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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts July 13,1992 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 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 120 110 140 130 120 110 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 100 100 90 90 BELGIAN FRANC 80 80 i i I i i i I ' i i i • • ' I I I I I I I I I I I I J I I SWISS FRANC 70 280 — 260 240 JAPANESE YEN 220 200 180 160 i 90 i ' I i i i I i ' I I i i i 90 UNITED KINGDOM 80 80 70 70 CANADIAN DOLLAR 60 50 200 60 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 50 200 180 I— DUTCH GUILDER 180 160 160 GERMAN MARK 140 140 120 100 120 140 100 120 I I I I I I ' I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I ' I I I I 100 60 55 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 100 50 45 80 40 35 60 I I I I I I 1990 ' I ' I 1 I I I 1992 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1990 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1992 30 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 4 , U.K. POUND CANADIAN DOLLAR I I I I I • ' I • • • I 1 ' ' I I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1990 1 1 1 1 1 12 8 JAPANESE YEN GERMAN MARK I 1 I I • I i • i i l i DUTCH GUILDER SWISS FRANC % V 1 1 1 1 1 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 1 1990 1 1992 1 1 1 1 I I 1992 12 CHART 3 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 1989 1990 1991 1992 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANh DENT PER ANNUM 12 12 FRANCE 10 10 U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 8 8 JAPAN 6 6 4 4 2 12 1 t 1 I » I 1 I I I I I 1 I I i i i 1 i i i l i i i I i i i 2 12 10 10 GERMANY 8 8 NETHERLANDS 6 6 4 16 I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I ' I ' I 4 16 14 14 12 12 UNITED KINGDOM CANADA 10 10 8 8 6 6 SWITZERLAND 4 i 1990 1992 i 1990 i I i i i l i i 1992 i 4 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 15 PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 13 10 11 6 — U.S. CD'S CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER 4 — i i i I i i i I i • ' I i i i I I I I I I I I I I I 5 16 12 14 10 12 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE U.K. INTERBANK STERLING 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 4 12 10 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE JAPANESE CD RATE i I • ' i I i i i I i i i 11 SWISS INTERBANK GERMAN INTERBANK RATE ' 1990 1992 i » I i i 1990 i I i i i I i i 1992 i CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 12 OVERNIGHT l i i I ' ' i I i i ' • i i I i 7-DAY 10 2 12 i 3-MONTH I I I I I I i i i I i i 1990 i I < i ' I i 2 12 6-MONTH I I I I I I I I I i i i I 1-MONTH 10 i 10 i i i i 10 I i i i l i i i 1-YEAR l i i i I i i i 1992 • i i I i i i 1990 2 12 10 I ' i i l ' 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 12 12 ^ a OVERNIGHT 10 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS FEDERAL FUNDS 90-DAY CD'S DASHED LINE J—I I I DASHED LINE L J I I I i J—I—I I i I ' ' i l J ' 1 2 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL MAK aa U A,.N A k A .J Wwv Vv - v * i i i l i i i 1990 I ... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1992 W^,i, ii r> i ft - 4 ^ J — i — I — i — i — i — I 1990 i i i I i i i 1992 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE; 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNU SENT PER ANNUM 12 COVERED LONDON CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER INTERBANK STERLING 8 4 DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 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 I I I I ' ' I I I I 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + 0 2 12 ,'UULj'W I I I I I ' ' I ' ' ' I ' ' ' I I I 1 I I I I INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED 8 4 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE I 0 I 1 I I I I I i • 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I ll ' ' ' I I 