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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts July 2,1990 Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION New Series: JAPANESE 3-MONTH CD RATE Revised Series: WEIGHTED AVERAGE INTEREST RATE DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, DiC. 20551 Table of Contents TABLES 1 LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 2 DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES— H.iO 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 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS 9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS 10 INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $24.00 per year or $.60 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. 10 or more of the same issue to one address. $22.50 per year or $.55 each. Elsewhere. $30.00 per year or S 70 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 m a form collectible at par in 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=100 140 FOREIGN CURRENCY 130 PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 120 __ RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 120 BELGIAN FRANC 110 110 100 100 90 90 80 80 i 70 280 260 240 i i I ' i ' I i ' ' i ' ' i I SWISS FRANC I I — I ' I ' I ' • • I I I JAPANESE YEN 220 220 200 200 180 180 160 160 140 140 I 120 100 I I 90 I ' I ' » I . . I I I I I I __ U.K. POUND I I I I I I I I I I I I CANADIAN DOLLAR 120 100 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 ' 50 200 1 ' 180 1 I 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 | I I I I I I I I » I I I I I GERMAN MARK DUTCH GUILDER 160 — —— « — " — - — ^ 50 200 160 nZ" 120 I 180 ^ 140 140 120 100 — I — L 120 I I I 1 1 I 1 lM i l l l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 110 50 FRENCH FRANC 90 100 60 55 ITALIAN LIRA 100 45 80 40 70 35 60 50 70 280 260 240 30 * 1 1 1 1 1 1988 1 I I I ' 1 | | 1990 | I I I » 1988 I I I I » I I I I 1990 25 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 CANADIAN DOLLAR U.K. POUND + • 0 / A V j ^ 4 e 8 i i i I i i i 1 i i i 11 M i 1 i i l i 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i I i i i I i i i JAPANESE YEN GERMAN MARK • 1 i i l i i i i i i I i i DUTCH GUILDER SWISS FRANC T 7 " I v x w A V \ i i i 1 i I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 i i I i » i I i 1 1 t Va 12 I ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC J I i i 1988 1 i i ii 1 i i i 1990 _ 1 » » I 1988 1990 12 CHART3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 520 U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 520 500 — 500 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 480 480 460 — 460 440 440 420 — 420 400 — 1 400 380 — 