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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts July 15, 1996 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D.C. 20551 Table o f Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES CHARTS 1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATES 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 AND 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 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 SCALE MARCH 1973=100 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM W O R M AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 2 +o I 4o I eg eg cd o o cot- co 4-oi t- co c \i+ o i ^ co eg^ ^ eg eg +o | +o \ eg eg tj- eg co eg 4- o | +oi CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY u.s. U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE Ol LLARS PER FINE OUNCE 425 425 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 410 410 395 395 380 380 365 365 350 350 335 335 320 J— i— i— I__ i___ i___i___I__ i__ i__ i__ I__ i___i___i___I___i__ i__ i__ I___i 1992 1994 i 1996 i 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES W E E K L Y S E R IE S PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 7 7 6 U .S . F ED ER A L F U N D S 6 5 5 4 3 4 2 3 1 2 1 I 1.. 1 1 - L I 1- 1 ....1 1 - 1 . 1 -1 1 9 0 9 8 8 GERMANY 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 I I » I I I I I I I 1 1 I 1 I 2 9 16 14 8 12 7 10 6 8 5 6 4 2 4 U N IT E D K IN G D O M i i ,.l I i i i 1 i i i-1 1994 i.i i 1996 3 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES, LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM CM00 6 — I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I— L-1 1994 l l l l l l L. 1 -1, 1996 CHART 7 SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FA VO R S B O R R O W IN G IN U.S. AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM +o Io + DIFFERENTIAL J__I__I__I__I__I - J .- J __I I I__I I I I I i 1994 1996 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM + O I lo + PERCENT PER ANNUM T- CM -*■ ro CO co LO on CD 05 h* t— io+ + O I 1994 1996 1994 1996 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 3 LO lO CO CO 5 PERCENT PER ANNUM CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE 1986=100 290 RATIO SCALE 1986=100 1 2 -J u n -9 6 Chart 1. 1 9 - J u n -9 6 2 6 -J u n -9 6 3 -J u l-9 6 1 0 -J u l-9 6 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 3.1676 73.229 19.229 65.158 0.06452 0.91486 58.202 79.034 153.67 3.1915 73.109 19.358 65.689 0.06486 0.92140 58.631 79.833 153.99 3.1787 73.355 19.307 65.421 0.06506 0.91800 58.353 79.364 154.04 3.1908 73.349 19.415 65.656 0.06521 0.91092 58.552 79.926 155.41 3.1781 73.021 19.348 65.453 0.06512 0.90427 58.345 79.127 155.13 124.82 72.99 86.65 183.29 37.03 239.54 167.09 254.26 62.16 125.76 72.87 87.23 184.79 37.23 241.25 168.32 256.83 62.28 125.25 73.11 87.00 184.04 37.34 240.36 167.52 255.33 62.30 125.73 73.11 87.49 184.69 37.43 238.51 168.09 257.13 62.86 125.23 72.78 87.19 184.12 37.38 236.77 167.50 254.56 62.74 114.20 64.10 76.63 184.15 30.77 238.84 156.10 59.40 236.78 53.15 88.12 114.44 63.97 76.95 184.53 30.78 236.29 156.36 59.10 238.06 53.56 87.92 114.34 63.87 76.92 184.54 30.84 235.18 156.29 58.97 236.37 53.64 88.26 0.68 1.59 2.19 -3.13 5.20 2.66 2.95 -0.26 0.73 1.63 2.21 -2.77 5.14 2.63 2.83 -0.20 0.80 1.73 2.24 -3.01 5.19 2.65 3.00 -0.18 0.82 1.82 2.28 -2.75 5.20 2.61 2.94 -0.10 387.36 384.99 384.14 382.08 382.06 5.24 5.20 4.76 3.69 3.29 0.47 2.70 2.31 5.45 5.45 5.21 4.76 3.69 3.25 0.43 2.68 1.86 5.55 5.21 5.22 4.71 3.69 3.25 0.49 2.73 2.23 5.45 5.53 5.31 4.73 3.64 3.36 0.49 2.70 2.58 5.85 5.25 5.28 4.71 3.61 3.27 0.48 2.93 2.50 5.56 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 Weighted average exchange value indices, 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. 