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1973

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R e l e a s e No. 619
ipnaI Finance. Statistical & Data Management Unit

SELECTED INTEREST &
EXCHANGE RATES
FOR MAJOR COUNTRIES &
THE US.
W E E K L Y SERIES O F C H A R T S

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM




H . 13
J u l y 1 8 , 1973
N o , 619

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. EXCHANGE RATES AND GOLD PRICES
Chart 1A
- Spot Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against U.S. Dollar
Chart 2A and B - 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against
U.S. Dollar
Chart 3A and B - 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against
U.K. Pound
Chart 4
- Gold Price in London
PART II. SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
Chart 5
- Call Money Rates
Chart 6A and B - London: Euro-$ Deposit Rates
Chart 7A and B - New York - London: Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
Chart 8A and B - London: Covered Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
Chart 9A and B - Interest Arbitrage: United States-United Kingdom
Chart l O A a n d B - Interest Arbitrage: U.S.-Germany and U.S.-Switzerland
Chart 11
- Interest Arbitrage: United States-Canada
Chart 12A and B - Selected Short-term Interest Rates
PART III. LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES AND STOCK INDICES
Chart 13
Chart 14

- Long-Term Bond Yields
- Industrial Stock Indices

PART IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES AND
LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS
NOTE: This series is a continuation of the CAPITAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD,
which was published under that title through December 31,1968.
The changes in the format and order of the charts are explained in the Supplement
to the series, which accompanied issue dated January 1,1969.
All series and their sources are fully described in a Supplement dated January 1, 1972.




SUPPLEMENTARY

CHART

U

July 16, 1973

SELECTED EXCHANGE RATES FROM JANUARY, 1973
Meekly averages (week ending on Wednesday) of daily offered rates in the New York market
as percent above or below Smithsonian central rates.




above average market

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

Per cent per an

I I I I I ' '
PREMIUM

4

+
0

U.K. POUND

4

DISCOUNT

8

PREMIUM

GERMAN MARK
4

+
0

4
DISCOUNT

PREMIUM

DUTCH GUILDER

4

+
0

DISCOUNT I
D

1970

M

J

I

I

S

I

1971

1973

Canadian Dollar Rate not supported by Bank of Canada,
s DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January



4

I
D

1, 1973, pp. 2 3.

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

1 1 j 1 M

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i

j

i 1

1 1

|

!

1

|

,

!

i

Per cent per annum

1

M

! II

| i i j 1 1

1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1

PREMIUM +

FRENCH FRANC

-

X^

R - xV Y/

^

\

/v-v

/

X

r|

DISCOUNT PREMIUM +

SWISS FRANC

rv^

w / v \

DISCOUNT -

111
M

i i i i i i i i
J

S

D

1 i 1 ! , i II

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

1970

J

S

D

M

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 2-3.




J

1972

! 1' M
S

D

i i i i i i i i i M
M

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1973

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Chart 3A

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.K. POUND
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

PREMIUM

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT -

S

D

1970

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973, p. 3




M

J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

1
3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.K. POUND
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

SWISS FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

1970

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p.'3.




1972

1973

*
GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, 12.5 Kg BARS
Week's average of afternoon fixings

U S. dollar equivalent per fine ounce
.22 0 0 —
8 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 4 i i I i i I i i I i i I i i I i i I i i
M

J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January I , 1973, p. 4.




M

J

S

1972

D

M

J

S

1973

D

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Chart 5A

CALL MONEY RATES
DOLLAR FUNDS
Weekly averages

15 0 5

Per cent per annum

14

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

CALL EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
FEDERAL FUNDS

EURO DOLLAR

lA2

EURO-CURRENCIES
Weekly averages

Per cent per ai

EURO-DM

EURO-SWISS FRANC

s
1970

1971

* Changed from CALL ToOVIPMGH] E u r o :!o 11 - depovt- May 10. 19/1
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA



January 1. 1973 pp 4 6

1972

D

1973

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Chart 5B

CALL MONEY RATES
SELECTED FOREIGN AND EEC CURRENCIES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

12

FRANCE

NETHERLANDS
I I I II 1 I 1 1 I

I I

i I i i ri

i I i i I i i I

n-^JAPAN^^

CANADA

1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 1 1

I I I

II

1 II

1 1 1

II

i

i

1 II

I

i

1 II

i

I

1 1 1

1 I.M

i

France, Day-to-day Money, Netherlands, Call Money, weekly average; Japan, Unconditional Money;
Canada, Day-to-day Loans, weekly average; Germany, Call Money; U.K., 2 day Local Authority Deposits.

DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January
Digitized forSeeFRASER


1, 1973, pp. 4-6.

1 1 ) 1 II

I i i I i i I

o

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LONDON: EURODOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

12

OVERNIGHT

7-DAY

12

\

H

10

-VL
u - VI V ill
/
V \J\jM
1

1-MONTH

*

-

1

1 i

m

1 1 i

1 1 1 1 1

j

s

d

i

i

i

m

1970

i

i

i

j

i

i

i

s

i

i

d

1971

* May 1 2 / 7 1 — c h a n g e d to Overnight Euro-Dollar Deposits
* * J u l y 1 - c h a n g e d to 7-Day Euro-Dollar

DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January
Digitized forbeeFRASER


1. 1973, p. 6.

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m

j

s

1972

d

m

1

1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

j

1973

s

d

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Chart 6B

LONDON: EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures •

Per cent per annum

-

-

\ J\

V\

3-MONTH

-

-

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

i i 1 i i 1 i I 1 I I

I l 1 l l 1 l 1 1 l l

-

\

v v
6-MONTH

f

-

-

-

-

i i 1 i i 1 ii
1970

1 i i

II

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1971

?e DESCRIPTION AND SOURCu . OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 6.




i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i
1972

I l 1 I l 1 l l 1 II
1973

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Chart 7A

NEW YORK-LONDON: YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3-MONTH DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES-SECONDARY MARKET
Per cent per annum

Wednesday figures

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

DIFFERENTIAL

~

-

A

Wv\X
EURO-DO LLAR OVER U.S. CERTIFIC:ATE OF DEPOSIT

1 1 1 1 ! i 1 1 1 1 1
M

J

5

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCESOF DATA, January 1. 1973. pp. 6




i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i
M

J

1972

! 1 1 1 1
D

1 1 1 1 1

M

1973

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NEW YORK-LONDON: COST OF U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3-MONTH DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES-PRIMARY MARKET
Wednesday figures

Per cent per annum

12
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED*

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED*

* Adjusted for Reserve Requirement
* * Adjusted for 10% Marginal Reserve Requirement
* * * Adjusted for 20% Marginal Reserve Requirement




See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 6-7.

Chart 8A

LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
HIRE PURCHASE/STERLING CD's vs EURO-DOLLAR RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
8

HIRE PURCHASE

4

COVERED

STERLING CD's
COVERED

0

\

A

FAVOR STERLING CD's

!

DIFFERENTIAL

+

.A A

0

y

\

K

|

4

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
1

1 1 1 ;
M

l i - i

J

1 ;
S

1

i l

D

1970

M

M

!
J

I

1 1 1

1 !

1

S

D

M

1971

1 1 1 !

1 M

J

S

1972

* H i r e Purchase suspended August 11, 1972 and Sterling Certificates of Deposit
begin August 11, 1972.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1. 1973, pp 7-8




1

1 M
D

M

1 1 I I '
J

1 I I
S

1973

1 I I

8

Chart 8B

LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
LOCAL AUTHORITY AND EURO DOLLAR RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL AUTHORITY
DEPOSIT
COVERED

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

.

DIFFERENTIAL

IA A

Ay

"V^

-

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
i

i
M

i

M

i

M

J

i
S

M
D

1 M
M

1970

!

i

i

1 i
J

i

1 M
S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 7 8.




I I 1 I I 1 1 I 1 I I

I I

M

M

J

S

1972

D

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
J

1973

S

D

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

3 - M O N T H TREASURY BILL RATES

14

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
UNCOVERED

NEW YORK

LONDON.

