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DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

H. 13
No. 286

BOARD OF GOVERNOR#

February 15, 1.967,

^CAPITAL MARKETjDEVELOPMENTS 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. So Dollar Investors or. 3-month Funds
2 - London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
3 - Interest Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zur v. vh/Lor.dcn
4 - Interest Arbitrage! New York/Canada
5 - Interest Arbitrage; New • ?c R/Lor>don
6 - Short-term Bond Yields
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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(Decontrolled after six months)

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YIELDS FOR U.S. DOLLAR INVESTORS O N 3 - M O N T H FUNDS
DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: NEW Y O R K - L O N D O N

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90 DAY
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INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
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300

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300

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200
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150

100
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Japan: index of 225 induilriol and other itocki traded on the Tokyo exchange




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1966

February 15, 196

H. 13
No. 286

II

Upper Panel

Chart 1
(Wednesday, Feb. 8

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

)

Euro-$ deposit

5.38

U.S. certif. of deposit

5. 15

Lower Panel

Finance co. paper:

U.S.
Canada
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

Treasury bills:

)

(Friday, Feb. 10

Chart 5
(Friday, Feb. 10)

5. 25
5.71
5.50

Forward pound

-0.81

Net incentive (U.K. + )

+0.52

Treasury bills:
Euro-$ deposits:
5.25
5,38

90-day
180-day

5.50
5.62

Hire-purchase paper
(Feb. 3)
Local-authority deposit
(Feb. 3)
Chart 3
Upper Panel (Period: Feb. 1-7

5. 56

Interbank loan (mid-point)

5.38

Euro-$ deposit (average)
Lower Panel

(Date:

5. 68

)

Price of gold
(Friday, Feb, 3

4.50
5.83
4.49

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

5.38

Interbank loan rate (German)
(Feb. 1-7)
Euro-$ deposit (London)
Zurich 3-month
(Date: Dec.
Japan composit
(Date: Nov.

deposit
15
rate
30

5.50

)

4.38

)

7.39

Chart 7

5. 75

)

Dec. 15

Zurich 3-month deposit

+1.33

Spread favor U.K.

Chart 6
(Friday, F e b . 1 0 )

Chart 2
(Friday, Feb. 10 )

Call
30-day

5.83
4.50

U.K.
U.S.

4.38
35.194

)

4.44

U.K. War Loan (Thurs., Feb.10 )

6.46

German Fed. (Fri., Feb. 10

)

7. 27

Swiss Confed. (Fri., Feb. 3

)

4. 24

U.S. Gov't. (Wed., Feb. 8

)
Canadian Gov't. (Wed. , Feb. 8 )

5.52

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday, Feb. 3
)
4.49
4.50
-0.01

5-77

Euro-$ bonds (Fri., Feb. 10

6.32

Forward Canadian $

-0.35

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

Net incentive (Canada + )

-0. 36

Chart 4
(Friday, Feb. 10 )
Treasury bills:

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

Canadian finance paper




5.88

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