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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates W eekly Series o f Charts February 7, 2000 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the BOARD OF GOVERNORS FINANCIAL MARKETS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SECTION W ashington, D.C. 20551 Table o f Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES CHARTS 1. NOMINAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE VALUES 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES 3. PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON 4. OVERNIGHT FUNDING RATES AND OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES 6. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS 7. STOCK INDEXES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere, $35.00 per year or $.80 each. Address requests to Publications Services Division of Support Services and make payment’ remittance payable to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form collectible at Par in U .S. currency. Chart 1 Nominal Currency Exchange Values Dollar prices of foreign currencies and weighted average values of U.S. dollar (Averages for week ending Wednesday, ratio scale, March 1973 = 100) 200 Foreign currency price of U.S. dollar (Major currencies index) Restated German mark and euro 180 160 140 290 Canadian dollar Japanese yen 260 230 200 170 300 U.K. pound Swiss franc 260 220 180 90 Australian dollar Swedish krona 70 50 30 Chart 2 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates Premium (+) or (-) (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 1 German mark and euro U.K. pound 0 -1 -2 -3 8 Canada Japanese yen 6 4 2 2 Swiss franc Australian dollar 1 0 -1 -2 Chart 3 Price of Gold in London (Averages for week ending Wednesday) u.s. dollars per fine ounce 420 U.S. dollars per fine 420 12.5 Kg Bars Afternoon fixing price 400 400 380 380 360 360 340 340 320 320 300 300 280 280 260 260 240 ____i__________ 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 240 Chart 4 Overnight Funding Rates and Official Interest Rates (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 6 5 4 3 2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 - 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 1997 1998 1999 * Money-market dealing rate prior to March 1997. 2000 0.2 Chart 5 3-Month Interest Rates (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 7 German/euro-area interbank U.S. CD 5 Weighted average •reign rate 3 1 4 Canadian finance paper Japanese CD 2 0 -2 6 U.K. interbank sterling 4 V W J- 2 0 Australian bank bill Swedish treasury bill 9 7 5 3 1 Chart 6 Long-Term Government Bond Yields (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 8 United States Germany 6 4 Weighted average foreign rate 2 0 8 Canada 6 4 2 0 United Kingdom 8 France 6 4 2 0 8 Switzerland 6 4 2 0 Chart 7 Stock Indexes (Averages for week ending Wednesday, ratio scale, December 30,1994 = 100) 340 — 300 - United States 260 - 220 - > 180 - euro area 340 300 260 > V*/V V* 220 Germany 180 140 140 - 100 60 300 300 — Canada 260 220 180 140 100 60 _ United Kingdom France 300 260 220 180 140 140 - 100 60 260 - 220 Switzerland’ 300 260 220 - 180 140 - 140 100 100 - 60 'December 29 ,1 9 9 4 = 100 5-Jan-00 Chart 1. 