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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

January 9, 1984
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




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

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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. 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 A N D
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 LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

160
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

JAPANESE YEN

-

^

-

140

-

120

-

100

mIMIMIM

80

—

240

-

-

~

|

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—

CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

200

160

120
180
160
GERMAN MARK
140

DUTCH GUILDER

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A

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120

yx

100
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120
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U.K. POUND

100

FRENCH FRANC

80

i

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60
50

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45
80

160
140

70

—

—

60

-

-

50

BELGIAN FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

120
100

-

80

-

60

—

V

v

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40

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

ENT PER ANNUM

6

+

-

ITALIAN LIRA

A

IDUTCH GUILDER!

CANADIAN DOLLAR

—

0

I II I I I I I

6

6
U. K. POUND
+

0

-

6

- |

|

|
I

9

|

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12
SWISS FRANC

-

GERMAN MARK

6

+

0

-

v

8

FRENCH FRANC
+

0
JAPANESE YEN

8

16

24

32




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

550

600

-

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

450

500

-

-

400

400

-

350

350

300

300

250

250




450

1981

1982

1983

1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AN

NT PER ANNUM

28
24
V

20

»

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

16

-

I T

12
JAPAN

8
4

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24
CANADA

20
EURO-SWISS
FRANC

16

12

8
NETHERLANDS
4

+

0
24

20

16

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

GERMANY

12
EURO-DM

8
4




1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

22

24

18

20
CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

14

16

10

12
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

20

16

16

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

12

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

8

8

4

11

12

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

8

9
JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

7

4

5

0




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER AN

NT PER ANNUM

24

20
OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

16

12

8

4
24

20

16

12

8

4
24

20

16

12

8

4




1982

1984

1982

1984

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CHART 7

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

26

26

22

22

FEDERAL FUNDS

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

OVERNIGHT

1

9 0 - D A Y CD' S

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

DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

2
1982
1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1984

1982

1984

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

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

20

DASHED LINE

-

26

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12

12
INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

Q/4WV^

^

"1

2

-

nK v WAvvf /V

1 1

1

1 1

4

28

28

20

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM

20

COVERED FRANKFURT

12

12
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

—DASHED LINE

,

DIFFERENTIAL

L\
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1

1 1

DIFFERENTIAL
A

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1

. zs.

A /No

^

-

1

1 1
1982

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1984

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




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1

1

1

1

1
1982

1
1984

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

#

19

19

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*

CANADA

-

UNITED STATES

15

#

s Jl

—

15

—

—

—

11

#

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—

—

15

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11

SWITZERLAND

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GERMANY

JAPAN

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FRANCE

18

18

Aaa BONDS

14

-

AJ

-

-

-

-

-

-

__
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS ^

10

—

V
NETHERLANDS

10

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INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES

RATIO S
1969=1

RATIO SC
1969=

LE

220
180

JAPAN

UNITED STATES

-

140
—

I IIIIIIIIII

100
180

140

UNITED KINGDOM
GERMANY

-

A v / V

100

-

I

80

I I

170

130

-

FRANCE

SWITZERLAND

-

90

—

V

-

I

70

I

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180

140

CANADA

NETHERLANDS

-

100

80

I

60




1982

1984

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SERIES

CHART

1.

SPOT

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

EXCHANGE R A T E S ADD I N D I C E S

WEEKLY A V E R A G E S ,

BOON BOXING R A T E S

(U.S.

CENTS)

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 FBANC
ITALIAN LIRA
INDICES,

13ARCH

1973

BASE B A T E S =

CGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

HAB

1973

U . S . DOLLAR
GEBMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAH
FBENCH FBANC
S W I S S FBANC
B E L G I A N FBANC
ITALIAN LIBA
S W E D I S H KRONA

3-MONTH

FOBWABD EXCHANGE B A T E S ,

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




4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

3 6 .,36
0 ., 4 3 0 2 2
3 2 ..38
143.62
8 0 ..25
11.90
4 5 ..39
1.78059
0.05987

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAB.
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 S
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FBENCH FBANC
S W I S S FBANC
B E L G I A N FBANC
ITALIAN LIRA

ART 2 ,

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAB.
JAN.

-

100

JAN.
JAN.
JAB.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAB.
JAB.
JAN.
JAB.
JAB.

PREMIUM 0 8

DISCOUNT
JAB.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAB.
JAB.

SERIES

CHABT 3 .

GOLD

U.S..

CHART 4 .

PRICE

IN

NAME

LONDON,

DOLLARS PER

CALL

AFTERNOON

FIXING

F I N E OUNCE

3—HON I B

INTEREST

DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

RATES:

JAN.
JAN.
DECDEC.
DECJAN.
DEC.
DEC.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
30
9
30
6
30
30
1
6

10.06
9.98
9.13
9.55
7.00
6.34
6.44
12.88
10.30
4.56

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

4
4
4
4
4
4
4

9.64
6.14
6.25
9.82
9.33
3.81
8.50

LONDON
JAN.
JAB.
JAN.
JAN.
JAN.
JAM.

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

CHART 7 .

4

RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAM
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 PAPER
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 .

380.22

JAN.

HONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT 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

SELECTED

EURO-DOLLAR

AND U . S .

