View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

(5 1 6 / 5 1 7 )

Selected Interest
Exchange Rates
W se k ly Series o f Charts

February 4 ,1 9 8 0

DIVISION O F
IN T E R N A T IO N A L F IN A N C E

Prepared by the
F IN A N C IA L M A R K E T S
S E C T IO N

BO A R D O F GOVERN ORS
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E SYSTEM
Washington, D .C . 20551




Table o f 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, Divi­

2. D A IL Y C ER T IF IE D SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE

CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-M ONTH FORW ARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PR ICE -LONDON
4. C A LL M O NEY RATES
5. 3-M ONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO DOLLAR A ND
U.S. M O NEY M A RK ET RATES
8. INTEREST ARB ITRA G E: 3-M ONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM G O V ER N M EN T BOND Y IE LD S
10. IN D U S T R IA L STOCK INDICES




sion 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.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
R A T IO
MARCH

R A T IO

SCALE

MARCH

1973=100




SCALE

1973=100

120

100

80

60

120

100

80

240

200

160

120
160
140

120

100

1978

1980

1978

1980

CHART 2

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

PER

PERCENT

ANNUM




PER

ANNUM

+
0

24

12

6

+
0

6

1978

1980

1978

1980

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U .S .

c

U .S . D O L L A R S P E R F IN E

L L A R S P E R F IN E O U N C E

900

900

850

850

800

800

750

750

700

700

650

650

12.5 Kg BARS
600

600

A F T E R N O O N F IX IN G P R IC E

550

550

500

500

450

450

400

400

350

350

300

300

250

250

200

200

150

150

I I I I I l I I I I I

100

1977




1978

1979

1980

100

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

0
12

0
8

8

4

4

+
0

0

4




CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

P ER

PERCENT

ANNUM

PER

AN

18

20

14

16

10

12

6

8

2

4

10

14

10

6

6
10

2
8

6

4

2




0
1978

1980

1978

1980

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

Londo n

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

HSKI

[N T

PER

PERCENT

ANNUM

PER

AN

18

18

14

14
OVERNIGHT

10

10

6

6

18

18

14

14

10

10

6

6

18

18

14

14

10

10

6

6




1978

1980

1978

1980

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

+o

1980

1978
1 PE R C EN T

ON




D IF F E R E N T IA L

SCALE

=

2

PERCENT ON RATE

SC A LE

1978

1980

CHART

8

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

PER

PERCENT

ANNUM

PER

AN

20

20

16

16

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

12

8

8

4

4

0
4

0
2

2

+
0

+
0

2

2

4

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

2

2




1978

1980

1978
1 PERC ENT ON D F F E R E N T IA L

SCALE

=

2

PERC ENT ON

RATE

S C A LE

1980

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
ENT

PER

PERCENT

ANNUM

PER

12

13

10

11

8

9

6
10

7

6

8

4

6

2

4

0

13

15

11

13

9

11

7

9

5

7

10

12
U. S.

CORPORATE

m o n thly

10

8

8

6

6




4

1978

1980

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO
196 9=

140

UNITED STATES

120

100

80
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

400

100

360

90
JAPAN

320

80

280

70

240

66

200

50

140

140
CANADA
DISCONTINUED SERIES

120

120

100

100

80

80

l

l

I

160

160

140

140

120

120

100

100

80

80




1978

1980

1978

1980

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AND INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES ( U . S .
German mark
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I TA L IA N LIRA

CENTS)
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30

57.6 0
0.417 36
5 2.1 7
225 .96
86 .10
24.61
61.87
3.54786
0.12387

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

30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30

162.02
109.28
149.78
91.39
85.82
110.89
199.04
139.80
70.37

30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30

85 .9 5
154 .44
96 .65
135.61
79.38
74.58
98.2 5
179.59
125.51
60.25
94 .2 8

30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30

0.67
-3.01
6 .0 2
1.61
8.6 4
3.24
5 .8 9
-7 .6 7

) I C E S » MARCH 1973 BASE RATES = 100
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I TA L IA N LIRA
GHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDIC ES ,
( 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
I T A L I A N LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

MAR 1973 = 100
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JA N.

:. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
I T A L IA N LIRA



JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JA N.
JA N.
JAN.

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 3 . GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G
U .S .

DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

JAN.

30 674.85

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JA N.
JAN.
JAN .
JA N.
JAN.
JAN.

30
30
25
25
25
25
25
25
18
25

13.55
1 3.7 9
17.50
12.85
8.0 0
8.2 0
8 .5 0
12.0 0
11 .20
1.8 5

JA N.
JAN.
JAN .
JA N.
JAN .
JA N.
J AN .

30
30
30
30
30
30
30

13 .40
8.8 1
8.4 8
13.89
17.35
5.65
11 .4 4

JA N.
J AN .
JAN .
JAN.
JA N.
JAN.

30
30
30
30
30
30

13 .7 9
13.81
14.44
14.41
14 .4 5
13.91

30
30
30

13.79
13.55
0.24

CHART 4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE 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-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIF FEREN TIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

JAN.
JAN.
J AN .

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

J AN . 30
JA N. 30
JA N. 30




14.41
13.40
1.01

SERIES NAME
CHART

CHART

. INTEREST ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

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

JAN. 30
JAN. 30
JAN. 30

14.41
14.21
0.21

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

JAN. 30
JAN. 30
JAN. 30

13.0 6
14.58
-1 .5 2

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

JAN. 30
JAN. 30
JAN. 30

14.41
1 4.9 6
-0 .5 5

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN. 30
JAN. 30
JAN. 30

14.41
14.42
-0 .0 0

25
25

10.95
8.1 3
8 .6 4
4.29
11.85
11 .76
9 .4 2
10 .75

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

U

JAN.
JAN.
DEC.
JAN.
JAN.
NOV.
JAN.
JAN.

11
25
9
18
25

. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

CHART

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

0.

DEC.
DEC.
NOV.

9 .6 3
6.63
10 .07

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




JAN.
JAN.
DEC.
JAN.
JAN.
JA N.
JAN.

25
25
29
11
25
25
25

118.78
307 .9 8
113.81
144.20
106.81
?6.72
93 .5 6