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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts January 25,1993 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES GOLD PRICE—LONDON CALL MONEY RATES 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES 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= 100 120 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 110 100 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 BELGIAN FRANC — 130 — 120 90 v Z 110 80 100 I 70 270 250 230 i I I i i i I i i t I i1 1 I 1 I I M / v M -p /Wvv-vV J \ i I I I I I I I I » • • I I I I JAPANESE YEN vA 210 < a r SWISS FRANC 190 170 i 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U.K. POUND CANADIAN DOLLAR ' 120 |— • ' l • ' ' DUTCH GUILDER I I I I ' I I I I I I ' I ' ' ' I I I I i f I I ' I ITALIAN LIRA i ' 1990 I ' ' • • GERMAN MARK FRENCH FRANC • i l • » ' 1992 I • 1990 1992 I I I I I CHART2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 2 2 GERMAN MARK U.K. POUND 4 I I I I I i i I i i 1 1 1 1 1 CANADIAN DOLLAR JAPANESE YEN A. - ^ i A W * - 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 SWISS FRANC 1 I I I I 1 1 DUTCH GUILDER V v W X v . "VAV 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 2 + 0 I i i 1 I i i 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 0 2 2 4 — 4 6 8 6 10 8 12 14 10 12 8 2 + 1 1 1 1990 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1992 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1990 1992 16 18 CHART3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 420 — 420 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 400 400 380 — 380 360 — 360 340 — — 340 320 1990 1991 1992 1993 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANf ENT PER ANNUM 16 10 14 8 U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 12 FRANCE 10 6 8 4 6 JAPAN 4 2 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i i i l i i i I i i i I i i i 2 10 10 9 9 8 8 GERMANY NETHERLANDS 7 7 6 16 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 14 6 14 12 UNITED KINGDOM 12 — CANADA 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 SWITZERLAND i i I 1990 i i i I i i 1992 i I i i i i i 1990 i I i i i I i i 1992 1 I i i i 4 CHARTS 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 15 12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER U.S. CD'S U.K. INTERBANK STERLING NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE FRENCH INTERBANK RATE JAPANESE CD RATE SWISS INTERBANK GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 1990 1992 1990 1992 — CHART6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANI DENT PER ANNUM 10 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH 8 6 4 2 14 I I I I 12 I I 1 I I I 1 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 6-MONTH 7-DAY 10 8 6 4 2 10 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i I i L I I I 1-YEAR 1-MONTH 8 6 4 2 ' I ' 1990 I ' I I I » I 1992 I L I I I i i 1990 i I i i 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 10 10 OVERNIGHT 1-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 8 — EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 6 — FEDERAL FUNDS 90-DAY CD'S DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 4 — J l I I l I I I l l l I i i i DIFFERENTIAL 1 I I I 1990 I I I I I I i i i 1992 J i I i i i I i i i I i i i L_L -I ' 2 2 i 11 DIFFERENTIAL J L_L J i 1990 I i i i 1992 I i 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 10 8 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON 6 4 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 1 U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 2 i 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 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + 0 I 2 10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 8 SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT 6 4 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 0 DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 2 I 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I » I 1 I I I I I I 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL /A + 0 2 I I I 1990 I I I I I I I 1992 I I I I I I I 1990 I I I I I I I 1992 I I CHART9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 