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + W-y-VA" 0 2 I I I I I I I 1990 I I I I I I I I 1992 J_L i I i I l 1990 ' ' ' 1992 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNU CENT PER ANNUM 10 UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM CANADA FRANCE 9 8 7 6 12 11 10 9 8 7 I I I I I I I I 1 1 I 1 I I I 8 JAPAN SWITZERLAND 7 6 5 i 4 ' i I i ' < I ' i i I i i i i i I i i 1992 10 GERMANY NETHERLANDS 9 8 7 6 i i i 1 i i i 1990 I i i i I i i i 1992 • i ' l ' i i 1990 I CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE 1986=100 RATIO SCALE 1986=100 200 200 UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY JAPAN SWITZERLAND FRANCE CANADA 1990 NETHERLANDS 1992 1990 1992 SERIES Chart 1. 10-Jun-92 17-Jun-92 24-Jun-92 l - J u l - 9 2 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) 3.0514 83.716 18.649 62.796 0.08301 0.78522 55.743 68.759 183.21 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Indices, 120.24 83.44 84.04 176.65 47.65 205.60 160.03 221.21 74.10 Weighted a v e r a g e exchange v a l u e i n d i c e s , Mar. 108.03 72.97 72.76 172.89 39.49 197.87 146.78 68.03 201.83 63.53 86.81 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swedish k r o n a Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r 3 - M o n t h F o r w a r d Exchange R a t e s , U.S. Gold P r i c e i n 3.1804 83.625 19.457 65.455 0.08652 0.79719 58.067 72.618 190.07 Call 61 48 96 67 16 51 83 55 96 122 83 85 179 48 206 162 227 75 .44 .28 .55 .89 .50 .30 .94 .67 .45 1 2 5 . 32 8 3 . 35 87 . 68 1 8 4 . 13 4 9 . 67 208 . 73 1 6 6 . 70 2 3 3 . 62 76 . 88 126. 83. 88. 186. 50. 210. 168. 237. 77. 91 16 76 54 28 06 85 75 50 108 71 73 174 39 196 147 68 205 63 85 .78 .93 .28 .28 .76 .10 .82 .46 .46 .99 .56 109. 71 7 0 . 82 7 4 . 05 1 7 5 . 96 4 0 . 12 195. 32 149. .02 6 9 . ,04 207 ..70 6 4 . ,24 8 3 . ,91 110. 70. 74. 177. 40. 194. 149. 69. 209. 64. 83. 25 05 41 04 31 99 80 36 77 25 07 -1 -6 -5 -9 -0 -5 -5 -5 .78 .22 .82 .59 .52 .70 .37 .95 - 1 . .66 - 6 .24 - 5 .90 - 9 .49 - 0 .61 - 5 .77 - 5 .41 - 6 .09 - 1 . 90 - 6 .,60 - 6 ..41 - 1 0 . ,74 - 0 . .90 - 6 . .04 - 5 . .51 - 6 . .54 19731 = 100 108. 72. 73. 173. 39. 197. 147. 68. 205. 63. 85. 45 41 03 66 62 16 34 26 23 80 97 -1. -6. -5. -9. -0. -5. -5. -5. 83 19 79 37 63 67 37 90 338.27 340. 98 342 . 6 8 343 .17 346 .50 3.69 3.74 5.88 9.91 9.60 4.69 9.38 8.88 9.20 3. 73 3..70 5,,88 9 .88 9 .56 4 .70 9 .20 8 .88 9 .90 3 .72 3 .76 5 .88 9 .89 9 .59 4 .68 9 .23 8 .08 10 . 0 5 3 .87 3 .91 5 .41 9 .89 9 .68 4 .69 9 .41 7 .88 10 .30 3 .17 3 .39 5 .68 9 . 86 9 .58 4 .59 9 .38 7 .88 10 .48 Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Overnight E u r o - d o l l a r Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom 121. 83. 84. 178. 48. 206. 161. 226. 74. London, A f t e r n o o n F i x i n g d o l l a r s per f i n e ounce C h a r t 4. 3.2207 83.434 19.697 66.311 0.08759 0.80229 58.816 73.902 191.62 3.1072 83.555 18.985 63.949 0.08449 0.78791 56.757 70.767 186.54 Premium o r D i s c o u n t -2.00 -6.16 -5.81 -8.87 - 0 .66 -5.62 -5.39 -5.88 Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound C h a r t 3. 3.0863 83.757 18.854 63.514 0.08389 0.78871 56.370 70.420 185.33 M a r c h 1973 b a s e 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 y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound C h a r t 2. 8-Jul-92 deposits SERIES 10-Jun-92 17-Jun-92 24-Jun-92 l - J u l - 9 2 Chart 1. 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 y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U.K. pound Indices, 3.0514 83.716 18.649 62.796 0.08301 0.78522 55.743 68.759 183.21 3.0863 83.757 18.854 63.514 0.08389 0.78871 56.370 70.420 185.33 3.1072 83.555 18.985 63.949 0.08449 0.78791 56.757 70.767 186.54 3.1804 83.625 19.457 65.455 0.08652 0.79719 58.067 72.618 190.07 3.2207 83.434 19.697 66.311 0.08759 0.80229 58.816 73.902 191.62 120 . 2 4 83 . 4 4 84 . 0 4 176 . 6 5 47 . 6 5 205 .60 160 . 0 3 221 . 2 1 74 .10 121 . 6 1 83 .48 84 .96 178..67 48. 16 206, 51 161. 