380 360 360 340 340 320 J 1987 1988 1 i 1989 i I i i 1990 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANN ENT PER ANNUM 16 12 — U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS FRANCE 8 JAPAN 4 0 16 ' i ' l 1 ' 1 1 I 1 1 1 I • 1 » i I i i • i • ' 1 1 I 1 1 • I • ' • 12 CANADA GERMANY 8 4 0 16 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • » i l • 1 1 l 1 1 SWITZERLAND UNITED KINGDOM 12 8 4 NETHERLANDS • I i i 1988 i I ' ' ' I ' i 1990 i I 1988 » I » I I I I I 1990 I CHARTS 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES zENTPER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN 12 10 — U.S. CD'S SWISS INTERBANK RATE 8 6 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 4 i 2 i i I » ' i I ' i i I i i • • • I ' ' • I ' ' 16 14 U.K. INTERBANK STERLING CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER 12 10 8 • 6 1 1 I I 1 I I I 1 ' I 1 ' • 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I » I I I I I I I I I I I I 10 — 8 GERMAN INTERBANK RATE FRENCH INTERBANK RATE 6 4 ' \2 » ' I I I 1 I I ' I ' • ' • I I I I I I I I I I 10 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE 8 6 JAPANESE CD RATE . -4 2 i i 1 I i < i 1988 I i i i I i I ' I 1990 • • ' I I I 1988 I I 1 I 1990 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 OVERNIGHT 12 3-MONTH 12 10 4 14 10 • 1 i l 1 1 1 I 1 1 • I ' i ' • • ' I • • • I • ' i I • i i 14 7-DAY 12 6-MONTH 12 10 4 14 10 1 1 » I 1 1 1 1 I 1 « i « « • i ' i l » ' i I i i i I i i i — I 14 1-MONTH 12 1-YEAR 12 10 10 • • ' l ' « • 1988 I • ' i i » 1_L 1990 » i ' I i ' 1988 ' l ' ' » i I I 1990 I 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 14 i — PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 12 12 10 OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE J — l — l I I l 10 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS , 90-DAY CD'S DASHED LINE l I I ' l l ' ' J — I — l — l — I I l I i I l ' ' ' I ' ' ' I L DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL 1 I I I I I I 1988 I I I I 1 I I I 1990 I J—i i I i i 1988 i J 1990 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 12 PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON 12 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED — / a \ EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE i i I i ' ' I ' ' U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER DASHED LINE — ' I ' ' • 1 1 1 DIFFERENTIAL i I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 i I 12 • ' i I * i ' l V v A / • I ' » i I i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE ' I ' • • I • » ' I • • ' I DIFFERENTIAL I i ' I I I 1988 t l DIFFERENTIAL rv—^ -Arv ' V v-yAW v 2 16 f ' I I I I I » ' » I I 1 1 1 12 I I DIFFERENTIAL I I