7 7 0 0
9 9 5 . 00
112. 50
128. 5 0 0

1688. 00

2 3 4 . 60
2. 3 3 9 5
167. 0000
3. 0 9 0 0
6 5 . 350
7. 7 6 8 0
2 4 1 1 . 55
14. 0 5 0 0
138. 000
2. 1320

80.00

7 9 9 . 30
156. 360
2 5 . 290
1050
2400
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