83 2 2 6 . 55 7 4 . 96 122. 44 8 3 . 28 8 5 . 55 1 7 9 . 89 4 8 . 50 206 . 30 1 6 2 . 94 2 2 7 . 67 7 5 . 45 125 .32 83 .35 87 .68 184 .13 49 .67 208 .73 166 ..70 233 .62 76 . 88 126 . 9 1 83 . 16 88 .76 186 .54 50 .28 210,. 06 168 85 237 . 75 7 7 . 50 108 .78 71 .93 73 .28 174 .28 39 .76 196 .10 147 . 8 2 68 .46 205 .46 63 . 9 9 85 .56 109 . 7 1 70 .82 74 .05 175 .96 40 .12 195 .32 149 . 0 2 69 . 0 4 207 .70 64 .24 83 . 9 1 110 . 2 5 70 . 05 74 . 4 1 177 . 04 40 . 3 1 194 .99 149 .80 69 .36 209 .77 64 . 2 5 83 .07 - 1 .83 - 6 .19 - 5 .79 - 9 .37 - 0 .63 - 5 , .67 - 5 , .37 - 5 , 90 - 1 .78 -6 .22 - 5 .82 - 9 .59 - 0 .52 - 5 .70 - 5 . .37 - 5 . .95 .66 .24 .90 .49 - 0 . .61 - 5 , .77 - 5 , 41 - 6 . 09 338.27 3 4 0 . 98 3 4 2 . 68 3 4 3 . 17 346 . 50 3.69 3.74 5.88 9.91 9.60 4.69 9.38 8.88 9.20 3 . 73 3 . 70 5 . 88 9. 88 9 . 56 4 . 70 9 . 20 8 . 88 9. 90 3 . 72 3 . 76 5 . 88 9 . 89 9 . 59 4 . 68 9 . 23 8 . 08 1 0 . 05 3 . 87 3 . 91 5 . 41 9 . 89 9 . 68 4 . 69 9 . 41 7 . 88 1 0 . 30 3 . 17 3 . 39 5 . 68 9 . 86 9 . 58 4 . 59 9. 38 7 . 88 10. 48 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 y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Weighted a v e r a g e exchange v a l u e i n d i c e s , Mar. 1973=100 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swedish k r o n a Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r 108.03 72.97 72.76 172.89 39.49 197.87 146.78 68.03 201.83 63.53 86.81 C h a r t 2. remium o r D i s c o u n t 3 - M o n t h F o r w a r d Exchange R a t e s , Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese y e n Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound C h a r t 3. U.S. -2.00 -6.16 -5.81 -8.87 -0.66 -5.62 -5.39 -5.88 Gold P r i c e i n London, A f t e r n o o n d o l l a r s p e r f i n e ounce C h a r t 4. 8-Jul-92 108 . 4 5 72 . 4 1 73 . 0 3 173 .66 39 . 6 2 197 . 16 147 . 3 4 68 .26 205 . 2 3 63 . 8 0 85 .97 -1 -6 -5 -9 -1 -6 -6 -10 .90 .60 .41 .74 - 0 . .90 - 6 . 04 - 5 . 51 - 6 . 54 ixing 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 Ca na da France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom deposits . •* of COw* *. FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.10(512) July 13, 1992 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 10, 1992 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 MONETARY UNIT •AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK •EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA •IRELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA 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 GUILDER DOLLAR KRONE ESCUDO DOLLAR RAND WON PESETA RUPEE KRONA FRANC DOLLAR BAHT POUND MEMO: HHJNITED STATES DOLLAR Jul. 6 I CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Jul. 7 Jul. 8 Jul. 9 Jul. 10 0.7447 10.639 31.130 1.1998 5.4758 5.8120 1.3541 4.1230 5.0950 1.5127 184.40 7.7335 28.580 1.7630 1144.50 124.55 2.5015 1.7052 0.5441 5.9250 126.70 1.6130 2.7580 788.80 95.65 N. A. 5.4650 1.3538 24.600 25.310 1.9102 0.7436 10.555 30.880 1.1965 5.4758 5.7720 1.3653 4.0920 5.0500 1.4998 183.75 7.7330 28.600 1.7768 1133.75 124.42 2.4992 1.6907 0.5438 5.8830 125.88 1.6140 2.7575 789.90 94.80 N. A. 5.4255 1.3485 24.550 25.270 1.9248 0.7466 10.537 30.840 1.1915 5.4758 5.7600 1.3672 4.0880 5.0400 1.4970 183.35 7.7325 28.650 1.7815 1131.00 124.85 2.4990 1.6882 0.5448 5.8695 126.13 1.6150 2.7480 789.30 94.65 N.A. 5.4150 1.3480 24.530 25.240 1.9195 0.7441 10.682 31.260 1.1940 5.4636 5.8360 1.3475 4.1405 5.1230 1.5175 185.90 7.7362 28.650 1.7538 1147.00 125.80 2.5000 1.7115 0.5455 5.9530 127.85 1.6152 2.7750 789.60 96.20 N.A. 5.4920 1.3720 24.507 25.270 1.8960 0.7463 10.586 30.820 1.1922 5.4720 5.7680 1.3654 4.0990 5.0500 1.4958 183.35 7.7360 28.650 1.7835 1131.50 125.40 2.5008 1.6870 0.5458 5.8850 126.25 1.6160 2.7590 783.70 95.25 N.A. 5.4320 1.3560 24.598 25.320 1.9210 83.26 82.70 82.64 83.64 82.71 *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. 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