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LIBRARY
J A N 2 6 1987

DATA FILE
LIBRARY
FEDERAL RESERVE B A N *
OF CHICAGO

Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

January 20,1987

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SC
MARCH 1973= 100

_E
'3=100

50
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

__

ITALIAN LIRA

45
40
35
30
25

200
180
JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

160
140

120
100
80
140
DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

120
100
90

80
70
I

I

I

I

I

I IIIIIIIIII

I

60
90

U.K. POUND

80

FRENCH FRANC

70

60
50

I I II

40
240

SWISS FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC




/

-

200
180
160
140

120
I
1985

1987

I

I

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I
1985

I

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1987

100

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

4

8

JAPANESE YEN
CANADIAN DOLLAR

—f

I

I

I IIIIIIIIII

I

\

I

I

I

—

l

l

l

4

12

U. K.POUND
SWISS FRANC
,

rvs

I

I

I

I

I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I 11 I I I h i l l i

I

I

I

I

I

—

I

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

—

—

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

M h l l l l h l

I

I

4
4

FRENCH FRANC




ITALIAN LIRA

+
0

-

4

-

8

12
1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

480 I

—

-

480

460

460

440

440
12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

300

300

280

280

260

260
1984




1985

1986

1987

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

il

PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah

16
FRANCE
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

•

8
W
4

JAPAN

0

I

I

I

I

I

I

16
CANADA

12

GERMANY

8

4

0

I

I

I

II

16
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND

12

8

4
NETHERLANDS

0




I

I
1985

I

ll
1987

1985

1987

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERES

HI PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

—

14
CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

U . S . CD'S

12

16
14

10

-

12

10

8
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

X

II

4

1

1

1

I I

-

I

8
6

16

14
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

UK. INTERBANK STERLING
14

-

12

12

10

10

8

8

1

1

1

1

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 1 1

1

10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

8

8

—

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

6

r A

4

2

6

/

-

-

I

I

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

2

i i l i i l n l i i

8

8
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

7

6

6

4

5

2
I

4




1985

1987

I
1985

I

11

0
1987

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al

14
OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

12

10

8

6

4
14

12

10

8

6

4
14

12

10

8

6

4




1985

1987

1985

1987

*

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

14

12

FEDERAL FUNDS

90-DAY CD' S

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

12

10

6

10

—

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

I

I

I

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L J — I

I

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4
2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

I

J

I

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1985
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1987

I

I

I

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1985

I

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0

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1987

CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

18

18

14

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

14

10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
DASHED LINE

i ili i

J _ L
DIFFERENTIAL

I

I

I

2
2

DIFFERENTIAL

2
18 f —

18

INTERBANK DM

14

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

2

1 _ 1
DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

I

l

l

I

I
1985

I

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1987

1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1985

1987

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANI

R PER ANNUM

16

16

—

CANADA

UNITED STATES
14

14

-

12

12

10

10

8

8

I

6

I

I

I

I

I

Iili Ih i l l i

6
9

15

13

7
SWITZERLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

11

5

9

3

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

7

10

10
8

1

GERMANY
JAPAN

-

6

6
4

1 1 '

I

1 1 1 1 1

I

I

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4
17

17
U. S.

15

8

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

FRANCE

15

Aaa BONDS
13

13

11

11




NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

9

7

5
1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES

NETHERLANDS

SWITZERLAND

FRANCE

GERMANY

JAPAN




1985

1987

1985

1987

SEBIES NAME

#

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

AST 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING BATES ( U . S . CENTS)

1

A
w

A
#

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

JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
J A N . 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14

5 2 . 96
0.63970
46.95
148.81
7 3 . 13
15. 88
6 3 . 19
2.54873
0.07464
14.94

INDICES, MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES = 100
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDEfi
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAB
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S , MAR 1 9 7 3
I 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
CHAHI 2 .