NEW YORK

s
1970

1971

* Plotted tor comparison purposes
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973. pp 8 - 9




1972

s
1973

D

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Chart 9B

'

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATFS
Friday figures

^

IVr • .-ut pi-r .mmim

RATE DIFFERENTIAL AND 3 - M O N T H FORWARD STERLING

PRLMIUM

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF LONDON

FORWARD RATE

DISCOUNl

RATE DIFFERENTIAL WITH FORWARD EXCHANGE COVER

FAVOR LONDON

FAVOR,NEW YORK
s
1970

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January I , 1973, pp.8-9.




1972

1973

Chart 10A

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO-DOLLAR-GERMAN MARK
F R A N K F U R T I N T E R B A N K L O A N RATE VS. L O N D O N E U R O - D O L L A R RATE
Wednesday rates

14 2 5

Per cent per annum

GERMAN INTERBANK
LOAN RATE

EURO-DOLLAR

FAVOR FRANKFURT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

S

D
1970

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp 9-10.
No q u o t a t i o n




1972

D

M

J
1973

S

D

Chart 10B

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO-DOLLAR - SWISS FRANC
Z U R I C H DEPOSIT RATE VS. L O N D O N EURO-DOLLAR RATE
Wednesday rates
I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

H

U

U

I

Per cent per annum
I

|

I

I

|

I

I

|

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

|

I

I

|

I

I

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE

EURODOLLAR
COVERED

T
FAVOR ZURICH

DEFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
1 I

1 i

I

I

I

1970
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 9 1 0 .




1 I

I

1 1 I

I

I

I

I

I

I

1

I

I

1 I

I

I

I

I

8

J

3-MONTH INTEREST ARBITRAGE: CANADA - UNITED STATES
1 1 | 1 1 | M

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II
- . B I L L RATES

II

[ 1 1

| I I

| 1 1 | 1 1

UNITED STATES
TREASUIRY BILLS
CAN. FIN. CO. PAPER

-

1 1 | 1 1 | I I

| 1 1

TREASURYB ILLS
1
1

1

BILL RATE DIFFERENTIAiL AND FORWARD CANADA iN DOLLAR

PREMIUM

/ v

FORWARD RATE

h i \r

Vu

\ j \ A

V \

-

A

:

^

:

/A/Vy/

GROSS SPREAD IN FAVOR OF CfiINADA
DISCOUNT

1
COVERED RATE DIFFER!iNTIALS

ty\A
JW V \ /

w

/

FAVOR CANADA

VC

, PRIME FINANCE PAPEF

Wfwj
V

TREASURY IBILLS

\y

FAVOR U.S.

i i 1 i i 1 ii
M

J

II

1 i i
S

D

1 i i 1 i i 1 M
M

1970

J3

S

II
D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp 10-11.




1 11
M

1 1 1 1 II
J

1972

S

U
D

1 1 1 1 II
M

J

1973

1 II
S

D

z
SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES*
Per cent per a n n u m

-

J — ~ v ^ ,

"

L
V

V

vi

vv

1
i

rXAW \
J
\
i

t
\

/

rr

/

L/

1
GERMANY '
v/t
J

-

V y u.s.
1 1 1 ! I

I

M

i 1 1 1 I

1 M

1 II

1 1 !

I

M

M

i M

1 ii

111

1 ii

1 ii

1 i i

.. 1 . 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1

-

-

t
i
/

Y\
1

1

i 74,

U.K.
—

/
/
'

;y
-

yZ'
J

u.s.
i i

: I ! j i ! 1 1 !

!

1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 M

1 i i

i I ! ! 1 1 u

!

i

!

I I

J

I 1

I

1 i

II

If 1

i i

! M

! M

1

II

JAPAN
MONTHLY

•! 1 i i

1970

1971

1972

1 ! ! 1 1 1 1

1973

* 3 m o n t h t r e a s u r y bill rates for all countries except Japan(Average rate on bank loans and discounts)
and G e r m a n y f l n t e r b a n k Loan Rate)
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1. 1973, pp 1 1 1 2




h

1974

i h

i

Chart 12B

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
Per cent per

V\„
L V N IT
Va

,v

n

0

DOLLAR - LONDOI

1 1 1 1 I I

1

\-

M

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

V \/
V

v—1 f u

l l

M

-

/

1 I I

M

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

111

M

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

-

U.Su/Z

v

/

i
i
'i>—

i

i

/u

- " - J
1

1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1

1 I I 1 M

*Sa

i
1
L'V

r,/

r\ rA

« i

L/*Vu.S.
1 1 1 I I

-

;

j SWITZERLAND

iTl 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1M 11 111 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

u . s ^

¥\
\\ //J WA >

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

J
Ns

-

r

/
CANADA

i

i

1 i i

1 i i 1 i i

1 11

I I

1970

1 1 1 1 I I

1971

I I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 11-12.