I I I I I 1990 » 1 1 1 I 1 « » 1 ' 1988 1 1 1 I 2 16 J_L 1990 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 e UNITED STATES PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 CANADA 12 12 10 10 1 » » 1 I ' I I I 1 I 1 I I I I I I I ' I » I ' ' ' I ' 6 14 14 UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE 12 12 10 10 — ' 6 10 » l ' ' ' I ' • • i • i i i I i I i i i I i i ' l i ' i 10 SWITZERLAND i i JAPAN i i i I i i i i i i i i i I i i i I i i i l i i ' ' I I I I I I I I I 10 NETHERLANDS MONTHLY • i i l ' 8 GERMANY ' 1988 ' l ' • i l i i 1990 i I ' ' I I 1988 1990 2 10 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES • SCALE RATIOS 100 198 200 175 — UNITED STATES — NETHERLANDS 150 125 100 75 ' 50 400 350 ' ' l • ' ' i » ' i I i i I . JAPAN » I 1 I I I I I I I I I I | I—GERMANY 300 250 200 150 100 I I I I I I I 1 » I I I I I I 1 1 1 I 1 ' ' I ' » » I I » « I i i i I i • i I i i ' I I I I I I I I I 200 175 — SWITZERLAND — FRANCE 150 125 100 75 50 200 • • • I • ' • ' • • • I • JL-1 175 — CANADA » i i — UNITED KINGDOM 150 . 125 100 75 50 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1988 I 1 1 • l i i i 1990 • I ' I I I 1988 1990 i SERIES 30-May-9 0 6 - J u n - 9 0 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 yen Netherlands guilder Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Indices, M a r c h 1973 base r a t e s Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder $wiss franc U K . pound 2.8944 84.578 17.687 59.572 0.08106 0.66288 52.929 70.470 169.16 2.8691 85.147 17.517 59.068 0.08029 0.65719 52.454 69.704 168.13 2.8722 85.352 17.548 59.067 0.08040 0.64953 52.494 69.478 169.37 2.8893 85.300 17.677 59.428 0.08101 0.64967 52.799 70.326 171.34 2.9114 85.032 17.796 59.750 0.08154 0.64561 53.091 70.930 173.34 1 1 4 . 05 8 4 . 30 7 9 . 70 167 . 58 46 . 53 1 7 3 . 56 151 . 95 226. 71 6 8 . 42 1 1 3 . 06 8 4 . 86 7 8 . 94 166 . 16 46 . 09 1 7 2 . 07 1 5 0 . 58 2 2 4 . 25 6 8 . 00 1 1 3 . 18 8 5 . 07 7 9 . 07 1 6 6 . 16 46 . 15 1 7 0 . 07 1 5 0 . 70 2 2 3 . 52 68 . 50 1 1 3 . 85 8 5 . 02 7 9 . 66 167 . 18 4 6 . 50 1 7 0 . 11 151 . 58 226 . 25 6 9 . 30 1 1 4 . 72 8 4 . 75 8 0 . 19 1 6 8 . 08 46 . 80 1 6 9 . 04 1 5 2 . 41 2 2 8 . 19 7 0 . 11 107 . 25 7 8 . 94 7 2 . 17 171 . 31 4 0 . 42 1 6 9 . 89 1 4 5 . 77 67 . 40 2 1 5 . 56 6 1 . 80 9 2 . 92 107 . 40 7 8 . 50 7 2 . 40 171 . 63 4 0 . 56 1 6 9 . 07 1 4 5 . 96 67 . 43 217 . 25 6 2 . 28 9 2 . 39 107 . 88 77 . 95 7 2 . 67 172. 04 40. 69 167. 25 146 . 30 6 7 . 56 2 1 8 . 41 6 2 . 85 91. 99 - 5 . 37 - 1 . 64 0. 10 - 3 . 25 1 . 03 - 0 .. 0 1 - 0 .. 5 1 - 6 . .60 - 5 .17 - 1 .65 0 .08 - 2 .99 0 .99 - 0 .12 - 0 .66 - 6 .40 - 5 . 24 - 1 ..70 0..12 - 2 .84 0 .98 - 0 .14 - 0 .59 - 6 .34 - 5 .18 - 1 .65 0 .13 - 2 .79 0 .91 - 0 .01 - 0 .57 - 6 .24 366 .78 360 .23 353 . 