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LIBRARY
TOERAL RESERVE B A N K
TO CHICAGO

1

Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

| July 16, 1984
1

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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




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 RATESH.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 AND
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
a 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
:ALE
973=100

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 19773=100

160

—

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

JAPANESE YEN

140
—

120
100

I

I

I

11111111111

80

—

240

—

CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

Xv
I

I

200

:

160

f X x

"'Vv/x,

I

120

180
—

GERMAN MARK
\

160
140

DUTCH GUILDER

120
100

120
100
FRENCH FRANC

U.K. POUND

80

60
50

80
BELGIAN FRANC




70

ITALIAN LIRA
-

60
50
40

l
1982

1984

l

l

I

I
1982

I

30
1984

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

24

V

M

ITALIAN LIRA

-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

—

,
II I III III I I

—

[L

K

U. K. POUND

DUTCH GUILDERI
-

-

6

, 11111111

11111111111

9
12

15
SWISS FRANC

\

T\rU
I

GERMAN MARK

I

I

I

I

-

:
-

I

V

-

I

I

I
16

VI

FRENCH FRANC
-

12

JAPANESE YEN

-

16

24

32




1982

1984

1982

1984

8

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

600

550 -

-

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

450

500

-

450

400

-

\

350

400

350

300

300

250

250
1981




1982

1983

1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

24

24

-

20

-

\
20

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

16

12

-

8

-

4

^

A

FRANCE

-

16

-

12

JAPAN
-

I

I

I

I

I

I

Illllllllll

i

i

l

i

l

l

CANADA
EURO-SWISS
FRANC

NETHERLANDS

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY




GERMANY

EURO-DM

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER Ah

NT PER ANNUM

22

24

18

20
U.S. CD S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

16

14

12

10
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

20

16

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
16

12

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

8

8

4

11

12

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

-jy

9

-

8

-

4

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

L

7

-

0

5




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 6

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

24




-

-

20
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

16
-

12

I

I

I

I

I

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

I

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I I I II I II I I I
1982

1984

1982

1984

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

22

-

FEDERAL FUNDS

18

22

18

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

14

-

OVERNIGHT
10

90-DAY CD S

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

I I I I I I I I I I I

10

I I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I I

DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

2

I
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




1984

14

I
1982

I

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1984

CHART

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

20

20

DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12

12
INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

"VV

III I I

I IIIIIIII

-

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

~

-

Q / 4 w V ^

i

2

i

i

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

I III I I I
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
-

X
/

AyW/Vyx

I

I
1982

I

I I

II

I

II

I

II

I
1984

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 RATE S C A L E




1982

1984

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER Af

ENT PER ANNUM

19
—

.

i

J\

1
CANADA

UNITED STATES

15

-

-

11

-

-

I

7

I

I I I I I I I I II II II I I I I I I I I

I

—

15
.

UNITED KINGDOM

.

—

:SWITZERLAND

11

—

I

7
13

I

I

I

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I

l

I I I I I I I I lI lIl lIl l l l l l l

l

l

MONTHLY

JAPAN

—

A / \

~ i

|

1GERMANY

-

9

II

5

22

U. S. CORPORATE

M

lllllllllll

|

MONTHLY
—

18

FRANCE

—

Aaa BONDS

14

-

A Z

-

v""A
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS ^
10

V
NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

6

1

1




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1
1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

240
200

-

160

-

UNITED STATES

JAPAN

-

-

rff

120

-

I
210

I

I

—

170

Ay
UNITED KINGDOM

130

~

h

M

/\AA/

I
FRANCE

yv/v>

-

70

M | | | | | | 1|1 1||
11111111
—

150

-

110

-

—

I

I

I

I

I

I

—

GERMANY

^

-

SWITZERLAND

-

-

—

l

70

-

—

90

190

v

/

I

I

i

—

i

i

I

I

I

—

180
if V y A

NETHERLANDS
140

—

Y

-




-

-

-

-

80

60

CANADA
-

K Z ' V

~

100

-

-

I

I
1982

I
1984

1982

1984

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME

SJAET

1. SPOT

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

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING R A T E S

(U.S. CENTS)

GERMAN MASK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES, MARCH

1973 BASE R A T E S =

11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

35.28
0.41399
31.27
131.23
75.26
11.50
41.88
1.73787
0.05747
12.07

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

11
1 1
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

99.24
108.40
89.76
53.08
75.01
51.81
134.73
68.48
32.65

11
11
11
11
11
1 1
11
11
11
11
11

138.86
134.97
146.17
117.44
66. 10
96.90
64.08
177.26
88. 11
39.58
68.35

JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1
J U L Y 11
JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1

— 0. 46
1.36
6.48
0.25
7.72
5.95
6. 10
-3.45

100

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN F R A N C
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E VALUE INDICES, MAR
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

1973 =

100
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

CHART 2. 3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E R A T E S , PREMIUM OB DISCOUNT
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



S E R I E S NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATS
VALUE

CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING
U.S. D O L L A R S PER FINE OUNCE

JULY

11

348.01

JULY
JULY
JULY
JUNE
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JAN.
JULY

11
11
13
8
13
13
13
13
1
13

11. 25
11. 10
8. 88
10.84
5.55
5.00
6.06
11.13
10.30
4.30

4, CALL MONEY RATES
U.S. F E D E R A L FUNDS
O V E R N I G H T EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
E U R O - S W I S S FRANC
5. 3 - M O N T H I N T E R E S T RATES
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
G E R M A N INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E BANK L O A N S 6 DISCOUNTS
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS I N T E R B A N K LOAN
W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E FOREIGN I N T E R E S T RATE
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S PLUS S W I T Z E R L A N D )
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR

J U L Y 11
JULY 11
JULY 11
JULY 11
JULY 11
JULY 11
JULY 11

11.69
6. 10
6.24
12.87
10.56
4.60
8.94

JULY 1 1
JULY 11
JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1
JULY 1 1

1 1. 10
11.46
11.69
12. 16
12.78
13.53

DEPOSIT RATES; LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
. . S E L E C T E D EURO-DOLLAR

AND U.S. MONEY M A R K E T R A T E S

O V E R N I G H T EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L ADJ. FOR R E S E R V E REQUIREMENTS

JULY 11
JULY 1 1
JULY 11

1 1. 10
11.25
- 0 . 15

3 - M O N T H EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY
JULY
JULY

12. 16
11.69
0.47




11
11
1 1

S E R I E S NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST A R B I T R A G E , 3 - M O N T H FUNDS
EUEC-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

J U L Y 11
J U L Y 11
JULY 11

12. 16
11. 96
0. 20

U.S. C O M M E R C I A L PAPER
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER, C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

J U L Y 11
JULY 11
JULY 11

28
40
- 1 . 12

EURO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY
JULY
JULY

11
11
11

1 2 . 16
12. 68
- 0 . 52

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

J U L Y 11
JULY 11
JULY 11

12. 16
12. 40
- 0 . 24

6
JULY
J U N E 29
MARCH
JUNE 22
8
JUNE
4
MAY
FEB.
6
JULY

13.80
8.,02
6. 64
4. 71
13.,65
13. 7 3
8.56
10.,64

11.

12.

CHART 9. LONG TERM G O V E R M E N T BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S. C O R P O R A T E
AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 10.

MAY
NOV.

13.28
10.29

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

161. 87
183. 38
219. 69
146. 59
121. 48
152. 77
172. 47
209. 32

jofJiOVfV

•FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
f*4L RtS . •
JULY

H.10 (512)

13,

1984

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB

THE

WEEK

ENDING

JULY

13,

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 rates In New York City for cable transfers payable In foreign currencies:
MONETARY
UNIT

COUNTRY
•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
H O N G KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
kISRAEL
PlTALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEW Z E A L A N D
NORWAY
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
• S O U T H AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI L A N K A
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
'UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. M A R K
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR

MEMO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

JULY

9

83.02
19.932
57.690
1779.00
1.3287
2.2869
10.3895
6.0060
8.7150
2.8405
112.000
7.8700
11.2900
107.70
NA
1740.00
242.63
2.3335
196.0000
3.2060
61.950
8 . 1810
NA
155.000
2.1500
67.45
809.30
161.250
25.200
8.2910
2.3920
39.560
23.020
130.60
13.1000

139.18

( C U R R E N C Y U N I T S PER DOLLAR'
J U L Y 10
J U L Y 11
83.60
19.818
57.400
1779.00
1.3277
2.2869
10.3300
5.9865
8.6620
2.8240
111.350
7.8400
11.2900
108.40
NA
1733.50
241.45
2.3290
196.0000
3.1870
62.120
8.1440
NA
153.000
2.1460
67.50
810.30
160.390
25.200
8.2660
2.3835
39.540
23.020
130.95
12.9500

138.56

83.20
19.925
57. 5 3 0
1779.00
1.3338
2.2869
10.4080
6.0200
8.7170
2.8410
112.000
7.8500
11.3200
107.65
NA
1745.00
242.10
2.3360
196.8000
3.2060
62.080
IT
8.2040
?
NA
154.000
2.1455
67.20
8 1 0 . 10
161.520
25.200
8.3100
2.4030
39.430
23.020
131.20
12.8500

139.17

JULY

12

8 2 . 90
19.982
57.780
'779.00
1.3348
2.2869
10.4150
6.0300
8.7450
2.8490
112.100
7.9000
1 1.3200
107.48
NA
1752.00
242.68
2.3405
196.5000
3.2140
61.850
8.2070
NA
154.000
2.1480
67.30
811.10
161.790
25.200
8.3075
2.4085
39.510
23.020
130.65
12.7500

139.56

JULY

13

83.55
19.893
57.400
1809.00
1.3273
2.2983
10.3600
6.0155
8.6825
2.8320
112.250
7.8400
1 1.3200
107.90
253.560
1743.50
241.45
2.3405
195.5000
3. 1930
61.550
8. 1800
NA
154.000
2. 1405
67.65
811.80
161.210
25.220
8.2850
2.4000
NA
23.020
132.35
12.8500

138.65

•INDEX OF W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E V A L U E OF U . S . D O L L A B A G A I N S T C U R R E N C I E S OF O T H E R G-11
C O U N T R I E S . M A R C H 1973 = 100. W E I G H T S A R E 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 G L O B A L T R A D E O F EACH
OF T H E 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 A U G U S T 1978. FOR D E S C R I P T I O N A N D BACK D A T A , S E E " I N D E X OF T H E
W E I G H T E D - A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E V A L U E OF T H E U . S . D O L L A R : R E V I S I O N " ON P A G E 7 0 0 O F T H E A U G U S T
1978 F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B U L L E T I N .
"VALUE IS

U.S. C E N T S