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(516/517) X Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts January 21,1992 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, DC. 20551 Table of Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 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 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. 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CHART 1 SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 120 110 140 130 120 110 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 100 100 — 90 BELGIAN FRANC 90 80 80 I 70 280 260 _ 240 220 I l I i i i I i i I i i i i i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i SWISS FRANC JAPANESE YEN 200 200 180 180 160 160 140 140 120 100 I I _L_L I i I i i i I I ' i l i » l i i i I i i i I i i i CANADIAN DOLLAR 90 80 70 70 60 60 I I I I I I I I I ' I I I ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 50 200 180 DUTCH GUILDER 180 — 160 160 •— 140 ^ 140 GERMAN MARK 120 120 » 100 120 110 i I i i i l i i i l i i i I I I I I ' I I I I I I I I I ITALIAN LIRA 100 — 100 60 55 50 FRENCH FRANC 45 90 40 80 35 70 —1 30 60 50 120 100 90 U.K. POUND 80 50 200 70 280 260 240 220 I I I I I • • 1990 ' ' • • ' ' ' ' 1992 • i i 1 • i ' 1990 l ' i i l i i i 1992 25 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 ( U.K. POUND CANADIAN DOLLAR " i ' i l i i i l l i i ' i i i I i i I i i I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I 1 1 1 1 I I I I I 1 1 1990 1 1 I1 I I i 12 8 JAPANESE YEN GERMAN MARK 1 1 1 1 1 1 DUTCH GUILDER SWISS FRANC W 1 1 1 1 1 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 1 1990 1 vw. 1992 1 1 1 1 I I I 1992 12 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 460 460 440 —— 440 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 420 — — 420 400 — 400 380 — — 380 360 — 360 340 340 320 1989 1990 1991 1992 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 r—— 12 PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 — U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 12 FRANCE JAPAN 0 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i • i i I i i i I i i i I i i i 16 0 16 12 12 CANADA GERMANY i i I i i i I i i i -i i- i I i i i I I i i I i 0 16 UNITED KINGDOM 12 SWITZERLAND NETHERLANDS • i I ' ' i 1990 I ' i i l • i 1992 • i i I i i i 1990 I i i i l i i i 1992 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANI ENT PER ANNUM 12 12 U.S. CD'S 10 10 8 8 SWISS INTERBANK RATE 6 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 6 4 4 2 16 ' i i I i ' ' I » i i I i i i I I I I l l l I l l l I l I I 2 16 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER 14 14 12 12 10 10 U.K. INTERBANK STERLING 8 8 ' 6 12 i i I i ' i I i i l l l I l I l I l l l I l 6 12 10 10 8 8 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 6 6 4 12 i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i i i I i i ' I ' i i I i i i 4 12 10 10 JAPANESE CD RATE 8 8 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE 6 6 4 ' ' I ' ' ' 1990 I ' ' » I i ' • 1992 i i i I i i i 1990 I i i i I i i 1992 4 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 12 OVERNIGHT I I 2 12 I I I I ' I I I I i ' i I ' 7-DAY 10 6 I I 3-MONTH ' ' 10 I ' ' ' I « i i 6-MONTH 2 12 10 — i 1 ' 1 I 1 ' l i 1 i I i i i i i 1 1 1-MONTH 10 