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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

January 3, 1984

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 F I G U R E S PLOTTED

Weekly $ 1 5 . 0 0 per year or $ . 4 0 each in the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
m o r e of the same issue t o one address, $ 1 3 . 5 0 per
year or $ . 3 5 each. Elsewhere, $ 2 0 . 0 0 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. D A I L Y C E R T I F I E D SPOT
E X C H A N G E RATES-H.10 R E L E A S E

CHARTS
1. SPOT E X C H A N G E R A T E INDICES
2. 3-MONTH F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E R A T E S
3. GOLD PRICE- L O N D O N
4. CALL M O N E Y R A T E S
5. 3-MONTH I N T E R E S T R A T E S
6. E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSIT R A T E S
7. SELECTED E U R O - D O L L A R A N D
U.S. M O N E Y M A R K E T R A T E S
8. I N T E R E S T A R B I T R A G E : 3-MONTH F U N D S
9. LONG-TERM G O V E R N M E N T B O N D Y I E L D S
10. I N D U S T R I A L STOCK INDICES




CHART

1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO S C A L E

CALE

M A R C H 1 9 77 3 = 1 0 0

1973=100

160
JAPANESE YEN

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

140

120
100
80
240
SWISS FRANC

CANADIAN DOLLAR

200

/XVX/~ZVy
v
'

"

/
160

^

120
180

160
GERMAN MARK
-




140

DUTCH GUILDER

120
100

-

120
100
FRENCH FRANC

U.K. POUND

80

60
50
45

80
70

BELGIAN FRANC
V \

:

ITALIAN LIRA

-

60
50
40

" l
1981

1983

|

|

1

1
1981

1

30
1983

CHART 2

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

24

—A

A




CANADIAN DOLLAR

-

—

—

ITALIAN LIRA

DUTCH GUILDER

U. K. POUND

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

JAPANESE YEN

FRENCH FRANC

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

800

750

700

650

600

12.5 Kg BARS
550

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

450

400

350

300

250
1980




1981

1982

1983

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANI

JT PER ANNUM

28
FRANCE
24
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

20

16

12
JAPAN

8

4

24
CANADA

20
EURO-SWISS
FRANC

16

12

8

NETHERLANDS

4
+

0
24

20

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

GERMANY

I
Jr-

16

EURO-DM

12

"X

8
i

4




1981

1983

i

i

I

I
1981

I

II II I II I II I
1983

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

22

24
U.S. CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS




SWISS INTERBANK RATE

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNL
PERC

R PER ANNUM

24

20

16

12

3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

8

4
24

20

16

12

8

4
2A




1-MONTH

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: P L U S M , FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

26

26

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DAY CD

I I I I I I I I I
3

2
1
+

0
1

3
-

i Hi
IwV
l/r

4

/

V v V

V W ^

r v

b/x

2

^\/\Vk

J

1
+
0

-

-

DIFFERENTIAL

2
3

-

1

DIFFERENTIAL

2

I II

3
1

1

1

M

111111111

1981

1 P E R C E N T ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 P E R C E N T ON R A T E S C A L E




1 11111II 111
1983

1

1

1

1

1
1981

1

I I I I I I I I I I I

i i I i i I i i I i i
1983

4

CHART 8

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

28

28

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

COMMERCIAL PAPER

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

I I I I ill I I I I

H

—

r
-

—

DIFFERENTIAL

-

DIFFERENTIAL
-

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/v

^

m

i

M

I

"

I

i

l

l

i

i

niiiiiiiii

i

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
VVW

DASHED LINE

V/V

]

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

-VUX/,TX//

w v V7

DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

-

"

A L
i

w
i

b
i

u

w
i

f
i

1981

11lllllll11
1983

1 P E R C E N T ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 P E R C E N T ON R A T E S C A L E




.

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l

l

l

l

l

l

l

.

1981

.

i i h i h i l n
1983

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PE

ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al

19

—

UNITED STATES

CANADA

19

. J

15

w y

|

-

11

15

11

-

-

7

I

I

I

7

15

9

—

SWITZERLAND

—

11

—

5

UNITED KINGDOM

—

7
13

I

I

I

1
13

MONTHLY

JAPAN
9

/ \

5

22

I
U. S .