i

i 1 M

1 M

1973

1 i i

i

i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i
1974

y

i

LONG-TERM BOND YIELDS
Weekly f i g u r e s

Per cent per annum

-

NETHERLANDS

U.S.

SWITZERLAND

1 1 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 M

I. 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 i 1 1 j J J 1 1 „ 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 I I

1 1 1 1 1 1

-

U.K.

\r

Z'V
1 1 I 1 1 1 I ! 1 1 1

1 1 1 I I

GERMANYZ^

x

Y
i 1 1 M

1 1 1 1 1 L

v „ .

CANADA
IM

I I I I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 ! 1 1 1 1 I I

1 1 1

M o n t h l y figures

U.S. CORPORATE:

DOLLAR EURO-BON DS

-

AaaBONDS

v

1

DM EURO BONDS

i
1 1 1 ] ! I ! M

: i 1 11

i • M

1970

; - i :

1971

;

i i i : i :

1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA. January 1, 1973, pp. 12 15.




1 i i

1 1 1 M

i 1!

1973

1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1974

y4
INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
Ratio scale, 1958 = 100

Ratio scale, 1 9 5 8 = 1 0 0

320
UNITED STATES
L

V

1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 II

I I

I

I I

I

I I

I

I I

I I

I

I I

I

240

I I

I

I I

I

1200

960
SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND

640

320

240

480

UNITED KINGDOM

320

160

CANADA
240

i I I I i I-' 1 1 M
1970




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H. 13
No. 619

Country

IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES

Current Rate

In Effect Since

Previous Rate

In Effect Since

E.E.C.:
Belgium
France

6.0

July 5 ,

1973

5.5

M a v I P , 1973

8.5

July 5 , 1973

7.5

Nov. 3 0 . 197:

Germany

7.0

June 1 , 1973

6.0

Mav 3 .

Italy

4.0

1973

Apr. 10, 1971!

4.5

Oct.

Netherlands

6.0

July 1 8 , 197'

5.0

June 2 8 , 1973

**United
Kingdom

7.50

June 2 2 , 197:

7.75

May 1 8 ,

Switzerland

4.5

14.

197:

19 73

Jan. 1 , 1973

3.75

Sept. 15.1972

Canada

6.25

June 1 0 , 1 9 7 3

5.75

May 1 4 . 1973

Japan

6.0

July 2 , 1973

5.5

Mav 30 r

1973

7.0

July 1 ,

6.5

June 8 .

1973

United States

1973

^ E f f e c t i v e October 13, 1972, the Bank of England replaced its traditional
Bank Rate with a fluctuating "minimum lending rate" based on average
Treasury bill tender rate. January 19, 1973 ... 8.75




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- 1 3 18, 1973
^
July
No. 619

IV
IV22

'

LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS

Chart

Panel

1A

Upper

Swiss franc

Lower

U.K. pound
French franc

Series

Date

Rate

July 13

+34.70

...

254.77
+24.99
+16.20

A c t u a l Rate

"
1
1

„

Japanese yen
IB

Upper

Belgian franc
Italian lire

Lower

Canadian dollar
German mark

11
A c t u a l Rate
"

July 6
July 13

Dutch guilder
2A

2B

German mark
Swiss franc
Upper

"

+33.49
-0.450
100.15
+35.42
+26.75c
+23 56
+3.29
+5.20

U.K. pound

"

-2.74

Dutch guilder

M

Canadian dollar

"

+1.83
+1.75

French franc

"

+0.81

3A

German mark

...