4 5 347 . 5 1 350 . 3 1 8 .19 8 .08 13 . 7 5 9 .84 7 .81 7 .20 7 .83 8 .38 15 .00 8 .26 8 .09 13 . 6 8 9 .75 6 .60 7 .19 8 .24 8 .38 14 . 8 3 8 .30 8 .14 13 .68 9 .51 7 .73 7 .15 8 .19 8 .38 14 . 4 0 8 .28 8 .09 13 . 2 5 9 .78 7 .74 7 .07 7 .75 8 .38 14 . 7 5 8 .28 8 .20 13 .23 9 .81 7 .76 7 .33 7 .84 8 .38 14 .89 100 Mar. U.S. - 5 . .44 - 1 . .47 0 .15 - 3 .28 1 .04 0 .14 - 0 .44 - 6 .46 Gold P r i c e i n d o l l a r s per f i n e Chart 4. 107 . 11 7 8 . 72 7 2 . 02 171 . 29 4 0 . 36 1 7 2 . 11 1 4 5 . 63 67 . 45 2 1 6 . 26 6 1 . 29 9 2 . 91 'remium or D i s c o u n t 3 - M o n t h Fc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Chart 3. 1973 = 100 107 . 47 77 . 69 7 2 . 35 171 . 88 4 0 . 53 1 7 2 . 70 146. 16 6 7 . 48 217 . 44 61 . 32 9 2 . 25 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swedish krona Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r Chart 2. 13-Jun-90 20-Jun-90 27-Jun-90 Fi x i n g London, A f t e r n o o n F ounce C a l l Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l funds Overnight Euro-dollar Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom deposits SERIES 30-May-90 6 - J u n - 9 0 Chart 5. 3-Month I n t e r e s t Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Canadian f i n a n c e paper French i n t e r b a n k r a t e German i n t e r b a n k r a t e J a p a n e s e CD r a t e Netherlands interbank rate Swiss i n t e r b a n k r a t e U.K. i n t e r b a n k s t e r l i n g Weighted average f o r e i g n i n t e r e s t r a t e CG-10 C o u n t r i e s ) Chart 6. 8 .27 13 . 9 8 9 .75 8 .28 7 .36 8 .14 8 .88 15 . 0 5 10 . 0 0 8.22 13.68 9.86 8.24 7.36 8.18 8.63 15.11 9.97 8 .23 13 . 7 3 9 .93 8 .25 7 .37 8 .31 8 .75 14 . 9 4 9 .95 8 .22 13 . 7 6 9 .93 8 .26 7 .38 8 .30 8 .68 14 . 8 7 9 .92 8 .26 13 .77 9 .96 8 .24 7 .46 8 .24 8 .75 14 . 8 9 9 .92 8.08 8.13 8.15 8.24 8.36 8.63 8.09 8.13 8.16 8.23 8.31 8.50 8.14 8.13 8.19 8.24 8.29 8.44 8.09 8.13 8.19 8.20 8.25 8.40 8 .20 8 .20 8 .21 8 .25 8 .31 8 .46 E u r o - D o l l a r Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 13-Jun-90 20-Jun-90 27-Jun-90 S e l e c t e d E u r o - d o l l a r & U.S. Mone / M a r k e t R a t e s Overnight Euro-dollar deposits U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Differential 8.08 8.19 -0.11 8.09 8.26 -0.17 8.14 8.30 -0.17 8.09 8.28 -0.19 8 .20 8 .28 - 0 .08 3-month E u r o - d o l l a r d e p o s i t U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Differential 8.24 8.27 -0.03 8.23 8.22 0.01 8.24 8.23 0.01 8.20 8.22 -0.02 8 .25 8 .26 - 0 .01 8.24 8.34 -0.10 8.23 8.25 -0.03 8.24 8.31 -0.07 8.20 8.29 -0.09 8 .25 8 .42 - 0 .17 8.17 8.36 -0.19 8.12 8.13 -0.01 8.13 8.38 -0.25 8.13 8.34 -0.21 8 .16 8 .41 - 0 , 25 8.24 8.43 -0.19 8.23 8.34 -0.11 8.24 8.34 -0.10 8.20 8.38 -0.18 8. 