CORPORATE

X"

I

GERMANY

v/X

-

9

"

I

5

22

MONTHLY

18

FRANCE

18

Aaa BONDS

14

14

/

f '

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

10

10

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

6




6
1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

200
/A/L
UNITED STATES

JAPAN

jj

-

,

I I I

|

|

|

I

I

—

140

—

120

I

100
180

—

180

160

160
UNITED KINGDOM

140

If

-

100

-

I

I

I

I

I

I

140

I

—

I

I

I

I

I

80

i l l 11 h i l l i

I

170

—

150

-

130

-

//

y

110

SWITZERLAND

-

130

110

-

90

-

-

I

70

150

-

FRANCE

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

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70

I

320

—

160

—

140

-

—

100

-

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-

'

-

60

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-

-

80

1981

280

CANADA

NETHERLANDS
120

120

100

I,,

III I I II II I I

170

90

GERMANY

-

-

120

80

1983

d

160

-

-

Y i i

180

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!
1981

1

11111111111

V— 240

-

200

-

160

Nil! Illll 1
1983

120

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME

CHART

1.

SPOT

EXCHANGE B A T E S AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY A V E R A G E S ,

NOON BUYING B A T E S

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN BARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
B E L G I A N FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
ICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3

BASE RATES =

iGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 C O U N T R I E S P L U S SWITZERLAND)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
B E L G I A N FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
S W E D I S H KROUA

#

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S ,

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
DUTCH G U I L D E R
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA




4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

36.36
0.43022
32.38
143.62
80.25
11.90
45.39
1.78059
0.05987

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

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

102.28
112.64
92.94
58.09
79.98
53.60
146.04
70-16
34.01

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

132.78
134.17
146.70
117.40
70.24
99.98
63.99
185.74
87.10
39.82
67.75

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

0.29
0.71
4.01
-3.44
6.06
3.91
3.55
-6.72

100

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

ART 2!,

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

MAR 1 9 7 3

=

100

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

PREMIUM OR D I S C O U N T
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

SERIES

CHART

3.

GOLD P R I C E

U.S.

CHART 4 .

IN

DOLLARS PER

CALL

LONDON,
FINE

AFTERNOON

FIXING

OUNCE

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T

DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT RATES:

380.22

JAN.
JAN.
DEC.
DEC.
DEC.
JAN.
DEC.
DEC.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
30
9
30
6
30
30
1
6

1 0 .,06
9. 98
9 ,, 13
9. 55
7 m 00
6 .,34
6 .,44
12. 88
1 0 .,30
4 ., 5 6

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAM.
JAN.

4
4
4
4
4
4
4

9.64
6 . 14
6.25
9.82
9.33
3.81
8.50

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

4
4
4
4
4
4

9.98
9.66
9.69
9.88
10.13
10.42

LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3—MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART 7 .

4

BATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E EANK LOANS 6 D I S C O U N T S
CANADIAN F I N A N C E P A P E R
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G
S W I S S INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE F O R E I G N I N T E R E S T RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 6 .

JAN.

MONET R A T E S

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
O V E R N I G H T EURO-DOLLAR
U. K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
E U R O - S W I S S FRANC

CHART 5 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

SELECTED

EURO-DOLLAR

AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET R A T E S

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE R E Q U I R E M E N T S

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
4

9.98
10.06
-0.08

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY
DIFFERENTIAL

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
4

9.88
9.64
0.24




RATE
MARKET

SERIES

CHART 8 .

INTEREST

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VA1UB

NAME

ARBITRAGE,

J - M O N T H FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G (LONDON) ,
DIFFERENTIAL
U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN F I N A N C E P A P E R ,
DIFFERENTIAL

COVERED

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
S W I S S I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

CHART 9 .

9 ., 8 8
1 0 ., 0 6
- 0 ,,18

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
4

9 ., 4 7
1 0 . 12
- 0U65

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
4

9. 88
10. 21
- 0 . 33

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
4

9 ..88
9. 93
- 0 . 06

DEC.
DEC.
OCT.
DEC.
DEC.
SEPT.
AUG.
DEC.

30
16

11.79
8.36
7.22
4.56
12.00
14.05
9.03
9.77

9
9
30
30

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR

CHART

4
4
4

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND Y I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
J A P A N (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
U N I T E D KINGDOM
U.S.

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

10.

STOCK

BONDS

12.41
10.23

INDICES

UNITED STATES
U N I T E D KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




NOV,
SEPT.