4
4
4
4
4
4

9.98
9.66
9.69
9.88
10.13
10.42

MONEY MARKET R A T E S

O V E R N I G H T EORO-DOLLAR D E P C S I T S
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR R E S E R V E 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

L A S T VALUE P L O T T E D
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART

8.

INTEREST

ARBITRAGE,

3-MGNTH

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

FUNDS

COVERED

COVERED

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

LONG

TERM GOVERMENT

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

4
4
4

9.88
10.06
-0.18

JAN.
JAN.
JAM.

4
4
4

9.47
1 0 . 12
-0.65

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

4
4
4

9.88
10.21
-0.33

JANJAN.
JAN.

4
4
4

9.88
9.93
—0. 0 6

JAN.
DECOCTDEC.
DEC.
SEPT.
AUG.
JAN.

6
16

11.79
8.36
7.22
4.57
12.00
14.05
9.03
9.72

YIELDS

23
9
30
6

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR

4

BOND

JAN.
JAN.
JAN.

CHART 1 0 .

BONDS

12.57
10.23

STOCK INDICES

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




DEC.
SEPT.

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

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

172.64
170.52
251.82
151.21
128.85
153.37
156.47
194.04

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JANUARY 1 1 ,

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JANUARY

6,

1984

1984

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:

COUMTRY
ARGENTINA
•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA, P . R .
COLOMBIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
BONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•MBS ZEALAND
NORMA!
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SIMGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
S R I LAMKA
S8EDEM
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
F•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA
MEMO:
IUNITED STATES

MONETARY
OMIT
PESO
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
PESO
IUAN
PESO
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
RUPIAH
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
TEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KROME
SOL
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAMD
MOM
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BART
POUND
BOLIVAR
DOLLAR

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CURRENCY ULL S PER DOLLAR)
JAM.
JAN.
19.
89.
19.
56.
984.

85
75
473
340

00

1. 2 4 6 1

87. 7 0 0
1. 9 8 5 9
88. 8 7 0
9, 9 8 5 0
5. 8 5 3 0
8. 4 4 5 0
2. 7 6 0 5
9 9 . 800
7. 7 9 9 0
10. , 5 7 0 0
9 9 6 . 00
L
I

112. 12
110, , 2 5 0

1675. ,00
232. .45
2. , 3 3 7 0
170. . 5 0 0 0
3. ,1000
65, ,100
7, ,8020
2276, .83
14, . 0 5 0 0
133, . 3 5 0
2, • 1 2 6 0
81 . 3 0
800, . 1 5
1 5 8 .160
2 5 .020
8 .0820
2 .2165
4 0 .200
23 .040
142 . 8 7
12 . 7 5 0 0
133.19

23.55
89.75
19.628
56.860
984.00
1.2490
87.700
2.0057
88.. 8 7 0

10., 0800

5.9215
8.5100
2.7880
101.250
7.8080
10.6300
996.00

111.20

110.250

1688.00

2 3 3 . 42
2.3420
169.7500
3.1275
64.850
7.8475
2276.83
14.0500
135.400
2.1320
80.55
800.15

160.000
25.020

8.1600

2.2330
40.200
23.. 0 4 0
141.73
12.7500
134.19

JAM.

JAM.

6

1 6 9 3 . 50
2 3 2 . 70
2. 3 4 2 5
167.. 7 5 0 0
3. 1360
6 4 . 900
7. 8500
2 2 7 6 . 83
14. 0500
135. 500
2. 1 3 2 5
80. 5 5
800. 15
159. 830
2 5 . 020
8 . 1610
2. 2 3 1 5
4 0 . 200
23. 040
141. 25
12. 7 5 0 0

2 3 . 83
9 0 . 95
19. 813
5 7 . 200
9 8 4 . 00
1. 2 4 9 7
88. 5 0 0
2. 0 2 5 9
8 9 . 320
10. 1 5 5 0
5. 9380
8. 5 7 4 0
2. 8 1 0 7
101. 7 0 0
7 . 8010
10. 7 4 0 0
9 9 7 - 00
110. 4 8
112. 0 5 0
1 7 0 0 . 00
2 3 2 . 70
2. 3 4 2 0
1 6 7 . 0000
3 . 1500
6 4 . 940
7. 8775
2 2 9 8 . 74
14. 0500
136. 250
2. 1 3 1 0
7 9 . 50
800. 15
160. 0 4 0
2 5 . 180
8. 1 7 5 0
2. 2 3 8 3
4 0 .,200
2 3 . 000
1 4 0 .,70
1 3 ., 0 0 0 0

134.44

134.86

23.
89.
19.
57.
984.
1.
87.

55
95
740
020

00

2496
700
2. 0 1 5 7
88. 8 7 0
10. 1 2 2 5
5. 9260
8. 5 3 5 0
2. 79 8 0
101. 4 0 0
7. 7920
10. 6900
9 9 6 . 00

110. 80
110. 2 5 0

#INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G - 1 0
COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND. MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH
OF THE 10 C O U N T R I E S . S E R I E S R E V I S E D AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOR DESCRIPTION AMD BACK DATA, SEE
"INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED—AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . D O L L A R : . R E V I S I O N * ON PAGE 7 0 0
OF THE AUGUST
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