12-Jan-00 19-Jan-00 26-Jan-00 2-Feb-00 Nominal Currency Exchange Values Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Australian dollar Canadian dollar Japanese yen Restated German mark and euro Swedish krona Swiss franc U .K . pound 65.6040 68.991 0.97461 101.79 11.8490 63.426 162.67 65.6040 68.716 0.94790 102.95 11.8917 63.995 164.36 66.5650 68.941 0.94601 101.59 11.8184 62.936 164.13 65.7560 69.376 0.94761 100.61 11.7547 62.373 164.88 63.7440 69.191 0.93389 97.82 11.4357 60.726 161.93 46.43 68.76 255.19 146.40 52.47 204.05 65.79 46.43 68.49 248.19 148.07 52.66 205.88 66.48 47.11 68.71 247.70 146.11 52.34 202.47 66.39 46.54 69.15 248.11 144.71 52.05 200.66 66.69 45.12 68.96 244.52 140.70 50.64 195.36 65.49 0.42 0.88 2.70 5.96 4.33 0.00 0.42 0.83 2.74 5.98 4.35 0.03 0.34 0.82 2.68 5.97 4.20 -0.03 0.39 0.81 2.56 6.08 4.02 -0.01 281.52 284.84 287.39 284.84 Indexes, March 1973 base rates = 100 Australian dollar Canadian dollar Japanese yen Restated German mark and euro Swedish krona Swiss franc U.K. pound Chart 2. 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Premium or Discount Australian dollar Canadian dollar Euro Japanese yen Swiss franc U.K. pound Chart 3. Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 0.41 0.89 2.67 5.93 4.29 0.01 284.07 Overnight Funding Rates and Official Interest Rates United States Federal funds Discount rate Canada Bank rate Call money Lower bound Euro area Marginal lending rate Eonia Repo rate Overnight deposit rate Japan Call money Discount rate Switzerland Lombard rate Call money Discount rate United Kingdom Call money Repo rate 4.72 5.00 5.62 5.00 5.59 5.00 5.43 5.00 5.68 5.04 5.00 4.68 4.50 5.00 4.74 4.50 5.00 4.74 4.50 5.00 4.75 4.50 5.00 4.76 4.50 4.00 3.20 3.00 2.00 4.00 2.97 3.00 2.00 4.00 2.98 3.00 2.00 4.00 3.07 3.00 2.00 4.00 3.23 3.00 2.00 0.03 0.50 0.02 0.50 0.02 0.50 0.02 0.50 0.02 0.50 3.00 0.56 0.50 3.00 0.62 0.50 3.38 0.85 0.50 3.63 1.25 0.50 4.13 1.81 0.50 3.74 5.50 3.68 5.50 5.05 5.75 6.20 5.75 6.14 5.75 5-Jan-00 Chart 5. 12—Jan-00 19-Jan-00 26-Jan-00 2 Feb-00 3 -Month Interest Rates 5.91 5.96 U .S . 90-day C D ’s, secondary market 5.95 5.94 Australian bank bill 5.75 5.61 5.69 5.69 5.17 5.22 Canadian finance paper 5.25 5.29 3.34 3.32 3.32 Euro-area interbank 3.32 0.04 0.07 0.08 Japanese CD 0.08 3.62 Swedish treasury bill 3.63 3.63 3.77 1.71 1.66 1.67 Swiss interbank 1.79 5.95 6.01 U.K. interbank sterling 5.95 5.99 3.19 3.21 3.22 3.24 Weighted average foreign interest rate (Canada, euro area, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden) Chart 6. Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields 10-year maturity, where available 6.33 6.46 6.50 6.53 Canada 5.56 5.63 5.69 5.70 France 5.56 5.57 5.43 5.51 Germany 5.82 5.69 5.76 5.81 Italy 1.68 1.72 1.70 1.75 Japan 3.77 3.69 3.76 3.80 Switzerland 5.74 5.77 5.63 5.78 United Kingdom 6.61 6.70 6.51 6.73 United States 5.34 5.20 5.30 5.34 Weighted average foreign interest rate (Canada, euro area, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden) Chart 7. 5.99 5.80 5.33 3.48 0.07 3.89 1.94 6.02 3.31 6.51 5.68 5.56 5.80 1.71 3.83 5.74 6.65 5.34 Stock Indexes (Wednesday figures) Canada France Germany Euro area* Italy Japan Switzerland** United Kingdom United States 192.70 282.03 258.73 402.78 266.06 105.95 278.34 168.94 247.50 198.40 288.54 269.82 395.52 268.87 106.27 288.48 169.35 255.02 204.93 291.83 276.74 408.46 279.28 104.63 286.78 163.27 257.18 205.38 291.75 272.51 403.82 281.43 106.73 276.52 158.84 250.43 208.12 305.00 280.95 407.86 290.20 109.80 279.77 157.17 249.43 Indices (in order, rebased to December 30, 1994, *♦December 29, 1994) are Toronto Composite, SBF250, FAZ Aktien, *Dow Jones EURO stock index, Banca Italiana General, Tokyo SE (Topix), Swiss Performance Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite
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