View original document

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

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

BOARD OF GOVERNOR#

^
No. 231

January 19, 1966.

\CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS 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

Chart
Chart

Chart
Chart
Chart
Chart
Chart
Chart
Chart

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

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)

NEW YORK, L O N D O N , MONTREAL:
YIELDS FOR
DOLLAR

U . S . DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

INVESTORS O N

RATES: 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

|

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

FINANCE
Friday figures

CO.

PAPER

RATES ( c o v e r e d ) :

QUOTED

IN

NEW

YORK

CANADIAN F I N A N C E
COMPANY

U . K . HIRE P U R C H A S E

I
Mar.

U . S . FINANCE C O M P A N Y
jam.

1964

Sept.




Die.

Mar.

1965

Sept.

Dee.

Mar.

In.

1961

Sept.

Dae.

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

INVESTORS ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

9 0 DAY

180

DAY

- 3 0

HIRE P U R C H A S E
Fridoy tigurei

AND

LOCAL

D A Y

-

CALL

AUTHORITY D E P O S I T RATES ( c o v e r e d )
Per cent per annum

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

A

1

-

> j

HIRE PURCHASE
1

1

1

1
D I F F E R E N T I A L

W

1

|

1

A

|

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

I

1 1

1

I

t

,

,

I

,

A

i l l

i

l

1

i

i

I

l

i

i

1

I

I

1

i

I

LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSIT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

r

1

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R

1964




1965

1966

ILONDON,

FRANKFURT, ZURICH: YIELDS O N

FRANKFURT

INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE V S .

3-MONTH

LONDON

BANK

EURO

FUNDS

DOLLAR

IN

INTERBANK

RATE ( C O V E R E D )

TERMS OF

D M ,

LOAN RATE

EURODOLLAR

r

r

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURODOLLAR

ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )
IN T E R M S

OF SWISS

FRANCS

EURODOLLAR

SWISS

DEPOSIT RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR ZURICH
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

n

PRICE OF G O L D IN L O N D O N
35.2

35.0
1964




1965

1966

1
INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , UNITED S T A T E S / C A N A D A

3.MONTH

T R E A S U R Y BILL R A T E S

CAM. FIN. CO. IPAPER

UNITED STATES

>IU

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L A N D

FORWARD CANADIAN

DOHA*

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF CtiWOA
W

3.MONTH

D RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L S (NET I N C E N T I V E S )
COVERED
I PRIME FIHMtGE PAPER)

TREASURY BILLS

1963




1964

M - A i A

DISCOUNT

INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , N E W

3-MONTH

TREASURY

BILL

YORK/LONDON

RATES

LONDON

U . K . LOCAL A U T H O R I T Y D E P O S I T S

NEW YORK

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

FORWARD

AND

STERLING

I

3-MONTH
I

I

S P R E A D IN FAVOR OF LONDON

PREMIUM

DISCOUNT

F O R W A R D RATE

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

(NET

INCENTIVE)

IN FAVOR OF LONDON

IN FAVOR OF NEW YORK

1963




1964

1965

1966

SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

E U R O D O L L A R

III

RATES

- LONDON

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I 1 M
1962
5^

3 month ireoiury bill roiei

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I I I I I I I I I I I M

1 9 6 3
lor oil covnlriei i i c a p l Japan

and Swiiierlaod ( 3 month deposit rale )


- j - 3 month rote lor U S dollar


*

deposits in London

1 9 6 4

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I 1 I 1 I I I I 11 I I i 1
1 9 6 5

( A

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 9 6 6

L O N G - T E R M B O N D YIELDS
Weekly figures

GERMANY

U.S.

CANADA

NETHERLANDS
U.S.

SWITZERLAND

1962




1963

1964

1965

1966

INDUSTRIAL STOCK

INDICES

t
Rolio scole

300

SWITZERLAND

250

GERMANY
U.K.

200

U.S.
150

100
300

250
JAPAN

200
CANADA y V s V

r s S

U.S.

150

100
1963
* * Japan: mde« of 225 indi




1964

1965

1966

V°

S P O T E X C H A N G E RATES - M A J O R CURRENCIES A G A I N S T U . S . DOLLAR

1.6

S W I S S FRANC

GERMAN M A R K \

U.K. S T E R L I N G

FRENCH FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

ITALIAN LIRA

CANADIAN DOLLAR

J A P A N E S E YEN

1964




1965

1966

• :

3-MONTH
Fridoy tigurei
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

«n, p.,
PREMIUM^

G E R M A N MARK
\

v

r % \ Zvt

^'

S W I S S FRANC
POUND STERLING "

DISCOUNTAG AINST P O U N D

STERLING

- LONDON

i\\

S W I S S FRANC

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

DISCOUNTA G A I N ST P O U N D

STERLING

- LONDON

DUTCH GUILDER

BELGIAN
FRANC

FRENCH FRANC
M

J

DISCOUNT—

S

1964




0

M

J

1965

S

D

M

I
1966

I

0

\1
January 19, 1966.
H. 13
No. 231

II.

Latest Figures Plotted in H. 13 Chart Series, 1966
(all figures per cent per annum)
Chart 4

Chart 1
Upper panel

(Friday,

Euro-$ deposit

5,,25

U.S. certif. of deposit

4, 88

Lower panel
(Friday, January 14

Treasury bills:

)

Forward Canadian $

-0. 67

4.. 75
5 =14
5. 40

Net incentive (Canada +)

-0 •77

Canadian finance paper

5., 75

Chart 5

Chart 2

)

January 14

(Friday,

J anuarv 14

Treasury bills:

Eufo-$ deposits:
90-day
180-day

5, 25
5. 31

Hire-purchase paper
5 31
(December 31)
Local-authority deposit
5. 21
(January 7)
Chart 3
Upper panel
(Period: November 24-31 )
6,56
5 ,41

Euro-$ deposit (average)
Lover panel
(Date:
December 23

)

Zurich 3-mo. deposit

4- 00

Price of gold
(Friday,

4.48
4 .58

Canada
U.S.

-0-10

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

Call
, 4,75
7-dav , 4,88
30-day
5, 25

)

Spread favor Canada

Finance co. paper:

(Friday,

January 14

35- 125
.January 7

For description and sources
of data see special annex
to H. 13, Number 164, dated
September 23, 1964




)

•?,J O
4 r, 5 9

U.K.
U.S.

Spread favor U.K.

+0. 79

Forward pound

-lo 03

Net incentive (U.K. +)

- 0 , 25

Chart 6
(Friday,

J a n u a r y 14

Treasury bills:
U.S. 4 58
U.K. 5 36

)

3 -88 (Dec.
4, 48

Germany
Canada

Euro-$ deposit (London)

5. 25
4. 00

Zurich 3-mo. deposit
(Date: December 23
Japan composite rate
(Date: October 29

)
7. 660

)

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

12)

U.K. War Loan (Thurs.,

Jan.

German Fed. (Fri.,

Jan.

Swiss Confed. (Fri., Jan

7
7

Canadian Gov't. (Wed., Jan.
Netherlands Gov't, perpetual
(Fri., December 31
)

4,,44
13)

6-57

)

7,. 78

)

3 .91

12 )

_5.. 46
5.,58

.