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DIVISION O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I N A N C E

BOARD O F GOVERNORS

H* 13
No. 233

February 2, 1966
CAPITALJARKE3LDEVEL0PMENTS 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

- New York, London, Montreat: Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
- London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
Chart 3 - London, Frankfurt, Zurich: Yields on
3-month Bank Funds; Price of Gold in
London
Chart 4 - Interest Arbitrage, New York/Canada
Chart 5 - Interest Arbitrage, New York/London
Chart 6 - Short-term Interest Rates
Chart 7 - Long-term Bond Yields
Chart 8 - Industrial Stock Indices
Chart 9 - Spot Exchange Rates - Major Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
Chart 10 - 3-month Forward Exchange Rates
Chart 2

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)

NEW YORK, L O N D O N , MONTREAL:
Y I E L D S FOR
DOLLAR

U . S . DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

RATES:

INVESTORS O N
NEW

3 - M O N T H FUNDS

YORK-LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T

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

U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T
FINANCE CO.
Friday ligurei

I I

PAPER RATES ( c o v e r e d ) :

QUOTED

IN

NEW

0

YORK
Per cenl per annum

6

CANADIAN FINANCE
COMPANY

5
U.K. HIRE PURCHASE

4
U.S. FINANCE COMPANY
Mar.

Jun.

Sept.

1964




Dee.

Mar.

Jun.

1965

Sept.

Dee.

Mar.

lee.

1968

Sept.

Dec.

L O N D O N : YIELDS FOR U . S . DOLLAR
E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T RATES

90

INVESTORS ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

DAY

180 DAY

30

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

D A Y "

AUTHORITY

"cALL

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

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

HIRE PURCHASE

T

1
FAVOR HIRE P U R C H A S E
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

EURO-DOLLAR

DIFFERENTIAL

DEPOSIT

DEPOSIT

'
FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

1964




1965

1966

X

LONDON,

FRANKFURT, ZURICH: YIELDS O N

FRANKFURT

INTERBANK

LOAN

3-MONTH

RATE V S . L O N D O N

BANK

FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )

I N TERMS O F D M

I N T E R B A N K LOAN R A T E

EURO-DOLLAR

T

T

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR FRANKFURT
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

ZURICH DEPOSIT

RATE VS.

LONDON

EURO

DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )
IN TERMS OF SWISS FRANCS

E U R O DOLLAR

S W I S S DEPOSIT RATE
T

DIFFERENTIAL
FAVOR ZURICH
FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R

n

PRICE OF G O L D I N L O N D O N

u s doiu

35.2

35.0
1964




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1966

INTEREST

ARBITRAGE, UNITED S T A T E S / C A N A D A

3-MONTH

T R E A S U R Y BILL RATES

CAN. FIN. CO. (PAPER

CANADA
•

UNITED STATES

T^ITRATEDIFFERENTIAL

SPREAD

AND

FORWARD C A N A D I A N

DOLLAR

IN F A V O R OF C A N A D A

PREMIUM
W

DISCOUNT

FORWARD RATE

3-MONITHCOVERED

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L S (NET I N C E N
PRIME

FINANCE PAPER

IVES)

FAVOR CANADA

/ W / * \ A

F A V O R U . S . __
FAVOR CANADA
TREASURY BILLS

FAVOR U.S.

1963




1964

1965

1966

INTEREST A R B I T R A G E ,
Fridoy figures
3-MONTH

U.K.

TREASURY

NEW

BILL

LOCAL AUTHORITY

YORK/LONDON

RATES

LONDON

DEPOSITS

NEW

RAT E D I F F E R E N T I A L
FOR W A R D

AND

STERLING

1
1
1
S P R E 4 ID IN F A V O R

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3-MONTH

1

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1 1

1 1

INCENTIVE)

IN F A V O R O F L O N D O N

IN F A V O R O F N E W Y O R K

1963




1964

1965

1966

1 1

SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES

*

U.K.

E U R O D O L L A R - LONDON
U.S.
GERMANY

JAPAN

U.S.