0.72 1.65 2.21 -3.23 5.19 2.71 3.01 -0.30 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 114.52 63.78 76.74 184.75 30.63 239.46 156.67 58.99 237.89 53.05 87.97 3 -Month Forward Exchange Rates, Premium or Discount Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U .K . pound Chart 3. 114.18 64.21 76.57 184.00 30.61 238.82 156.23 58.66 236.58 53.20 88.50 Call Money Rates U.S. federal funds Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom 1 2 - J u n -9 6 Chart 5. 3 -J u l-9 6 1 0 -J u l-9 6 5.47 4.83 3.83 3.26 0.55 2.77 2.44 5.79 3.93 5.47 4.92 3.89 3.32 0.54 2.85 2.51 5.78 3.96 5.48 4.91 3.85 3.30 0.59 2.88 2.68 5.73 3.92 5.47 4.83 3.79 3.30 0.62 2.88 2.48 5.73 3.92 5.57 4.84 3.80 3.30 0.63 2.97 2.58 5.67 3.93 5.20 5.25 5.33 5.46 5.63 6.03 5.21 5.26 5.33 5.44 5.66 6.04 5.22 5.31 5.34 5.47 5.65 6.05 5.31 5.32 5.34 5.48 5.66 5.98 5.28 5.30 5.37 5.51 5.72 6.06 Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1 -month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 2 6 -J u n -9 6 3-Month Interest Rates U .S . 9 0-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. 1 9 -J u n -9 6 Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Money Market Rates Overnight Euro-dollar deposits U .S . federal funds Differential 5.20 5.24 -0.04 5.21 5.45 -0.24 5.22 5.21 0.01 5.31 5.53 -0.22 5.28 5.25 0.02 3-month Euro-dollar deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Differential 5.46 5.47 -0.01 5.44 5.47 -0.02 5.47 5.48 -0.01 5.48 5.47 0.00 5.51 5.57 -0.05 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank sterling (London), covered Differential 5.46 5.49 >0.03 5.44 5.52 -0.08 5.47 5.53 -0.06 5.48 5.55 -0.07 5.51 5.57 -0.05 U.S. commercial paper Canadian finance paper, covered Differential 5.48 5.56 -0.08 5.50 5.61 -0.11 5.50 5.65 -0.14 5.51 5.65 -0.14 5.57 5.67 -0.10 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered Differential 5.46 5.49 -0.03 5.44 5.52 -0.08 5.47 5.53 -0.06 5.48 5.55 -0.08 5.51 5.61 -0.09 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss interbank, covered Differential 5.46 5.47 -0.01 5.44 5.48 -0.04 5.47 5.52 -0.05 5.48 5.50 -0.02 5.51 5.54 -0.02 7.91 6.60 6.64 3.19 4.38 6.55 8.09 6.95 7.85 6.60 6.61 3.25 4.37 6.54 8.03 6.94 7.74 6.55 6.55 3.20 4.28 6.47 7.93 6.78 7.81 6.59 6.58 3.26 4.26 6.52 7.93 7.02 Chart 8. Chart 9. 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. 7.78 6.51 6.53 3.19 4.32 6.40 8.04 6.94 Stock Indices (Wednesday figures) 169.77 169.05 167.54 Canada 169.09 168.84 171.09 169.36 France 169.54 134.72 135.14 136.44 Germany 136.00 128.44 130.22 Japan 127.39 128.42 205.53 209.87 Netherlands 206.56 207.21 307.79 313.07 303.78 Switzerland 313.29 214.82 United Kingdom 216.27 211.08 211.69 261.21 261.61 United States 263.68 264.92 Indices (in order, rebased to 1986=100) are Toronto Composite, CAC General spliced at 22dec93, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix) , CBS All-General, Swiss Bank Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite 169.18 167.44 135.43 125.38 205.75 315.40 213.81 258.58 to SBF250
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