PERCENT PER ANNUM 13 ( UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 12 11 10 5 ' i i I i ' i I ' ' i l • » i I T I I I 12 CANADA 8 12 FRANCE 11 11 10 10 i i i I i i i I i r i I i i i i i i SWITZERLAND i i i l i i i l i i l i i i l • i i i i i I i i » i I ' ' i 1992 I i i i i GERMANY I i JAPAN NETHERLANDS 1990 l i i i 1992 I i i i » i i 1990 I i CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES SCALE 200 RATIO S 198 100 UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 180 160 140 120 100 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 l ' ' I i i I ' i ' I I ' i l 190 SWITZERLAND JAPAN 170 150 130 110 90 130 • i i I i i i l i i i l i i i • i GERMANY l i i i i I i i ' ' I 1992 I I I I FRANCE 120 110 100 90 80 i i i I ' i i I ' ' I l i i i • i i I i 140 CANADA NETHERLANDS 130 120 110 100 90 i ' i 1990 I i • i l ' ' ' 1992 l i i » I I I 1990 I I SERIES C h a r t 1. 23-Dec - 9 2 30 -Dec - 9 2 6 - J a n - 9 3 S p o t Exchange R a t e s a n d I n d i c e s Noon b u y i n g r a t e s (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Indices, 3.0878 7 8 . 870 18. 594 6 3 . 483 0.07075 0.81075 5 6 . 444 7 0 . 391 155 .37 3.0255 7 9 . 089 1 8 . 237 6 2 . 172 0.06879 0.80332 5 5 . 294 6 8 . 659 151 .48 2.9845 78.361 17.990 61.384 0.06609 0.79927 54.609 67.773 152.51 2.9769 7 8 . 147 1 8 . 019 6 1 . 200 0.06664 0.79758 5 4 . 434 66 . 971 154 . 1 9 3.0020 78.154 18.271 61.812 0.06727 0.79635 54.983 67.531 153.97 121 .67 78 . 6 1 83 .79 178 .58 40 . 6 1 212 .28 162 . 04 226 .46 62 .84 119 . 2 2 78 . 8 3 82 .18 174 .89 39 .48 210 . 3 3 158 . 7 4 220 .88 61 .27 117.60 78.10 81.07 172.68 37 .93 209.27 156.77 218.04 61.68 117 . 3 1 77 . 8 9 81 . 2 0 172 .16 38 . 2 5 208 . 8 3 156 .27 215 . 4 5 62 .36 118.29 77.90 82.33 173.88 38.61 208.51 157.84 217.26 62.27 111.71 72.02 74.23 179.46 32.75 214.41 152.12 57.11 210.21 55.07 92.97 111 . 5 1 71 .88 74 . 4 4 178 .99 33 . 07 214 .10 151 . 7 3 55 . 3 4 207 . 8 2 55 .79 93 . 07 111.84 71.45 75.12 179.93 33.20 212.39 152.45 56.53 208.40 55.36 92.41 M a r c h 1973 base r a t e s = 100 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Weighted average exchange v a l u e i n d i c e s , Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swedish k r o n a Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r Chart 2. U.S. 3 - M o n t h F o r w a r d Exchange R a t e s , Gold P r i c e i n 1973=100 112 . 2 3 72 .03 74 .60 180 . 2 1 33 .85 213 . 4 1 152 .65 57 . 4 2 211 . 0 1 54 .10 91 .88 Premium o r D i s c o u n t -3 -8 -5 -10 -0 -5 -2 -3 .71 .54 .42 .02 .22 .02 .73 .72 -3 -7 -5 -9 -0 -4 -2 -3 .40 .93 .18 .36 .18 .75 .68 .65 -3.54 -9.26 -5.13 -9.44 -0.23 -4.66 -2.49 -3.65 335 .03 332 .77 329.84 .94 .93 .60 .93 .78 .81 .57 .15 .15 2 .86 3 .05 6 .46 10 . 3 1 8 .70 3 .84 8 .59 6 .17 5 .88 3.03 3.16 6.81 12.75 8.78 3.85 8.48 5.50 6.84 -3 -8 -4 -9 -0 -4 -2 -3 .51 .39 .99 .20 .30 .65 .35 .68 -3.30 -8.09 -5.02 -9.01 -0.37 -4.70 -2.40 -3.57 328 .68 328.30 .98 .98 .83 .86 .67 .79 .41 .00 .45 3.10 2.95 6.78 11.99 8.58 3.84 8.15 5.45 6.18 London, A f t e r n o o n F i x i n g d o l l a r s p e r f i n e ounce Chart 4. Mar. 112 .97 70 .73 75 .03 181 .67 34 .36 212 . 2 3 153 .70 57 .48 213 .36 54 .78 90 .25 Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Chart 3. 13-Jan -93 20-Jan-93 C a l l Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Overnight Euro-dollar Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom deposits 2 2 6 9 8 3 8 6 7 2 2 6 11 8 3 8 5 6 SERIES 23-Dec-92 30-Dec-92 6 - J a n - 9 3 Chart 5. 3-Month I n t e r e s t Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Canadian f i n a n c e paper French i n t e r b a n k r a t e German i n t e r b a n k r a t e J a p a n e s e CD r a t e Netherlands interbank rate Swiss i n t e r b a n k r a t e U.K. i n t e r b a n k s t e r l i n g Weighted average f o r e i g n i n t e r e s t r a t e CG-10 C o u n t r i e s ) Chart 6. Euro-Dollar Selected Euro-dollar & U Overnight Euro-dollar U.S. f e d e r a l funds Differential Interest deposits Arbitrage, Euro-dollar deposit Interbank s t e r l i n g (London), Differential U.S. commercial paper Canadian f i n a n c e paper, Differential 3.17 6.88 11.31 8.45 3.73 7.99 5.54 6.88 7.66 2.93 3.19 3.36 3.40 3.53 3.99 3 .05 3 .94 3 .28 3 .36 3 .55 3 .94 3 .16 3 .11 3 .16 3 .30 3 .47 3 .91 2 .98 3 . 