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1990 1 ' » 1 I 1 1 • i • • 2 12 1-YEAR 1 1 1 1 • • • 1992 ' ' l • ' • 1990 10 l ' • • i • • 1992 ' 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 14 14 12 12 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 10 10 FEDERAL FUNDS 90-DAY CD'S DASHED LINE J 1 1 1 1 DASHED LINE I I DIFFERENTIAL I I I I I I I 1 1990 I I I I I I I J—I—I—I _ Mm A AA.U I I 1 1 I l I I I i i I I I I I I i l l i i DIFFERENTIAL AI,N f 1 1 1 I I 1992 J 1 1 1 1990 i 1992 i CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNl tCENT PER ANNUM 16 12 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON 8 0 2 U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 4 DASHED LINE DASHED LINE i i i I i » i I i i i I i i i ' i i I i i i I i i i I i i i I I I I I I I I DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + 0 * V W I 2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 16 12 INTERBANK DM SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED COVERED FRANKFURT 8 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 4 0 2 I— EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE i i i 1 i i DASHED LINE i I i i i I ' i i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I » I DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + 0 2 I I I I I I 1990 I I I I I I I I 1992 I I ' I I ' I 1990 I I I < I 1992 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PE RCENT PER ANNUM 14 PERCENT PER ANNl 14 UNITED STATES CANADA 12 12 10 10 8 6 8 I I I I I I I I l I l I I I I i i i I i i i I i i i I i i < 14 6 14 UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE 12 12 10 10 8 8 6 10 i i i I i i i l i i i l i i > SWITZERLAND i i i l l I I I i i l l I I i 6 10 JAPAN 8 8 6 6 4 4 i 2 12 I i i i I i i i I i i i NETHERLANDS i i i I i i i l i i i l I I i 2 12 GERMANY 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 i i i l i i 1990 i l i i i l i i 1992 i i i i I i i 1990 i I i i i I • i 1992 4 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCy 1986= SCALE 1986= X) 200 175 .NETHERLANDS UNITED STATES 1 150 1 125 1 1 100 75 50 400 350 i i i l i ' i I i ' ' I -i i i i I i i i 1 i ' i I i t I I I ' I I I I I i i i — GERMANY JAPAN 300 250 200 150 100 200 175 i i i I i i i l i i i.l. I i i i I I I I ' ' l l I I I < • l • • I I L__ FRANCE - SWITZERLAND 150 125 100 75 i 50 i l i i i I i i i I i I i 200 175 I I I UNITED KINGDOM .CANADA 150 125 100 75 i i i I i ' 1990 i I i i i I i ' 1992 i i i i l i i 1990 I i 1992 I J SERIES Chart 1. 18-Dec-91 25-Dec-91 l - J a n - 9 2 8-Jan-92 15-Jan-92 Spot Exchange Rates and Indices Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly a v e r a g e s ) Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound 3.0769 87.405 18.546 63.348 0.08392 0.77693 56.207 71.633 181.88 3.1649 86.332 19.086 65.226 0.08602 0.78433 57.858 73.452 185.99 121.25 87.12 83.57 178.20 48.17 203.43 161.36 230.45 73.57 124.71 86.05 86.01 183.49 49.38 205.36 166.10 236.30 75.23 3.2003 86.285 19.297 65.925 0.08699 0.79525 58.483 73.905 187.33 3.1835 87.308 19.191 65.534 0.08671 0.80296 58.170 73.638 186.64 3.0695 86.845 18.519 63.190 0.08376 0.78807 56.121 70.962 179.33 Indices, March 1973 base rates = 100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar * French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound 126 86 86 185 49 208 167 237 75 .11 .00 .96 .45 .94 .22 .89 .76 .77 125 87 86 184 49 210 167 236 75 .44 .02 .48 .35 .77 .24 .00 .90 .49 120. 