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

1962

1963

3-monih treasury bill rates lor oil countries except Japan.
and Switzerland ( 3 month deposit rale )
3-month role lor

U S dollar deposits in London




1964

1965
( Average role on bonk loons and discounts )

1966

LONG-TERM

BOND

YIELDS

Weekly figurei

f,

GERMANY

U.S.

CANADA

NETHERLANDS
U.S.

SWITZERLAND

1962




1963

1964

1965

1966

INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 100
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1965
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1966

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES - M A J O R CURRENCIES A G A I N S T U . S . DOLLAR

S W I S S FRANC

G E R M A N MARK

Z/V
U.K. STERLING

BELGIAN FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

V W

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

J A P A N E S E YEN

M

1
1964

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M

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1965

D

M

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1966

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Friday figures
AGAINST

F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E RATES
U. S. D O L L A R S

p.

GERMAN MARK

S W I S S FRANC
POUND STERLING ~

DISCOUNTAGAINST POUND

STERLING - L O N D O N
PREMIUM*

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S W I S S FRANC

- G E R M A N MARK
U. S . DOLLAR

AGAINST POUND

STERLING

- LONDON
PREMIUM

DUTCH GUILDER

BELGIAN
FRANC

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H" 13

ii

No.233

Latest Figures P l o t t e d i n H. 13 Chart S e r i e s , 1966
( a l l f i g u r e s per c e n t per annum)
Chart 4

Chart 1
Upper panel
(Wednesday, January 26

)

Euro-$ d e p o s i t

5.25

U.S. c e r t i f . of d e p o s i t

4.99

Lower panel
(Friday,

)

Forward Canadian $

4.88
5. 21
5.57

Net i n c e n t i v e (Canada +)

January 28

Finance co. paper:

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

(Friday,

)

4.51
4.53

Canada
U.S.

-0.02

Spread favor Canada

0. 54
-v;. 56
5. 75

Canadian f i n a n c e paper

(Friday,

January 28

Treasury b i l l s :

Euto-$ d e p o s i t s :
90-day
180-day

5.31
5.44

Hire-purchase paper

5. 31

(December 31)

Local-authority deposit
Chart 3

Interbank loan (mid p o i n t )

6.25

Euro-$ d e p o s i t (average)

5.40

Lower panel
(Date: J a n u a r y 15

)

Zurich 3-mo. d e p o s i t

3.81

Price of gold
(Friday, J a n u a r y 14

35.144
)

Forward pound

- 0 . 87

Net i n c e n t i v e (U.K. +)

- 0 . 04

Chart 6
28

Treasury b i l l s :
U.S.
4.53
U.K.
5.36

)

Germany 4- 00 ( J a n .
Canada 4 . 5 1

Euro-$ d e p o s i t (London)
Zurich 3-mo. d e p o s i t
(Date: J a n u a r y 15
Japan composite r a t e
(Date:

1964.

December 31
January 7




4 . 00
_ 3.81

5.31
3.81

)
_)

Nnvpmhpr 30

7.636

Chart 7
U.S. Gov't. (Wed., J a n .

For d e s c r i p t i o n and sources
of data s e e s p e c i a l annex
to H. 13, Number 164,

5.36
4.53
+0, 83

(Friday, J a n u a r y

December 24-31 )

)

U.K.
& U.S.

Spread favor U.K.

5.22

( J a n u a r y 14)

S e t p e m b e r 23,

)

Chart 5

( F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 28

Upper panel
(Period:

J a n u a r y 28

Treasury b i l l s :

Chart 2

Call
4.88
7-dav 5 . 0 0
30-day 5 . 1 2

February <

4.51

1

U.K. War Loan (Thurs. , J a n . 27'>
German Fed. ( F r i . ,

J a n . 21

Swiss Confed. ( F r i . ,
Canadian Gov't. (Wed.,

J

)

7. 33

2_"

3. 90

Jan. 26)

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual
( F r i . , J a n u a r y 21
)

6. : 6

5. 45
5. 74

1