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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551

v

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. D A I L Y CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE- LONDON
4. C A L L 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 LINF)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:ALE
973=100




RATIO SCALE
MARCH 197? 3 = 1 0 0

120
U.K. POUND

100

6(

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

60

180
160
JAPANESE YEN
140

N

120
I

100

GERMAN MARK

80
240

200

160
FRENCH FRANC

SWISS FRANC

!I
DUTCH GUILDER

120

160

BELGIAN FRANC

140

120
100
100
ITALIAN LIRA

60

CANADIAN DOLLAR

40

1080

1982

1980

1982

CHART 2

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

6
-

+

0

CANADIAN DOLLAR

6

y

PERCENT PER AL

ITALIAN LIRA

11111111111

—

11111111111

6

+

0

U. K. POUND

6
DUTCH GUILDER

12

12

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

6

+

0

12

6

+

0

6

FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

12




1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
US. D

U.S. D O L L A R S PER FINE 0 UNCE

LARS PER FINE OUNCE

800

800

750

750

700

700

650

650

600

600

550

550

500

500

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

450

450

400

400

350

350

'300

300

250

250

200

200

150

150

I I I I I I I

100
1979




1980

1981

I I I I I I I I I
1982

100

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al

28
24
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS
U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

20
16

12

8
4

24

20

CANADA
EURO-SWISS
FRAN

16

12

8
NETHERLANDS

4
+

0
24

20
GERMANY

FRANCE

16
12

8
JAPAN

4

EURO-DM

0
1080




1082

1080

1082

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
NT PER ANNUM
PERCENT PER Ah

U.S.

CD'S

20

16

12
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

8

4

20
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

16

12

8

4

0
112

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

8

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

1980




4

0
1982

1980

1982

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER AN

-NT PER ANNUM

24

20

16

12

8

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

4
24

20

16

12

8

4
24

20

16

12

8

4




1980

1982

1980

1982

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

26

26
—

3-MONTH

22

-

-

FEDERAL FUNDS

' 1

\\

I
<

ll

14

-

2 2

-

18

/

\

18

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

U/rlA

\

!n

H

N
—

/ I f

y

tj

10

f

14

—

IWr

I

10

90-DAY CD'S

OVERNIGHT

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

I

I

I

I

I

I

I i i I i i I i i I i i

II I II 1 II 1 II

I I I I 1 I II I M

I I I 11

6
3

2
1

1
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2
3

ll M ll II II I
1980
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




I I I I I I I I I I I
1982

= 2 P E R C E N T ON R A T E S C A L E

I I I I I I I I I I I 11
19-80

-11
1982

4

CHARTS

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: P L U S M , INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED
-

20

12

INTERBANK STERLING

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

COVERED LONDON

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

-

Wv

-

Vy* u

i

-

2

4

28

28
SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED
INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

20

20

V

j/y

\

12

12

—

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

—

—

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

I

I

I

I

I

DASHED LINE
I

l

l

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

VAA'
~ l
1980

1982

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




I

A

,

* A

.

A

A/1

A

i

A^AJ

I
1980

1982

,CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

19

15

U. S.

UNITED STATES

-

CORPORATE

19

MONTHLY

Aaa BONDS

—

15

11

—

11

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

7

I

I

I

11111111111
9

15

11

iA/.VitI

UNITED KINGDOM

A\
-

SWITZERLAND

—

—

-

5

I l l l l l l l l l l

1

-

-

i

i

i

i

i

1 1 1

i

MONTHLY




JAPAN

GERMANY

FRANCE

CANADA

NETHERLANDS

1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO

180

160
140

120

100

UNITED STATES

JAPAN

80
140

120

SWITZERLAND

-

-

100

-

UNITED KINGDOM

80

I

I

I

11111111 l Y i

140
FRANCE
GERMANY

120

Xx

100

y

vv

A

z~^V\ .

-

a A V

80

-

I

l

l

I

I

I

140

120

100
NETHERLANDS

CANADA

80

60



1980

1982

1980

1982

SERIES

CHART

1.

L A S 1 VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

S P O T EXCHANGE R A T E S AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY A V E R A G E S ,

NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

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

MARCH

1973

BASE RATES =

GHTED 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 . DOLLAE
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 FEANC
B E L G I A N FEANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S ,

CANADIAN DOLLAE
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MAEK
FEENCH FEANC
S W I S S FRANC
DUTCH G U I L D E R
J A P A N E S E YEN
I T A L I A N LIRA



6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

44.51
0.45566
40.56
191.96
84.23
17.53
55.55
2.60827
0.08337

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JANJAN.
JAN.
JANJAN.
JAN.