DEC.
DEC.
DEC.
DEC.
DEC.
DEC.
DEC.
DEC.

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

172. 64
1 7 0 .,52
251. 82
1 5 1 .,21
1 2 8 ., 8 5
1 5 3 ., 3 7
156. 47
1 9 4 .,04

' o? CQ%

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release

#

•fl. 1 0 ( 5 1 2 )

JABUABY

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE 1EEK BBDIBG

DECEASES 3 0 ,

5,

1984

1983

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 rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUBTRY

MOBETABI
UNIT

PESO
ARGENTINA
DOLLAB
•AUSTRALIA
SCHILLING
A0STBIA
FRANC
BELGIUM
CRUZEIRO
BBAZIL
DOLLAR
CANADA
PESO
CBILE
Y9AB
CHINA, P, B.
PESO
COLOMBIA
KRONE
DEBBABK
MABKKA
FINLAND
FRANC
FBAHCE
D, MASK
GERMANY
DSACHMA
GBEECE
DOLLAB
HONG KONG
BUPEE
INDIA
BUPIAH
INDONESIA
POUND
•IRELAND
SHEKEL
ISBAEL
LIRA
ITALY
YES
JAPAN
DOLLAR
MALAYSIA
PESO
MEXICO
GUILDER
NETBEELANDS
DOLLAB
•NEB ZEALAND
KBONB
NOBBAY
SOL
PEBU
PESO
PHILIPPINES
ESCUDO
POBTOGAL
DOLLAB
'
SIBGAPOBE
BAND
•SOUTH AFBICA
BOB
SOUTH KOREA
PESETA
SPAIN
BUPEE
'
SRI LANKA
KBOBA
SWEDEN
FBABC
S8XTZERLAND
DOLLAB
TAIWAN
BAHT
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM POUND
BOLIYAB
^
VENEZUELA
BEMO:
iUBITED STATES

DOLLAR

DEC. 26

H
O
L
I
D
A
Y

CURRENCY OBITS PEB DOLLAB)
DEC. 27
DEC. 28
19.85
90.00
19.465
56.230
955.00
1.2451
87.700
1.9939
88.460
9.9875
5.8660
8.4350
2.7558
99.450
7.7950
10.5700
*96.00
112.30
103.260
1673.50
233.80
2.3400
166.0000
3.0960
65.000
7.7725
2239.14
14.0500
132.700
2-1350
81.85
800.15
158.150
25.020
8.0700
2.1900
40.200
22.990
143.20
12.5000
133.07

19.85
89.88
19.402
56.170
971.00
1.2461
87.700
1.9939
88.480
9.9750
5.8610
8.4165
2.7515
99.300
7.7810
10.5200
996.00
112.80
103.260
1673.00
233.40
2.3395
168.0000
3.0950
65.100.
7.7550
2239.14
14.0500
133.450
2.1280
82.00
800.15
157.850 '
25.020
8.0520
2.1890
40.200
22.990
143.60
12.7000
132,90

DEC. 2 9
19.85
89.65
19.247
55.750
984.00
1.2450
87.700
1.9859
88.480
9.8850
5.8280
8.3400
2.7285
99.000
7.7830
10.5100
996.00
113.40
105.120
1662.50
232.20
2.3385
170.5000
3.0665
65.270
7.7150
2239.14
14.0500
133.450
2.1265
82.00
800.15
157.730
25.020
8.0130
2.1840
40.200
22.990
144.75
12.7000
132,00

DEC. 3 0
19.85
89.65
19.190
55.710
984.00
1.2445
87.700
1.9859
88.870
9.8800
5.8180
8.3350
2.7250
98.950
7.7805
10.4900
996.00
113.65
108.310
1656.00
231.70
2.3350
169.0000
3.0620
65.450
7.7100
2276.83
14.0500
133.100
i
2.1220
81.80
800.15
156.800
25.020
8.0100
2.1790
40.200
23.040
145.15
12.7500
131,79

4INDEX o r WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE Of U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CORBE8CIES OP OTHER G - 1 0
CC0HTBIES PLCS SWITZERLAND. HABCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS IRE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL MADE OP EACH
OP THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGflST 1 9 7 8 . FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE
"INDEI OP THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OP THE U . S . DOLLAR: .REVISION" ON PAGE 700
OF THE AOGUST 1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
•VALUE I S U . S . CENTS