+5.94

"

3B

U.S. dollar
Swiss franc
French franc a

+1.86
+4.50
+2.61

4

Gold price, U.S. dollar per ounce

5A

Upper

"

Overnight Euro-S deposits
Federal Funds

Middle

Differential

Lower

Euro-currencies:

Upper

Japan, Unconditional Money
U.K., 2-day Local Author. Deps.
Canada, Day-to-day Loans

Lower

July 11
"
"

Euro DM
Euro Swiss Fr.
5B

„

France, Day-to-Day Money

9.33
9.52
-0.19

July 13

8.07
4.35

July 6

7.25
6.94

"

Germany, Call Money

July 6
July 13

Netherlands. Call Money

July 6




122.0

5.34
9.00
12.25
5.38

H. 13
July 18, 19t3
No. 619
IV- 3

Chart

Panel

6A

Series
Euro-$ Overnight Rate

6B

Rate

Date

July 13

Euro-$ 1-month Rate

„

Euro-$ 3-month Rate

..

Euro-$ 6-month Rate
7A

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

July 1 1

Lower

Differential

II

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

II

9.50

U.S. Certificate of Deposits (Adj.)

"

9.20

Lower

Differential: on Adj. Euro-$ Deposits

"

+0.52

11

+0.30

Upper

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

June 29

9.06

•»

6.26

Sterling C D ' s {covered)
Lower

Differential

Upper

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

"

Local Authority Deposits (covered)

..

6.32

Differential

..

-2.74

July 13

7.59

Lower

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

9A

U.K. Treasury Bill rate
Local Authority Deposit (uncovered)
9B

+0.17

9.7?

on Unadj. Euro-$ Deposits

8B

9.50
9.33

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits (Adj.)

8A

9.75
-9.88

U.S. Certificate of Deposits

-7B

9.25
10.06

Upper

Spread (+= favor London)
3-month Forward Pound

Lower




-2.80
9.06

"

6.85

July 6

7.91

July 13
July 6
July 13

-0.74
-2.36c
-2.22

Net Incentive (+= favor London)
"

-2.96

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Chart

Panel

Series

10A

Upper

Euro-$ Deposits (covered)

Rate

Date

July 11

German Interbank Loan rate

10B

II

Lower

Differential

„

Upper

Euro-J Deposits (covered)

„

Swiss Deposit rate
Lower
11

Upper

ii
July 13

„

U.S. Treasury Bill rate
Canadian Treasury Bill rate

„

Bill rate differential
Forward Canadian dollar

12A

-2.41
7.50
7.59

8.13

„

-2.12

•i .

+1.68

Third

Net incentive on bills

„

Bottom

Net incentive on Finance Paper

"

+1.05
6.85

Upper

Lower

-0.44

U.K. Treasury Bill rate

"

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

"

7.59

German Interbank Loan rate

"

14.25

Japanese Average rate
Canadian Treasury Bill rate
U.S. Treasury Bill rate

12B

4.91

5.47

U.S. Prime Finance paper
(not plotted)
Second

+7.41

?.sn

Differential
Canadian Finance Paper

6.84
14.25

Euro-$ Deposits
Swiss 3-month Deposit rate
U.S. Treasury Bill rate




May
•Tuly 13

6.888
5.47
7.59
9.75
2.50
7.59

1973

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Chart

Panel

Series

13

Upper

Netherlands

July 6

Canada

n

„

*United States
Switzerland

June 29

Germany

Middle

Julv 6

„

United Kingdom

U.S. Corp. Dollar Euro-bonds

Lower

U.S. Corp. DM Euro-bonds
U.S. Corp. Aaa bonds
14

Switzerland

Upper

Germany
United States
Middle

^

* * Japan

7.89
7.80
7.01
5.36
9.94
10.57

Series G

April

8.02

Series G

April

6.86

Mav

7.29

Julv 6

380.5

June 27

287.2

Julv 13

236.96

July 5

?7?_ 56

July 9

855.78

United Kingdom
Canada

Lower

Rate

Date

265.15

United States
Julv 13
236.96
* New -- Average yield on selected 10 year constant maturity bonds due or callable in
10 years.
** Beginning week ended September 5, 1970, the Japanese index plotted is that of all industrial and other stocks
on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.