25 8 . 37 - 0 . 12 8.24 8.43 -0.19 8.23 8.11 0.12 8.24 8.08 0.16 8.20 8.07 0.13 8 . 25 8 . 17 0. 08 10.86 10.06 8.97 6.75 6.38 10.90 8.65 10.69 10.12 8.94 6.70 6.32 10.73 8.48 10.68 10.22 8.99 6.78 6.32 10.83 8.46 10*. 92 10.42 9.00 ND 6.28 10.63 8.48 ND 1 0 . 27 8 . 93 ND 6 . 16 1 0 . 47 8 . 54 1 1 8 . 82 1 5 5 . 52 1 1 6 . 92 1 8 2 . 77 1 0 8 . 11 1 4 3 . 11 1 4 4 . 10 1 4 4 . 64 120 .37 151 . 9 4 117 .86 183 . 2 2 107 .56 143 . 1 8 145 . 9 4 146 . 4 0 Chart 8. Interest Arbitrage, Euro-dollar deposit Interbank s t e r l i n g (London), Differential U.S. commercial paper Canadian f i n a n c e p a p e r , Differential 3 - M o n t h Funds covered covered Euro-dollar deposit I n t e r b a n k DM ( F r a n k f u r t ) , Differential covered Euro-dollar deposit Swiss i n t e r b a n k , covered Differential Chart 9. Long Term G o v e r n m e n t Bond Y i e l d s Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States C h a r t 10. Stock I n d i c e s Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States (Wednesday f i g u r e s ) 120 149 113 179 108 143 149 146 .16 .53 .78 .85 .00 .90 .98 .29 117 148 117 178 107 142 147 143 .65 .53 .12 .97 .51 .95 .67 .97 117 150 119 178 107 144 147 142 .28 .33 .37 .64 .73 .62 .61 .52 I n d i c e s ( i n o r d e r , r e b a s e d t o 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 ) a r e T o r o n t o C o m p o s i t e , CAC G e n e r a l , FAZ A k t i e n , T o k y o SE ( T o p i x ) , CBS A l l - G e n e r a l , S w i s s Bank I n d e x , F i n a n c i a l T i m e s O r d i n a r y , NYSE C o m p o s i t e JAPANESE 3-MONTH CDs — STATEMENT WEEK AVERAGE— SOURCE: BANK OF JAPAN J a p a n e s e CD r a t e s a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e p r i o r t o J u n e 18# 1 9 8 4 . 20 - J u n --84 27 Jun--84 4 - J u l - -84 11-- J u l - -84 18 - J u l - -84 25 - J u l - -84 1 -Aug--84 8 -Aug--84 15 -Aug--84 22 -Aug--84 29 -Aug--84 5 Sep -84 12 -Sep -84 19 -Sep -84 26 Sep -84 3 - O c t -84 10 - O c t -84 17 - O c t -84 24 - O c t -84 31 - O c t - 8 4 7 -Nov -84 14 -Nov - 8 4 21 -Nov - 8 4 28 -Nov - 8 4 5 -Dec - 8 4 12 -Dec - 8 4 19 -Dec-- 8 4 26 -Dec - 8 4 2 - J a n -85 9 - J a n -85 16 - J a n - 8 5 23 - J a n - 8 5 30 - J a n - 8 5 6 -Feb-- 8 5 13 - F e b - 8 5 20 - F e b - 8 5 27 - F e b - 8 5 6 -Mar-- 8 5 13 -Mar-- 8 5 20 - M a r - 8 5 27 - M a r - 8 5 3-Apr -85 10 - A p r - 8 5 17 - A p r - 8 5 24 - A p r - 8 5 1 -May - 8 5 8 -May - 8 5 15 -May - 8 5 22 -May - 8 5 29 -May - 8 5 5-Jun -85 12 - J u n - 8 5 19 - J u n - 8 5 26 - J u n - 8 5 3- J u l -85 10 - J u l - 8 5 17 - J u l - 8 5 24 - J u l - 8 5 31 - J u l - 8 