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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

February 3,1986
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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. 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)
AVEHAtSES FOR WEEK ENDlNKS WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973= 100

200
180
160

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

-

-

140

120

-

1

1

I I

1

I
180

GERMAN MARK

JAPANESE YEN

—

160

-

—

140

-

-

120

—

100

-

I

l

U.K. POUND

__

1

FRENCH FRANC

I

I

BELGIAN FRANC




1

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

I

SWISS FRANC

iiliilulnlitJuIn
1964

1

l

1I I I II 1II

1966

u

L U
1964

HHIIMilt
1966

90
80

CHART 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

DUTCH GUILDER
CANADIAN DOLLAR

4

12

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

0

4

8
8

GERMAN MARK

JAPANESE YEN

FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

4

0

8

0

8

16

24

32

32




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. D

ARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE < UNCE

520

520

500

500

480

480

460

460

12.5 Kg BARS

440

440

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

300

300

280

280

I I I I I I I I I I I J

260
1983




1984

1985

I I I I I I I I I I I
1986

260

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AF

:NT PER ANNUM

20

20

16

16

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

12

8

8

4

4
JAPAN

0

0

20

20

16

SWITZERLAND

16

CANADA

12

12

8

8

4

4

j _ L

0

0

20

20

16

16

UNITED KINGDOM

12

-

GERMANY

8

12

8
UWwv

4

4

NETHERLANDS

0




I
1984

1986

\

I

I

I
1984

0

I
1986

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERC

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

16

14

U . S . CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

12

14

10

-

8

10

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

4

-

I I I

I

I

I

12

IIIIIIIIIII I

I

I

I

I

I

8
6

I

16

16
U K INTERBANK STERLING
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

10

10

8

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

-

8

6

6

4

4

ill

2

I

I

I

I IIIIIIIIII

2
8

9

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

8

A. ji

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
7

>
V

6

—

I I I
1984

1986

I I I
1984

4

2

\

5




6

0
1986

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

A V E R A G E S F O R WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER AL

ENT PER ANNUM

16

16
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

16

16
6-MONTH

7-DAY

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

16

16
1-MONTH

1-YEAR
__

14

/

14

12

12

10

10

8

f

I

6




1984

1986

I

I

I

I
1984

-

I

8

6
1986

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

16

16

14
FEDERAL FUNDS

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

DASHED LINE

3-MONTH
12

10

90-DAY CD S
OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

I

I

I

111111111111111111111111

DIFFERENTIAL

J _ L

11111111111111111111111

DIFFERENTIAL
-

1

+
0

I

I

I

J

I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

1984
1 P E R C E N T ON DIFFERENTIAL S C A L E = 2 P E R C E N T ON RATE SCALE




1986

J

I
1984

I

1111111111111111111111111
1986

,

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER(

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah IUM

18

18

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

14

DASHED LINE

14

10

10

INTERBANK STERLING

6

COVERED LONDON

2

I

I

6

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

I

I

2

2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

+

0

2

0

I

I

I

J_L

J_L

2

18

18

INTERBANK DM
14

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

2

I

6

DASHED LINE

I

I

M i l l

I

I

2
2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

0

2

I

I

I

I

I

I
1984

I

i_L

I"
1986

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




2
1984

1986

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AL

17

17

UNITED STATES

15

-

CANADA

15

13

-

13

11

11

9

9

I

7

I

I

lllllllllll

lllllllllll

15

7
9

13

—

UNITED KINGDOM

7

SWITZERLAND

11

5

/
9

7

3

I

I

I

I

I

I

1L

1

10

10
GERMANY
JAPAN

8

8

6

-

I

4

I

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I

I

I

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6

4

18

18
U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

16
,

16

I
FRANCE

Aaa BONDS
14

-

14

12

—

12

-

10

NETHERLANDS
I

10

MONTHLY

8

8

iilliIi

6




1984

1986

I

I

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I
1984

1986

6

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100
300
260

-

-

220

180

140

-

Avv

-

/AWN^

.

-

-

I

100

I

I

1

1

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 iIl 1 1 i i l i i
i
nl

300
260

)

-

220

-

180

.

-

100

M

-

J

/
I

I

1

1

1

11111 I n 111

J

A / *vA
FRANCE

—

140

GERMANY

-

—

180

-

'-

260
220

,

NETHERLANDS

—

140

UNITED KINGDOM

-

> v

UNITED S T A T E S

I I I I I I II I I I

K

—

1

yT

-

A

—

A

SWITZERLAND

-

100

1

80
340

1

1

1

1

11111111111 i i l n l i i l i i

—

300

1

-

-

260

JAPAN

220

-

180

-

140

CANADA

-

f v

-

1

1




1

1

1
1984

1

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1

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1986

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AND I N D I C E S
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

41.47
0.50843
36.73
139.59
70.71
13.51
48.97
2.02652
0.06084
13.20

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

116.66

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

122.92
146.02
165.24
1 2 5 . 92
63.65
81.71
68.90
188.65
93.63
37.95
67.90

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

-2.43
-4.83
3.38
-5.40
3.81
2.26
1.51
-10.16

MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES = 1 0 0

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S , MAR 1 9 7 3 =
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
CHART 2 .

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

1 3 3 . 12
105.46
5 6 . 46
70.48
60.87
157.55
7 9 . 86
34.56

100
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAM.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHAfiT 3 .