95 86. 56 83. 45 177. 76 48. 08 206. 34 161. 11 228. 30 72. 53 110 73 73 176 40 194 149 68 210 63 83 .15 .06 .17 .96 .25 .26 .77 .51 .96 .04 .65 109 74 72 175 40 196 149 68 210 62 83 .66 .08 .81 .93 .16 .61 .08 .33 .41 .86 .77 108. 29 75. 64 71. 91 173. 44 39. 73 197. 90 147. 29 67. 67 207 .73 61 .80 86 .44 1973=100 Weighted a v e r a g e exchange v a l u e indices;, Mar. ! Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swedish krona Swiss franc U.K. pound U.S. dollar Chart 2. -2.93 -5.77 -5.37 -8.18 -1.52 -5.43 -4.03 -6.39 - 2 .92 -6 .00 - 5 .40 -8 .22 -1 .43 - 5 .46 - 3 .99 -6 .45 - 3 .01 - 5 .92 - 5 .44 -7 .90 -1 .21 - 5 .56 - 3 .97 -6 .41 -2. 98 -5. 76 -5. 30 -7. 62 -1. 16 -5. 41 -3. 76 -6 .36 358.70 358.95 353 .28 350 .72 354. 50 4.49 4.39 7.23 9.59 8.96 6.33 9.38 6.78 10.94 4.22 4.31 6.99 10.14 9.33 6.29 9.64 6.88 11.25 4 .19 4 .33 7 .20 10 .50 9 .53 5 .98 9 .95 6 .88 10 .46 4 .19 4 .31 7 .85 10 .20 9 .44 5 .30 9 .63 6 .88 10 .25 4. 01 4. 01 7 .55 9. 91 9. 46 5. 39 9. 35 6 .88 10. 35 -2.71 -5.35 -5.00 -7.55 -1.50 -5.22 -3.60 -5.97 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 109.74 73.70 72.89 176.30 40.09 192.91 149.26 68.31 211.27 63.07 84.47 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Premium or Discount Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Chart 3. 108.41 76.04 71.91 173.67 39.74 194.45 147.30 67.58 209.44 62.67 86.26 Call M o n e y Rates U.S. federal funds Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom SERIES Chart 5. 15-Jar»-92 4.45 7.46 9.79 9.44 6.06 9.57 7.95 10.63 9.17 4.25 7.50 10.09 9.60 6.01 9.70 8.16 10.92 9.28 4. 32 7.,50 10..25 9 .57 5 .76 9 .70 8 .00 10 .92 9 .24 4.02 7.38 9.99 9.50 5.31 9.62 7.91 10.71 8.99 4.03 7.33 9.80 9.45 5.29 9.45 7.70 10.59 8.91 4.39 4.43 4.78 4.44 4.40 4.50 4.31 5.09 4.70 4.39 4.33 4.41 4.33 6.05 4.67 4.25 4.22 4.28 31 20 11 05 05 19 4.01 4.00 4.04 4.01 4.01 4.25 Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 8-Jan-92 3-Month Interest Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Canadian finance paper French interbank rate German interbank rate Japanese CD rate Netherlands interbank rate Swiss interbank rate U.K. interbank sterling Weighted a v e r a g e foreign interest rate (G-10 Countries) Chart 6. 18-Dec-91 25-Dec-91 l - J a n - 9 2 Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Money Market Rates Overnight Euro-dollar deposits U.S. federal funds Differential 4.39 4.49 -0.10 4.31 4.22 0.09 4.33 4.19 0.14 4.31 4.19 0.12 4.01 4.01 0.00 3-month Euro-dollar deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Differential 4.44 4.45 -0.01 4.39 4.25 0.14 4.25 4.32 -0.07 4.05 4.02 0.03 4.01 4.03 -0.01 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank sterling (London), covered Differential 4. 44 4. 50 -0. 06 4. 39 4. 36 0 , 04 4..25 4..30 -0..05 4. 05 4. 12 -0..07 4.01 4.06 -0.04 U.S. commercial paper Canadian finance paper, covered Differential 4. 58 4..70 -0..12 4..46 4,.52 -0..05 4 .48 4 .53 -0 .05 4..09 4,.31 -0..22 4.03 4.29 -0.27 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered Differential 4 .44 4 .32 0 .12 4 .39 4 .10 0 .29 4 .25 4 .04 0 .21 4..05 3..94 0..11 4.01 4.02 -0.01 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss interbank, covered Differential 4 .44 4 .28 0 .16 4 .39 4 .04 0 .35 4 .25 3 .93 0 .32 4 .05 3 . 