5 7-Aug -85 14 - A u g - 8 5 21 - A u g - 8 5 28 - A u g - 8 5 4-Sep -85 11 - S e p - 8 5 18 - S e p - 8 5 25 - S e p - 8 5 2-Oct -85 9-Oct -85 16 - O c t - 8 5 23 - O c t - 8 5 30 - O c t - 8 5 6 -Nov - 8 5 13 -Nov - 8 5 20 -Nov - 8 5 27 - N o v - 8 5 6 .48 6 .47 6 .46 6 .44 6 .44 6 .46 6 .47 6 .46 6 .45 6 .44 6 .44 6 .45 6 .46 6 .46 6 .46 6 .43 6 .42 6 .40 6 .39 6 .39 6 .38 6 .38 6 .40 6 .42 6 .43 6 .43 6 .42 6 .40 6 .38 6 .37 6 .37 6 .39 6 .42 6 .42 6 .45 6 .47 6 .49 6 .50 6 .49 6 .49 6 .48 6 .42 6 .38 6 .35 6 .34 6 .33 6 .33 6 .35 6 .37 6 .36 6 .35 6 .34 6 .33 6 .32 6 .31 6 .31 6 .32 6 .34 6 .35 6 .36 6 .37 6 .37 6 .38 6 .38 6 .39 6 .39 6 .40 6 .38 6 .38 6 .38 6 .40 6 .96 7 .08 7 .27 7 .65 7 .63 4- Dec--85 11- Dec- 85 18--Dec--85 25- Dec--85 1 - J a n - 86 8 - J a n --86 15- J a n - -86 22- J a n - 86 2 9 - J a n - 86 5 - Feb- 86 12- Feb- 86 19- Feb- 86 26- Feb- 86 5 - Mar- 86 12- Mar- 86 19- M a r - 86 2 6 - M a r - 86 2 - A p r - 86 9 - A p r - 86 16- A p r - 86 23- A p r - 86 30- A p r - 86 7 - May- 86 14- May- 86 21- May- 86 28- May- 86 4 - J u n - 86 11- J u n - 86 18- J u n - 86 2 5 - J u n - 86 2 - J u l - 86 9 - J u l - 86 16- J u l - 86 23- J u l - 86 30- J u l - 86 6 - Aug- 86 13- Aug--86 20- Aug- 86 27- Aug- 86 3 - Sep--86 10- Sep- 86 17- Sep- 86 24--Sep- 86 1 - O c t - 86 8 - O c t - -86 15- O c t - -86 22- O c t - -86 29- O c t --86 5- Nov--86 12--Nov--86 19--Nov--86 26- Nov--86 3- Dec--86 10--Dec--86 17- Dec--86 24--Dec--86 31--Dec--86 7--Jan--87 14-- J a n -87 21-- J a n -87 28 - J a n -87 4 -Feb -87 11--Feb -87 18 -Feb -87 25 -Feb -87 4- Mar -87 11- Mar -87 18- Mar -87 25--Mar -87 1- A p r -87 8 - A p r -87 15 A p r -87 22 - A p r -87 29 - A p r -87 6 May -87 13- May -87 7 . 59 7 . 59 7 . 50 6 . 85 6 . 79 6 . 68 6 . 59 6 . 62 6 . 19 5 . 95 5 . 96 5 . 94 5 . 91 5 . 82 5 . 34 5 . 40 5 . 37 5 . 18 4 . 98 4 . 79 4. 61 4 . 62 4 . 64 4 . 64 4 . 72 4 . 77 4 . 70 4 . 70 4 . 70 4 . 70 4 . 67 4 . 63 4. 61 4 . 63 4 . 70 4. 71 4 . 75 4 . 75 4 . 73 4 . 72 4 . 72 4 . 76 4 . 86 4 . 86 4 . 87 4 . 93 4 . 92 4 . 92 4 . 48 4 . 54 4 . 59 4 . 59 4 . 54 4 . 47 4 . 48 4 . 48 4 . 44 4. 42 4. 41 4. 27 4..07 4..12 4,.14 4 .26 4..10 4,.14 4,.20 4 .20 4 .19 4 .06 4 .00 3 .98 4 .06 4 .02 3 .84 3 .79 20--May- 87 27 -May- 87 3 - J u n - 87 10-- J u n - 87 17 - J u n - 87 24 - J u n r 87 1 - J u l - 87 8 - J u l - 87 15- J u l - 87 22 - J u l - 87 29 - J u l - 87 5 -Aug- 87 12 -Aug- 87 19--Aug- 87 26 -Aug- 87 2 -Sep- 87 9 -Sep--87 16--Sep- 87 23 -Sep--87 30 -Sep- 87 7 - O c t - 87 14 - O c t - -87 21 - O c t - -87 28 - O c t - 87 4 -Nov--87 11 -Nov- 87 18 -Nov--87 25 -Nov- 87 2 -Dec- 87 9 -Dec- 87 16 -Dec- 87 23 Dec- 87 30 Dec--87 6 - J a n --88 13 - J a n --88 20 - J a n - 88 27 - J a n - 88 3 - F