06 3 .15 3 .26 3 .44 3 .90 2 .95 2 .96 3 .05 3 .18 3 .33 3 .75 3 .16 3 .03 0 .13 2 .98 2 .98 - 0 .01 2 .95 3 .10 - 0 .15 3.40 3.36 0.04 3 .36 3..34 0..02 3 .30 3. 28 0. 02 3 .26 3. 24 0. 02 3 . 18 3 .17 0,.00 3.40 3.41 -0.01 3 . 36 3 . 33 0 . 03 3 . 30 3 . 32 - 0 . 02 3. 26 3. 37 - 0 . 10 3. 18 3. 24 - 0 . 07 3.61 3.98 -0.37 3 . 54 4 . 06 - 0 . 52 3 . 38 3 . 80 - 0 . 42 3 . 30 3 . 63 - 0 . 33 3 . 21 3 . 52 - 0 . 30 3.40 3.44 -0.04 3 . 36 3 . 51 - 0 . 15 3 . 30 3 . 44 - 0 . 14 3 . 26 3 . 44 - 0 . 18 3 . 18 3 . 32 - 0 . 15 3.40 3.32 0.08 3 . 36 3 . 31 0 . 05 3 . 30 3 . 14 0 . 15 3 . 26 3 . 14 0. 12 3 . 18 3 . 11 0 . 07 7.82 8.26 7.28 4.71 5.48 7.39 8.29 6.71 7 .80 8 .13 7 ,.19 4 .65 5..47 7 ..27 8 ,.18 6 . 70 7 .85 8 . 12 7 .14 4 .64 5 .52 7 .19 8 18 6 . 64 8 .02 8 .03 7 ,.09 4..59 5..37 7..15 8 . 27 6 . 73 7 .98 7 .83 7 .08 4 .49 5 .35 7 ,.13 8..32 6 . 61 110 .74 130 .43 89 .55 102 .07 107..40 159..99 167,.80 177, 17 110. 77 132. 77 9 0 . 25 9 8 . 88 107. 35 162. 64 1 6 8 . 43 177. 28 111 . 7 4 133 . 3 1 91 .08 97 .69 109 .03 164 .70 170,.28 175, 8 1 109 . 9 1 129 .80 89 .76 96 .14 107,.67 160..22 165..22 175, 05 109 .64 132 .47 92 .27 95 .74 108,. 8 1 160..69 165..56 175. 62 3 - M o n t h Funds covered covered Long Term G o v e r n m e n t B e l l w e t h e r Bond Y i e l d s 1 0 - y e a r m a t u r i t y , where a v a i l a b l e Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands U n i t e d Kingdom United States 10. 3 .24 7 .20 11 .50 8 .54 3 .75 7,.94 5. 53 7 . 11 7 . 77 3 .05 2 .86 0 .19 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss i n t e r b a n k , covered Differential Chart 3 .28 7 .41 11 . 8 8 8 .68 3 .76 8 .06 5 .67 7 .03 7 .91 2.93 2.94 -0.01 covered Euro-dollar deposit I n t e r b a n k DM ( F r a n k f u r t ) , Differential Chart 9. 3.34 7.53 10.78 8.80 3.76 8.27 6.02 7.04 7.81 Money M a r k e t R a t e s 3-month E u r o - d o l l a r deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Differential Chart 8. 3.36 7.75 11.29 8.99 3.78 8.51 6.09 7.20 8.10 Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 13-Jan-93 20-Jan-93 Stock I n d i c e s Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States (Wednesday f i g u r e s ) I n d i c e s ( i n o r d e r , r e b a s e d t o 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 ) a r e T o r o n t o C o m p o s i t e , CAC G e n e r a l , FAZ A k t i e n , T o k y o SE C T o p i x ) , CBS A l l - G e n e r a l , S w i s s Bank I n d e x , F i n a n c i a l T i m e s O r d i n a r y , NYSE C o m p o s i t e FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.10(512) January 25, 1993 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 22, 1993 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: COUNTRY ^AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EUR0 COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA *1RELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND *UNITED KINGDOM MEMO: **UNITED STATES MONETARY UNIT 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 DOLLAR Jan. 18 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 0.6723 33 .180 1.2769 5 .7744 6 .2075 1.2188 5 .4200 5 .4520 1.6115 215 .55 7 .7353 29 .000 1.6475 1477 .50 125 .55 2.5942 1.8118 0 .5135 6 .8150 145 .25 1.6560 3 .0750 795 .80 114 .23 46 .350 7 .2100 1,.4745 25,• 499 25.530 1 5480 0.6690 11 .312 33 .100 1 2805 5 .7744 6 .1700 1.2226 5 .4150 5 .4270 1..6065 214..85 7..7340 29..000 1..6495 1466..50 124..90 2..5865 1..8067 0..5125 6..7950 144..75 1..6578 3..0785 794..20 113..60 46..430 7..1700 1..4705 N. A. 25 530 1. 5416 92.08 91.84 11 .333 0. 6655 11 .369 33 .270 1.2875 5 .7894 6 .2060 1.2140 5 5360 5 .4585 1. 6155 216. 05 7. 7355 29. 000 1. 6434 1480. 00 125. 00 2. 5940 1. 8171 0. 5117 6. 8530 145. 56 1. 6565 3. 0800 794. 50 114. 27 46. 430 7. 2400 1. 4810 N. A. 25. 500 1. 5175 92.46 Jan. 22 0 6720 11 298 32 .990 1.2822 5 .7894 6 .1335 1.2264 5 .4470 5 .3860 1.5900 213 .65 7 7350 29 .000 1.6626 1469 . 0 0 124 .85 2 .5925 1.7885 0.5147 6 .7860 143 .93 1.6465 3 .0765 N .A. 113 .08 46 .430 7.1680 1 .4595 N.A. 25 .520 1. 5320 91.52 *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. 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