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(516/517) LIBRARY FEB 3 MTA FUi library f O t U L U S l t K Bllm 1994 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts January 31,1994 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D.C. 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. 4. 5. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES GOLD PRICE—LONDON CALL MONEY RATES 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. Address requests to Publications Services Division of Support 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. CHART 1 SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY RATIO S MARCH 197 » SCALE H 1973=100 120 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 110 100 90 80 BELGIAN FRANC 70 60 i i i l i i ' I ' i i I i ' ' i i i I i i ' l ' ' ' l ' ' i I I I I. I I I I • i I i ' i ' I 290 270 250 230 210 190 170 150 JAPANESE YEN SWISS FRANC i i i I i i i l i i i I i I i I I I I I I 85 75 65 U.K. POUND 55 i 45 200 i I i CANADIAN DOLLAR i i I i i i l i • i • • l i • • I ' 180 160 140 DUTCH GUILDER 120 100 • i i I ' i GERMAN MARK ' I ' i i I i i i ' • ' I • I • I I ' I I ' I I I I I I 105 95 85 75 65 — 55 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC i i i I i » i 1992 I i i i I i i 1994 i I I I I I I 1992 I 1994 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 2 GERMAN MARK 1 1 1 I 1 PERCENT PER ANNUM 2 U.K. POUND 1 1 I I I I 1 i i i CANADIAN DOLLAR • i i I i i 'i I I I I i i i I I I JAPANESE YEN V z i i i 1 i i i 1 I 1 I I 1 i i i SWISS FRANC I I I I I I I I DUTCH GUILDER 2 2 4 4 6 6 8 2 + 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 8 10 12 1 1 1 1 i i i : N \If i i I i i i l i i i l i i i 6 10 IF i i 8 2 2 f I I t 1 I 1 1 1 i 1992 • ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 2 6 1 14 1 i i i 1994 ' I ' I I 1 1992 1 i 1 1 1 I 1 ' 1 1994 18 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 420 U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 420 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 400 400 380 380 360 360 340 340 i 320 1991 1992 1993 i _] 1994 L 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 SWITZERLAND U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS JAPAN GERMANY NETHERLANDS FRANCE CANADA UNITED KINGDOM I I I ' 1992 I ' ' ' I ' i ' 1994 1992 1994 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER AN ;ENT PER ANNUM 13 12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 10 11 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER 8 9 6 7 U.S. CD'S 5 4 2 i i i I i i • I i i i I i i < l l l I l I l I l l I I I l l 16 11 U.K. INTERBANK STERLING 13 9 7 10 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE 7 4 9 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i ' ' I i • ' I i 5 i i I i < i JAPANESE CD RATE 7 3 13 11 5 9 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE 3 1 10 3 7 i ' i I i ' i I • ' i I ' ' ' • i i I i i i I i i i I i i i 5 12 8 10 6 8 SWISS INTERBANK GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 4 2 6 i i i I i i 1992 i I i i i I i i 1994 i l l l I l I 1992 l I I I l I I I 1994 4 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY DENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 10 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH 8 6 4 2 10 ' i • I i ' i I ' i i i • i • l i i ' 7-DAY 8 2 10 6-MONTH 6 4 A 2 10 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 i 1-YEAR 1-MONTH 8 I 6 4 2 i i i l ' ' 1992 • I i » i i i i 1994 ' i i i I i i 1992 i 1994 2 10 CHART 7 SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES D I F F E R E N T I A L : P L U S ( + ) , F A V O R S B O R R O W I N G IN U . S . A V E R A G E S FOR WEEK ENDING W E D N E S D A Y PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 8 6 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 4 9 0 - D A Y CD'S DASHED LINE FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE 2 2 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL 1 + 0 1 1992 1994 1992 1994 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 8 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE i i i I i i i I U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER DASHED LINE ' i ' I ' ' ' I I DIFFERENTIAL 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 I I I I I I I I I INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT ' ' I SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED — EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS' DASHED LINE I I I I I I I I I EURO-DOLLAR DEPC DASHED LINE I I I I I DIFFERENTIAL 1 I I I I I I I 1992 I 4 I i i i I i i i I ' < i I i I I I I I ' DIFFERENTIAL I I I I I I I 1994 I I 1992 I I I 1994 I I 1 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES RCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNU UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 7 6 5 4 11 i ' i I i i i l • ' • I • • I CANADA I I I I I • I • • I I I I I FRANCE 10 9 8 7 6 8 • ' ' I • ' ' I ' • I I I I I SWITZERLAND JAPAN 7 6 5 4 3 10 1 ' ' 1 I 1 1 1 I ' i I ' i ' • NETHERLANDS 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 I ' I I GERMANY 9 8 7 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1992 1 1 I » I ' I ' 1994 ' ' ' I • • 1992 • I • i i l i i 1994 ' CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES SCALE 1986= 00 220 UNITED STATES 200 RATIO S 1986 — UNITED KINGDOM 180 160 140 120 i i i l ' i ' i ' i i l ' i i 250 225 SWITZERLAND ARAN 200 175 150 125 100 ' i ' l ' i ' l ' i i l i • i 160 GERMANY CANADA 140 120 100 80 210 195 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i .FRANCE — NETHERLANDS 180 165 150 135 120 i i i I ' i i 1992 l i i i l i 1 1994 i i ' ' l ' i 1992 i I ' i ' l i ' 1994 i 29-Dec-93 5-Jan-94 Chart 1. 12-Jan-94 19-Jan-94 26-Jan-94 Spot Exchange Rates and Indices Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound 2.8278 75.2 62 17.251 58.749 0.05969 0.89932 52.446 69.317 150.18 2.7640 75.698 16.917 57.501 0.05862 0.88962 51.388 67.284 148.02 2.7660 75.691 16.928 57.584 0.05896 0.88992 51.443 67.869 149.20 2.7439 75.929 16.841 57.185 0.05875 0.89938 51 .061 67.987 149.36 2.7562 76.245 16.860 57.242 0.05879 0.89917 51.074 68.261 149.45 108 .91 75 .45 76. 23 161. 76 33 .65 232 .93 147 .52 216. 46 59 .87 108 .99 75 .44 76 .28 161 .99 33 .84 233 .01 147 .68 218 .34 60 .35 108 75 75 160 33 235 146 218 60 .12 .68 .89 .87 .72 .49 .59 .72 .41 108 .61 75 .99 75 .98 161 .03 33 .75 235 .43 146 .62 219 .60 60 .45 106 .40 71 .65 71 .71 172 .29 29 .90 250 .03 147 .33 51 .56 217 .06 55 .55 96 .56 105,.64 71,.98 71,.39 171,.10 29 , .83 253 .34 146 .35 51,.80 217,.72 55..69 96 .70 105 .98 72 .19 71 .37 171 .02 29 .81 252 .87 146 .16 52 .38 218 .30 55 .64 96 .53 -0 .58 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 111..43 75 . .01 77 . .74 .27 165 . 34 . .26 .47 235 . 150 . .56 223 . .00 60,. 74 , Mar. 1973 = 100 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. 3-Month Forward Exchange Rate Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Chart 3. 106. 59 71. 84 71. 84 172 .47 29 .80 250. 59 147. 53 50. 87 215. 66 55. 20 96. 84 Premium or Discount - 0 ..56 - 0 . 50 -2 .94 -2 .54 -4 .89 1 . 26 -1. 98 - 0 . 75 -1. 97 -3 .06 -2 .60 -5 .02 1 .06 -1 .97 -0 .75 -2 .11 -0,.54 -3 .06 , -2 .63 , -4 .96 . 1..08 -1..98 -0..81 -2 .14 . -0 .52 -3 .13 -2 .70 -5 .12 1 .09 -2 .04 -0 .87 -2 .17 385..53 392. 94 386 .28 391,.08 384 .32 2. .99 2. .92 3. .63 6..45 6..09 2..37 5..83 4. .28 5..31 3 .00 2 .98 3. 88 6. 50 6. 10 2. 31 5. 76 4 .63 5. 44 2 .98 2 .91 3 .95 6 .44 5 .98 2 .30 5 .53 4 .03 5 .18 3 .13 2 .96 3 .85 , 6,.43 5..92 2..28 5..24 4. .08 5..25 2 .97 2 .93 3 .75 6 .41 5 .92 2 .21 5 .48 4 .00 5 .25 -3..16 , 77 -2 . -4 . ,91 1 .,25 -2 .23 - 0 .,93 -1. 95 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 107 . .76 70..44 72 . .41 174 . .34 29 . .97 250.. 14 148 ..78 50.,59 219 .53 55..33 95. 33 Call Money Rates U.S. federal funds Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom )ec -93 5 - J an -94 Chart 5. 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 average foreign interest rate (G-10 Countries) Chart 6. 3 .24 4 .03 6 .34 6 .00 2 .09 5 .48 4 .02 5 .31 5 .04 3 .24 4 .02 6 .26 5 .79 2 .06 5 .24 3 .95 5 .30 4 .98 3 .16 3 .94 6 .15 5 .73 2 .12 5 .08 3 .85 5 .33 4 .98 3 .13 3 .90 6 .18 5 .75 2 .15 5 .09 3 .91 5 .35 5 .01 3 .11 3 .83 6 .24 5 .78 2 . 14 5 .13 3 .88 5 .33 5 .01 2 .92 3 .20 3 .14 3 .20 3 .36 3 .69 2 .98 3 .09 3 . 13 3 .24 3 .38 3 .69 2 .91 , 2 .99 . 3 . 04 3 .16 , 3 .34 , 3 .66 , 2 .96 , 2. .98 3. .00 3. .13 3. .30 .61 3. 2 .93 2 .94 3 .00 3 .13 , 3 .26 , 3 .59 . 2 .96 , . 3 .13 -0.. 