86 0 .19 4.01 3.87 0.14 .48 .75 .20 .73 .47 .69 .56 .20 8 8 8 5 6 8 9 6 .34 .76 .14 .70 .43 .66 .66 .96 8 8 8 5 6 8 9 6 .24 .69 .08 .56 .38 .64 .73 .79 7 8 8 5 6 8 9 6 .97 .47 .02 .45 .32 .50 .55 .80 8.02 8.41 7.94 5.47 6.20 8.39 9.56 6.93 111 .06 128 .30 95 .61 128 .85 103 .77 126 .16 142 .27 155 .44 112 125 93 126 102 124 140 161 .90 .99 .81 .68 .74 .86 .66 .47 117 131 95 129 103 129 146 168 .05 , .29 .84 .66 .77 .04 .76 .67 117 132 96 128 104 131 146 169 .16 .15 .28 .05 .31 .50 .32 .25 121.77 138.51 100.68 122.83 108.92 136.99 150.56 170.44 Chart 8. Chart 9. Interest Arbitrage, 3-Month Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Y i e l d s 10-year maturity, where available 8 8 8 5 6 8 9 7 Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom United S t a t e s Chart 10. Stock Indices (Wednesday fi Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom United States ) Indices (in order, rebased to 1986-100) are Toronto Composite, CAC General, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix), CBS All-General, Swiss Bank Index, Financial T i m e s Ordinary, NYSE Composit FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release January 21, 1992 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE MEEK ENDING JANUARY 17, 1992 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: DOLLAR) (CURRENCY UNITS PER I Jan. 16 Jan. 15 Jan. 14 MONETARY UNIT Jan. 13 •AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA •IRELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS •NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND •UNITED KINGDOM DOLLAR SCHILLING FRANC DOLLAR YUAN KRONE ECU MARKKA FRANC D. MARK DRACHMA DOLLAR RUPEE POUND LIRA YEN RINGGIT GUILDER DOLLAR KRONE ESCUDO DOLLAR RAND WON PESETA RUPEE KRONA FRANC DOLLAR BAHT POUND 0.7420 11.075 32.390 1.1490 5.4646 6.1060 1.2935 4.2860 5.3675 1.5725 181.45 7.7610 25.800 1.6925 1183.50 126.85 2.7160 1.7712 0.5443 6.1920 136.35 1.6380 2.7870 766.90 100.25 N. A. 5.7400 1.3982 25.228 25.360 1.8015 0.7458 11.165 32.730 1.1488 5.4646 6.1410 1.2808 4.3155 5.4240 1.5910 182.90 7.7600 25.810 1.6770 1198.75 126.80 2.7060 1.7901 0.5435 6.2290 137.65 1.6345 2.8115 767.50 101.03 42.668 5.7685 1.4115 25.210 25.360 1.7890 0.7415 11.405 33.380 1.1563 5.4646 6.2810 1.2558 4.4130 5.5330 1.6215 186.80 7.7630 25.860 1.6440 1222.50 128.40 2.7180 1.8258 0.5385 6.3710 140.10 1.6480 2.8170 767.50 103.05 N. A. 5.9000 1.4437 25.195 25.380 1.7530 0.7419 11.385 33.320 1.1533 5.4686 6.2780 1.2598 4.4100 5.5175 1.6180 187.20 7.7670 25.840 1.6425 1219.25 128.28 2.7095 1.8227 0.5397 6.3640 140.40 1.6440 2.8190 767.70 102.95 N. A. 5.8955 1.4370 25.177 25.450 1.7605 0.7430 11.310 33.090 1.1532 5.4686 6.2300 1.2690 4.3810 5.4800 1.6075 185.55 7.7635 25.940 1.6565 1210.50 127.45 2.6970 1.8102 0.5415 6.3150 139.35 1.6430 2.7890 767.90 101.90 42.698 5.8500 1.4225 25.188 25.450 1.7770 MEMO: ^•UNITED STATES DOLLAR 86.03 86.67 88.21 88.00 87,42 COUNTRY Jan. 17 •VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. HEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN. THIS RELEASE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S ECONOMIC BULLETIN BOARD. FOR INFORMATION, CALL 1202) 377-1986. 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