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DATA FILE
LIBRARY
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
DE C H I C A G O

LIBRARY
FEB 2 9 1984
FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK OF CHICAGO

Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

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DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551

February 21, 1984




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. DAILY 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

160

—

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

140

_

120
*

JAPANESE YEN

~
-

100

M

I

I

Ml,,I, , 1 , 7

I

I

" i l l

_

_

CANADIAN DOLLAR

I

I I I I I I I I80I I I

I

I

60

I

X

Xv
k

i

I I l I I l I I" l iI lI l

I

:

SWISS FRANC

80

200

—A/SyV

i

160

, X x

^

V

vzv

v

i

120

160

180

—

—

180

-

-

GERMAN MARK

140

v

xV

^

\J

M

l

I, I, I lull I

|

V

|y

-

—

I

80

,

,,

MlHlllhl

60

r

II I

U,h,l,7

70

ITALIAN LIRA

BELGIAN FRANC

60

120
100
80

60

50

80

160
140

100

VTVH;

-

-

,

100

FRENCH FRANC

80

| |

,™

120

U.K. POUND

50

120

i

—

-

-

—

—

120

I

160
140

DUTCH GUILDER

-XT

100

60

120

240

-

100

-

100

120

120

140

-

80

100

-

-

V

v

/

V % v

50

-

—

-

I

I

|




| | |
1982

30

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1984

40

1982

1984

CHART 2

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

ENT PER ANNUM

6
ITALIAN LIRA

-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

+

-

0

-1

6

\

6
U. K. POUND

DUTCH
GUILDER1
1
-

+

0

6

-1

9

1 1

1

I

|

12
SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK

6

+

0

8

FRENCH FRANC
+

0
JAPANESE YEN

8

f

16

24

32




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

600

550 -

-

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500 -

500

450 -

-

400 -

450

400

350 -

-

350

300 -

-

300

250




250
1981

1982

1983

1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

20

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

JAPAN

24
CANADA

20

EURO-SWISS
FRANC

NETHERLANDS

20

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY




GERMANY

EURO-DM

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER A^

22

24

18

20
U.S. CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

14

16

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

I SWISS INTERBANK RATE
9

—IV

-

8

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

7

4

5




I
1982

1984

I

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I

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1982

I

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1984

0

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24




24

20
OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

—

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

-

I /

I
1982

1984

-

I
1982

I

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1984

r

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

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR

OVERNIGHT

DEPOSITS

1

90-DAY CD* S

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

J(/M

DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

2
1982
1 P E R C E N T ON D I F F E R E N T I A L




SCALE

= 2 P E R C E N T ON R A T E S C A L E

1984

1982

1984

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: P L U S H , INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

20

20

DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

~ U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

4

2

4
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2
+
0

2
28

28

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM

20

20

COVERED FRANKFURT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

— DASHED LINE

2

DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

2
1982

1984

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 P E R C E N T ON R A T E S C A L E




1982

1984

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

19

19
CANADA
.

I
UNITED
STATES

15

-

-

Ay

V

-

11

15

11

-

I

I

I

ill 11 hili i

15

11

,
\f

yS

-

UNITED KINGDOM

SWITZERLAND

-

-

-

y

—

7 "l

I

I

I

I

I

—

1
13

MONTHLY

GERMANY

JAPAN

-

-

-

5
U. S. CORPORATE

22

MONTHLY

FRANCE

18

-

18

Aaa BONDS

14

14

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

V

10




^
10

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

III I I
1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1 9 6 9 = 100

RATIO S C A L E
1969=100

240

240

200

-

160

-

UNITED STATES

-

-

-

-

*

120

210
170

—

UNITED KINGDOM

~

r\

—

150

—

i

1

1

1

160

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

-

-

1

1

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 11 11 1 1 II 1 II

^

GERMANY

-

-

SWITZERLAND

-

j

-

-

\

ii III h i l l i i i I m I m I m

70

I IIIIIIIIII

—

180
~~

NETHERLANDS

1'

-

140

—

100

-

80

-

60

-

FRANCE

M

| | |

190

i

v V V /

-

70

110

200

120
~i

90

-

-

—

130

/

JAPAN

1

1

1




| ||
1982

CANADA

ii Ii Mi i l l i
1984

1982

1984

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHAflT 1. SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND INDICES
MEEKLY AVERAGES, SOON BUYING BATES

(U.S. CENTS)

GERMAN HARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KBOMA

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

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

36.81
0.42752
32.61
142.69
80.24
11.95
45.01
1.79487
0.05963
12.40

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

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

103.,55
111. 94
93.,63
57. 72
79. 97
53. 84
144. 80
70. 73
33. 88

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

132.,52
135. 90
145.,42
118.13
69.,62
99. 80
64. 20
183. 83
87. 70
39. 59
67. 65

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

0.11
0.66
4.04
-5.08
6.43
3.88
3.46
-7.30

INDICES, MARCH 1973 BASE BATES = 100
G E R M A N MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FBANC
BELGIAN FBANC
ITALIAN LISA

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR 1973 = 100
<6-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S.: DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDEB
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FBANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KBOMA

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

CHABT 2. 3-iMONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE BATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. FOUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DOT H GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITAJ.IAN LIRA



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

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING
FEB. 15

379.30

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
JAN.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
JAM.
FEB.