GOLD P R I C E I N LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

U.S.
CHART 4 .

DOLLARS PER F I N S OUNCE

JAN. 2 9

CALL MONEY BATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVEBNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5 .

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

7.
7.
11.
10.
4.
6.
8.
5.
4.

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

7.80
4.61
6.51
10.46
13.14
4.25
8 . 86
5.73
7.93

JAN. 29
JAN. 29
JAN. 29
JAN. 2 9
JAN. 29
JAN. 2 9

7.80
7 . 96
8.00
8.00
8.01
8.21

83
80
42
17
67
78
75
68
80

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT BATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKX RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 .

353.79

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN. 29
JAN. 29
JAN. 29

7 . 80
7. 83
- 0 . .03

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT BATE
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN. 29
JAN. 29
JAN. 2 9

7.80




8.00

0.20

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 8 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN. 29
JAN. 2 9
JAN. 29

8 . 00
8 . 15
- 0 . 15

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN. 29
JAN. 29
JAN. 2 9

7. 68
7 . 97
- 0 . 29

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN. 29
JAN. 29
JAN. 2 9

8 . 00
8. 03
- 0 . 03

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN. 29
JAN. 29
JAN. 2 9

8 . 00
8 . 10
- 0 . 10

JAN. 2 4
JAN. 24
JAN.
J A N . 10
J A N . 17
J A N . 17
NOV.
JAN. 24

9 . 24
6 . 31
6 . 29
4 . 49
10. 61
1 1. 12
7 . 01
10. 31

DEC.

10.16

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SMITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN



JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22

212.
247.
274.
291.
196.
302.
272.
272.

40
03
29
84
58
31
99
46

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512)

000:
f EBHUARlf

J,

19B6

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE MEEK ENDING

JAH0A8X 3 1 ,

1986

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 rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTBY

MONETABI
UNIT

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.B.
DENHABK
FINLAND
FBANCE
GEBHANY

DOLLAB
SCHILLING
FBANC
CBU2EIB0
DOLLAB
YUAN
KBONE
MARKKA
FBANC
Dm MARK
DRACHMA
GREECE
DOLLAR
HONG KONG
BUPEE
INDIA
POUND
•IBELAND
LIBA
ITALY
YEN
JAPAN
RINGGIT
MALAYSIA
PESO
MEXICO
GUILDER
NETHERLANDS
DOLLAR
•MEN ZEALAND
KRONE
NORNAY
ESCUDO
PORTUGAL
DOLLAR
SINGAPORE
BAND
•SOOTH AFRICA
HON
SOUTH KOBEA
PESETA
SPAIN
RUPEE
SBI LANKA
KRONA
SWEDEN
FRANC
SWITZERLAND
DOLLAR
TAINAN
BART
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM POUND
ME HO:
#UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

JAN. 27

(CURRENCY UNITS PES DOLLAB)
JAN. 28
JAN. 2 9

JAN. 30

JAN. 3 1

71.28
16.870
49.050
11795.00
1.4155
3.2095
8.8575
5.3935
7.3700
2.3992
147.200
7.8080
12.4400
125.80
1634.00
195.75
2,4550
NA
2.7090
53.150
7.5075
156.700
2.1295
44.75
892.60
151.350
27.590
7.5695
2.0345
39.460
26.620
139.15

71.43
16.860
49.090
11885.00
1.4206
3.2095
8.8450
5.3660
7.3625
2.3980
147.200
7.8085
12.3400
126.00
1634.50
195.65
2.4655
NA
2.7095
52.700
7.4830
156.250
2.1390
43.45
892.20
151.000
27.590
7.5350
2.0315
39.410
26.620
140.80

71.51
16.800
48.870
11975.00
1.4156
3.2095
8.8080
5.3680
7.3280
2.3890
146.900
7.8045
12.3300
126.73
1629.00
194.10
2.4635
NA
2.7010
52.900
7.4790
156.400
2.1360
43.75
891.80
150.540
27.583
7.5300
2.0230
39.390
26.610
140.25

71.50
16.732
48.700
12065.00
1.4208
3.2095
8.7850
5.3390
7.2880
2.3790
146.600
7.8050
12.3000
127.15
1622.50
193.05
2.4740
NA
2.6875
53.900
7.4400
155.800
2.1465
43.75
891.40
150.000
27.592
7.5090
2.0200
39.370
26.610
140.90

71.38
16.795
48.880
12155.00
1.4233
3.2095
8.8250
5.3605
7.3200
2.3880
146.800

122.51

122.32

121.91

121.46

121.70

7 . 8 0 70

12.3400
126.63
1627.50
192.30
2.4665
NA
2.6975
53.550
7.4575
155.700
2.1395
43.75
891.00
150.630
27.575
7.5325
2.0360
39.360
26.570
141.20

tINDBX Of HEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE Of U . S . OOLLAB AGAINST COHERENCIES Of OTHER 6 - 1 0
COUBTBIBS. HABCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ABB 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE Of EACH Of THE 10 COUNTRIES.
SBBIBS REVISED AS Of AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . f O £ DESCRIPTION ABO BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX Of IBB
BB1GHSBD-AV2BAGB EXCHANGE VALUE Of IBB U . S . DOLLAH: REVISION" OB PAGE 7 0 0 Of M B AUGUST
1 9 7 8 fBOSBAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
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