17 2 .93 , 2 .97 , -0,.04 Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates Overnight 7 - day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 12 -Jan -94 19-Jan -94 2 6 -Jan-94 Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Monei r Market Rates Overnight Euro-dollar deposits U.S. federal funds Differential 2 .92 , 2 .99 -0 . , 07 2 .98 3 .00 -0 .02 3-month Euro-dollar deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Differential .20 3. 3. .24 -0 .03 . 3 .24 3 .24 0 .00 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank sterling (London), covered Differential 3. .20 .34 3. -0 . . 14 3 .24 3 .31 -0 .07 ,16 3. ,19 3. - 0 .,03 3. ,13 3. ,19 -0 . ,06 .13 3. 3. .13 -0 .00 , U.S. commercial paper Canadian finance paper, covered Differential 3. .32 3. .47 -0 . .15 3 .29 3 .52 -0 .23 3 .20 3 .36 -0 .16 ,18 3. .36 3. - 0 .,17 3. .16 3. .30 -0..15 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered Differential 3. .20 ,19 3. 0 .,01 3 .24 3 .21 0 .03 3 .16 3 .09 0 .07 ,13 3. 3 .09 0 .04 3. ,13 3. ,04 0.,08 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss interbank, covered Differential 3. ,20 3. ,08 0. , 12 3 .24 3 .19 0 .04 3 .16 3 .09 0. 07 3 .13 3 .10 0 . 03 3 .13 3. ,00 0 ., 12 6 .64 5 .64 , , 5 .57 3 .20 , 4 .04 , 5,.56 6,.16 5 .87 , 6,.54 5,.66 5 .60 , 3. .16 4 .03 , 5 .61 , 6 .24 , 5 . 70 6 .42 5 .63 5 .61 3 .39 4 .05 5 .60 6 .28 5 .75 , 6 .42 5 .67 5 .71 , 3 .45 , 4 .07 , 5. .67 6 .15 , 5 .75 , Chart 8. Chart 9. 3 . 16 3 . 16 0. .00 3. .13 3. .13 0 .00 . 3 .13 , 3 . 11 0 .01 . Interest Arbitrage, 3-Month Funds Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields 10-year maturity, where available Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom United States Chart 10. 2. .91 2. .98 -0 .07 . Stock Indices 6 .58 5,.65 5 .63 , 3 .16 , 4 .06 , 5 .65 6 . 14 5 .73 , (Wednesday figures) ;) Canada 143 , .63 146,.66 148 . .45 152 France 177 , .43 176 , .83 179 . .95 179 Germany 126,.35 127 , .90 126 . .25 122 Japan 108 .08 110 , .61 114 . .29 116 Netherlands 151,.33 154 , .64 153 . .93 157 Switzerland 227 , .31 233 , .98 234 . 74 238 United Kingdom 201,.62 197 . .54 199 . .72 205 United States 191,.63 190 , .63 192 . .88 193 Indices (in order, rebased to 1986=100) OJ at 22dec94, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix), CBS All-General, Swiss Bank Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite' , .38 , .21 , .58 , .54 , .51 , .63 , .91 , .30 148 , .64 180 , .91 121,.15 117 , .23 156 . .54 242 . .52 204 , .91 192 . .80 to SBF250 FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H. 10(512) January 31, 1994 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 28, 1994 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 Jan. 24 ^AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA ^IRELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA MEXICO 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 PESO GUILDER DOLLAR KRONE ESCUDO DOLLAR RAND WON PESETA RUPEE KRONA FRANC DOLLAR BAHT POUND 0.7030 12.301 36.400 1.3110 8.7217 6.7985 1.1100 5.6735 5.9410 1.7505 250.93 7.7235 31.440 1.4280 1705.00 111.80 2.7630 3.1060 1.9620 0.5658 7.52 176.1800 1.6068 3.42 813.40 142.920 49.4000 8.0800 1.465 26.470 25.530 1.4905 0.7080 12.330 36.260 1.3117 8.7318 6.8010 1.1095 5.6440 5.9420 1.7538 251.36 7.7243 31.440 1.4320 1700.75 111.15 2.7640 3.1055 1.9642 0.5670 7.52 175.7800 1.6040 3.42 812.20 141.230 49.4000 8.0260 1.471 26.465 25.548 1.4930 0.7085 12.287 36.140 1.3133 8.7217 6.7840 1.1125 5.6265 5.9310 1.7468 250.89 7.7235 31.440 1.4330 1701.50 110.28 2.7515 3.1070 1.9569 0.5685 7.51 175.3900 1.5990 3.42 812.30 141.640 49.4300 7.9730 1.471 26.468 25.490 1.4940 0.7090 12.268 36.020 1.3115 8.7217 6.7780 1.1138 5.6180 5.9270 1.7453 250.68 7.7244 31.440 1.4340 1702.75 109.62 2.7558 3.1062 1.9556 0.5683 7.50 175.1000 1.5985 3.42 811.90 140.820 49.3700 7.9750 1.472 26.436 25.475 1.4930 0.7086 12.190 35.770 1.3240 8.7217 6.7340 1.1197 5.5815 5.8950 1.7330 249.06 7.7245 31.440 1.4420 1696.25 109.45 2.7650 3.1050 1.9422 0.5675 7.45 174.8200 1.5935 3.42 811.60 140.250 49.4300 7.9360 1.463 26.455 25.440 1.4995 MEMO: ^UNITED STATES DOLLAR 96.76 96.66 96.38 96.26 95.89 COUNTRY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 *VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. 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