15
15
10
13
10
17
10
10
1
17

9.53
9.60
9.13
9.59
5.50
5.50
6.00
11.75
10.30
2.00

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

15
15
15
15
15
15
8

9.50
5.95
6.25
9.82
9.38
3.42
8.43

FEB,
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

15
15
15
15
15
15

9.60
9.65
9.69
9.85

10.36

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S.; FEDERAL FUNDS
DIF ERENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

FEB. 15
FEB. 15
FEB. 15

9.60
9.53
0.07

3-MQNTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB. 15
FEB. 15
FEB. 15

9.85
9.50
0.35

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE
4. CALL MONEY RATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURQ-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPiANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1—HO NTH
3-MONTH
6-MQNTH
1-YEAR

10.00

CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. HONEY MARKET RATES




SERIES NAME

L A S T V A L U E PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3 - M O N T H FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB. 15
FEB. 15
FEB. 15

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

FEB. 15
FEB. 15
FEB. 15

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

FEB. 15
FEB. 15
F E B . 15

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SMISS I N T E R B A N K , C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

F E B . 15
F E B . 15
F E B . 15

9.85

10.06
-0.21
9.31
9.93

-0.62
9.85
10.05

-0.20
9.85
9.91

-0.06

CHART 9. LONG TERM GOVBRBENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
J A P A N (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

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

10
13
3
13
28
10

11.74
8.30
6.94
4.52

12.00

14.17
8. 57
9.88

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

12.20

JAN.
NOV.

10.29

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JABAN




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

;oi52y, •

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

ill
' • f*AL

H. 10(512)

F E B R U A R Y 2 2 , 1984

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB T H E WEEK

ENDING

FEBRUARY

17, 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:

C O O NT BY
ARGENTINA
•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
C H I N A . P.B.
COLOMBIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEN Z E A L A N D
N ORWAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA
MEMO:
•UNITED S T A T E S

MONETARY
OBIT
PESO
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
PESO
YUAN
PESO
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
BUPIAH
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
SOL
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR
DOLLAR

FEB.

13

C U R R E N C Y PHI S PER D O L L A R
F E B . 15
F E B . 1#
27. 27
93. 4 7
19. 2 5 5
55. 850

1116.00

1. 2 4 7 6

88. 850

0

L
1
D

2.0 7 6 8
91. 3 0 0
9. 9 0 5 0
5. 8610
8.3 9 2 0
2.7 2 2 0
102. 3 0 0
7. 7 8 2 0
7600
995. 00
113. 4 0
130. 050
1677. 00
233, 95
2. 3 3 9 5
168. 2 5 0 0
3. 0 7 0 0
6 5 480
7 7450
2411 55
14. 0 5 0 0
136 400
2, 1310
80,,40
799 .30
156 .310
25. 2 9 0
8 ,0725
2 ,2230
4 0 .230
23 .000
142 ,80

10.

12 .8000

132.67

27. 27
9 3 . 90
842
54. 780
1134. 00
1. 2 4 5 0
88. 8 5 0

18.

2.0601

91. 3 0 0
9. 7675
5. 7820
2250
6672
101.4 5 0
7. 7805
7500
995. 00
115. 22
130. 050
1658. 00
233. 20
3365

8.
2.

10.

2.

168. 1000

3. 0175
65. 9 3 0
7. 6 6 5 0
2411. 55
14. 0500
133. 6 5 0
1290
,20
799.,30
153. 7 6 0 '
25.,290
7.,9900
2. 1970
40.,230
23 .000
144 45

2.
81.

12 8000

130.91

FEB.

16

2 7 . 27
9 4 . 42

18.866

54. 830
1134. 00
1- 2 4 6 5
850
0519
9 1 . 300
9.7700
5. 7 5 0 0
2400
6735
100.7 0 0
7. 7790
7400
9 9 5 . 00
115. 10
130. 420
1657. 00
2 3 2 . 85
3335
169. 0000
3. 0 2 4 0
040
7. 64 50
2 4 1 1 . 55
14. 0 5 0 0
133. 5 0 0

88.

2.
8.

2.

10.

2.

66.

2.1260

81. 55

7 9 9 . 30
153. 100
25. 290
7. 9 5 0 0
1925
40. 230
23.. 0 0 0
144.,60
,8000

2.

12.

130.96

F E B . 17

28 02

9 4 . 54
18 910
5 5 000
1134. 00
2476
130
0519
9 1 . 690
9.7975
5. 7 6 3 5
2700
6833
101.350
7 . 7760
7300
9 9 3 . 50
114. 75
131. 360

1.
2.

88.

8.
2.

10.

1661.00

2 3 3 . 20
3335
168. 5000
3 . 0300
66. 130
7. 6 6 5 0
2 4 8 3 . 53
14. 0 5 0 0
133. 750
1260
81.55
7 9 9 . 30
153. 500
2 5 . 290
7. 9 7 0 0
1945
4 0 . 230
23. 000
145. 10
12.9000

2.

2.

2.

131.20

•INDEX OF W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E V A L U E OF U . S . D O L L A R A G A I N S T C U R R E N C I E S OF O T H E R G - 1 0
C O U N T R I E S P L U S S W I T Z E R L A N D . M A R C H 1973 = 100. W E I G H T S ARB 1972-76 G L O B A L T R A D E OF EACH
OF T H E 10 C O U N T R I E S . S E R I E S R E V I S E D AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR D E S C R I P T I O N A N D BACK D A T A , SEE
•INDEX OF THE W E I G H T E D - A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E V A L U E OF T H E U . S . D O L L A R : . R E V I S I O N " ON P A G E 700
OF THE AUGUST 1978 F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B U L L E T I N .
• V A L U E IS U.S. C E N T S