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

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

1 4 8 . 99
1 6 7 . 49
1 3 4 . 79
6 0 . 19
7 2 . 89
7 1 . 54
2 0 3 . 30
1 0 0 . 43
4 2 . 40

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

102. 51
1 6 4 . 91
1 8 2 . 10
1 4 0 . 51
5 8 . 34
7 2 . 63
70. 35
2 1 1 . 70
102. 54
4 0 . 55
6 6 . 56

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

- 1 . 98
- 4 . 68
1. 51
- 3 . 43
2 . 41
0.41
1. 8 3
-5.78

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.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

SBfilBS NAME
CHART 3 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

GOLD PRICE I S LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING

U.S.

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

JAN.

14

407.97

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

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

6.01
6.05
11.00
8.13
4 . 30
4.03
9 . 29
4.50
1.00

JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14
JAN. 14

5.85
4 . 64
4. 33
8 . 16
11.04
3.63
8 . 49
5.70
6.78

14
14
14
14
14
14

6 . 05
6.08
6.09
6.06
6 . 00
6.01

CHART 4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO—DOLLAR DEPOSITS

0. K.

CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SUTHERLAND
CHART 5 .

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

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

EUEO-DOLLAH DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

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

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

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES

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

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

14
14
14

6.05
6.01
0.04

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

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

14
14
14

6 . 06
5.85
0.21




SBBIES NAME
CHA8I 8 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-HONTH FUNDS

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

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

14
14
14

6.06
6.23
-0.17

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

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

14
14
14

5.79
6.14
-0.32

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

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

14
14
14

6.06
6 . 17
- 0 . 10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

14
14
14

6.06
6.06
0.01

JAM.
9
JAM.
9
9
JAN.
JAN.
9
DEC. 2 6
9
JAN.
OCT.
9
JAN.

7 . 05
5 . 86
4.61
4.12
9.15
9.80
6.22
9.74

JUNE

9 . 13

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




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

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

2 6 3 . 14
297.46
312.57
287.99
200.50
326.81
408.03
421.01

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512)

JAMUARX 2 0 ,

1987

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE NBBK 2NDIN6

JANUABZ 1 6 ,

1987

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:
MONETARY
UNIT

COUNTRY
'AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMAN!
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
flALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
•NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
*SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZADO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
ION
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

NEMO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

rn»BciirT

JAN.

12

66.70
13.328
39.400
15.28
1.3662
3.7314
7.1950
4.7000
6.2900
1.8915
136.200
7.7725
13.0200
142.60
1339.50
156.77
2.5940
2.1325
53.800
7.2690
144.100
2.1620
47.45
864.10
130.020
28.572
6.6980
1.5817
35.410
26.090
149.18
102.56

JAN.

hmttq

13

65.52
13.203
38.850
15.36
1.3661
3.7314
7.1615
4.6750
6.2690
1.8760
135.600
7.7720
13.0400
143.17
1334.00
155.75
2.5790
2.1160
52.450
7.2290
143.550
2.1575
47.92
863.50
128.950
28.563
6.6650
1.5760
35.380
26.040
149.03
102.03

deb

JAN.

n

14

64.40
12.930
3 8 . 000
15.44
1.3635
3.7314
7.0050
4.6070
6.1375
1.9360
133.500
7.7660
13.0200
145.15
1307.25
152.80
2.5690
2.0700
53.250
7.1310
142.000
2.1480
4 8 . 15
862.90
127.380
28.563
6.5715
1.5400
35.350
26.040
150.55
100.24

JAN.

15

64.98
12.975
38.100
15.51
1.3630
3.7314
7.0230
4.6150
6.1525
1.8420
134.000
7.7620
13.0100
144.20
1310.50
153.55
2.5650
2.0785
52.550
7.1300
141.300
2.1440
48.3U
862.50
128.600
28.563
6.5895
1.5470
35.340
27.000
150.42
100.52

JAN.

lb

05.21
12.970
38.250
15.59
1.3633
3.7314
6.9920
4.6145
6.1740
1.8450
134.300
7.7600
13.0000
144.30
1312.00
153.40
2.5630
2.0800
53.000
7.1400
142.000
2.1390
48.50
861.70
129.050
28.583
6.5890
1.5450
35.300
25.940
151.55
100.53

• IMi)EX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAlNSf CtJfifiBliClES OF OTHER G - 1 0
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . HEIGHTS ARB 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE " I l l D E X OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST
1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
•VALUE I S U . S . CENTS