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

125.21
119.31
116.45
77.64
83.95
79.01
178.71
102.78
47.36

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

104.91
136.90
127.12
122.53
78.84
86.26
80.20
188.91
1 0 7 . 10
46.56
82-76

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

-1.51
-1.57
3.10
-3.05
4-50
2-75
7.06
-9.53

100

GEEMAN 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

!.

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

MAR 1 9 7 3

=

100

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JANJAN.
JANJAN.
JAN.
JANJAN.

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.

4.

IN

DOLLARS PER

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

LONDON,
FINE

AFTERNOON F I X I N G

OUNCE

JAN.

6

400.00

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

6
6
1
11
1
18
1
1
4
18

12.98
13.00
14.50
17.50
10.75
10.46
6.63
15.50
11.15
1.05

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

6
6
6
6
6
6
6

12.94
10.62
6.52
15.13
15.61
8.00
12.15

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

6
6
6
6
6
6

13.00
12.88
13.11
13.55
14.50
14.47

CALL MONEY R A T E S

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
O V E R N I G H T EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . K . 2 - D A Y LOCAL AUTHORITY D E P O S I T S
CANADA
GERMANY
EURC-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
E U R O - S W I S S FRANC

5.

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T

RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN I N T E R B A N K LOAN
J A P A N E S E EANK LOANS & D I S C O U N T S
CANADIAN rXNANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
S W I S S I N T E R B A N K 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)

6.

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

RATES:

LONDON

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

7.

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 . F E D E R A L 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.

6
6
6

13.00
12.98
0.02

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

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

6
6
6

13.55
12.94
0.61




RATE
MARKET

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SERIES

CHART 6 .

INTEREST

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
VALUE
DATE

NAME

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G ( L O N D O N ) ,
DIFFERENTIAL
e

f

U . S . COMMERCIAL P A P E R
CANADIAN F I N A N C E PAPEjR,
DIFFERENTIAL

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK DM ( F R A N K F U R T ) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

e

COVERED

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

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

6
6
6

13.55
13.97
-0.43

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

6
6
6

12.60
13.56
-0.96

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

6
6
6

13.55
13.81
— 0 . 2b

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

6
6
6

13.55
12.59
0.95

JAN.
DEC.
NOV.
NOV.
DEC.
NOV.
SEPT.
DEC.

1
25

14.07
9.83
8.22
5.73
14.83
16.92
11.98
13.30

e

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND Y I E L D S

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

e

U.S.

e

CORPORATE

_AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR

#

CHART

*
$

10.

13
11
13
4
18

BONDS

14.22
1 3 . 19

NOV.
OCT.

STOCK I N D I C E S

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




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

30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30

126.
116.
192.
95.
87.
75.
93.
151.

44
26
78
04
09
79
58
22

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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512)

JANUARY

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR

THE WEEK ENDING

JANUARY

8,

12,

1982

1982

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:

COUNTRY
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM



MONETARY
UNIT

JAN.

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

112.9000
6.39795
2.62055
84.2744
13.6612
23.1374
17.5871
44.6170
11.0254
158.2500
0.08358
0.45714
44.6030
3.8052
40.6669
82.7000
17.2711
1.5385
105.0800
1.0412
4.9493
18.1291
55.8192
192.6000

4

JAN.

5

(RATE U . S .
JAN.

112.7700
6.32111
2.59605
84.0689
13.5777
23.0627
17.4246
44.2184
10.9890
156.8500
0.08295
0.45517
44.5038
3.8023
40.3063
82.4600
17.2058
1.5314
104.4400
1.0281
4.9493
17.9921
55.2181
191.2000

CENTS)
6

112.7500
6.31313
2.60892
84.2957
13.6333
23.0415
17.5300
44.5236
10.9769
157.6000
0.08313
0.45537
44.6130
3.7994
40.5433
82.4000
17.2786
1.5291
104.7500
1.0355
4.9493
18.0995
55.2334
192.5300

JAN.

7

112.3700
6.30517
2.59875
84.2035
13.5455
22.9200
17.4246
44.2224
10.9290
15b.1500
0.08258
0.45045
44.6130
3.7960
40.3063
82.3000
17.1674
1.5198
104.1300
1.0253
4.9493
17.9759
54.6896
192.0000

JAN.

8

112.4000
6.31313
2.59067
84.2957
13.5410
22.9305
17.4216
44.2772
10.9409
156.5000
0.08264
0.45167
44.6130
3.7864
40.3470
82.2800
17.1674
1.5232
104.3500
1.0259
4.9493
18.0018
54.7345
192.0000

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