e b - 88 10 - F e b - 88 17 - F e b - 88 24 - F e b --88 2 - M a r - 88 9 - M a r - 88 16 - M a r --88 23 - M a r - 88 30 - M a r --88 6 - A p r - -88 13 - A p r - -88 20 - A p r - -88 27 - A p r - -88 4 -May--88 11 -May--88 18 -May--88 25 -May--88 1 - J u n --88 8 - J u n --88 15 - Jun--88 22 - J u n --88 29 - J u n --88 6 - J u l - -88 13 - J u l - -88 20 - J u l - -88 27 - J u l - -88 3 -Aug--88 10 -Aug--88 17 -Aug--88 24 -Aug--88 31 -Aug--88 7 - S e p -88 14 - S e p -88 21 - S e p -88 28 - S e p -88 5 - O c t -88 12 - O c t -88 19 - O c t -88 26 - O c t -88 3 . 76 3 . 79 3. 81 3 . 80 3 . 82 3 . 86 3 . 95 3 . 98 4 . 00 4 . 02 4 . 03 4 . 02 4 . 04 4 . 04 4 . 04 4 . 04 4 . 07 4 . 11 4 . 15 4 . 36 4 . 55 4 . 76 4 . 82 4 . 74 4 . 41 4 . 22 4 . 26 4 . 33 4 . 36 4 . 39 4 . 47 4 . 47 4 . 38 4 . 36 4 . 33 4 . 23 4 . 25 4 . 25 4 . 23 4 . 28 4 . 33 4 . 33 4 . 34 4 . 35 4 . 35 4 . 32 4 . 14 4 . 11 4 . 11 4. 11 4. 10 4. 09 4. 14 4. 23 4. 22 4. 22 4..27 4 .28 4 .31 4 .58 4 .58 4 .66 4 .70 4 .67 4 .72 4 .75 4 .78 4 .80 4 .96 4 .89 4 .89 4 .86 4 .73 4 .70 4 .62 4 .47 2 - N o v - 88 9 - N o v - 88 1 6 - H o v - 88 2 3 - N o v - 88 3 0 - Nov- 88 7 - Dec- 88 1 4 - Dec- 88 2 1 - Dec- 88 2 8 - Dec- 88 4 - J a n - 89 1 1 - J a n - 89 1 8 - J a n - 89 2 5 - J a n - 89 1 - Feb- 89 8 - Feb- 89 15- Feb- 89 2 2 - Feb- 89 1 - M a r - 89 8 - Mar- 89 15- Mar--89 22- Mar- 89 2 9 - Mar- 89 5 - A p r - 89 12-- A p r - 89 19- A p r - 89 26- A p r - -89 3- May--89 10- May- 89 17- May--89 24--May--89 31- May- 89 7 - J u n - 89 14- J u n - 89 21--Jun- 89 28--Jun--89 5-- J u l - -89 12-- J u l - -89 19-- J u l - -89 26-- J u l - -89 2 Aug--89 9- Aug--89 16- Aug--89 23 -Aug--89 30 Aug--89 6 -Sep--89 13--Sep--89 20 -Sep -89 27--Sep -89 4 - O c t -89 11 - O c t -89 18-- O c t -89 25 - O c t -89 1 -Nov - 8 9 8 -Nov - 8 9 15 -Nov - 8 9 22 -Nov - 8 9 29 -Nov - 8 9 6 -Dec - 8 9 13 -Dec - 8 9 20 -Dec - 8 9 27 -Dec - 8 9 3 -Jan -90 10 - J a n - 9 0 17 - J a n - 9 0 24 - J a n - 9 0 31 - J a n - 9 0 7 -Feb -90 14 - F e b - 9 0 21 - F e b - 9 0 28 - F e b - 9 0 7 -Mar -90 14 - M a r - 9 0 21 - M a r - 9 0 28 - M a r - 9 0 4- A p r -90 11 - A p r - 9 0 4 . 39 4 . 37 4 . 30 4 . 31 4 . 40 4 . 36 4. 41 4 . 44 4 . 46 4 . 46 4 . 40 4 . 45 4 . 50 4 . 50 4 . 52 4 . 54 4 . 54 4 . 59 4 . 60 4 . 64 4 . 67 4 . 65 4 . 54 4 . 56 4 . 59 4 . 67 4 . 69 4 . 77 4 . 83 5 . 07 5 . 12 5 . 09 5 . 22 5 . 31 5 . 37 5. 53 5. 49 5, 45 5. 46 5..37 5. 40 5..46 5..46 5 .48 5 .53 5 .68 5 .71 5 .65 5 .70 5 .92 6 .34 6 .45 6 .51 6 .70 6 .79 6 .68 6 .80 6 .63 6 .65 6 .80 6 .92 6 .93 6 .99 7 .05 7 .07 7 .04 7 .05 7 .09 7 .25 7 .27 7 .35 7 .54 7 .70 7 . 65 7 .50 7 .50 18-Apr-90 25-Apr-90 2-May-90 9-May-90 16-May-90 23-May-90 30-May-90 6-Jun-90 13-Jun-90 20-Jun-90 27-Jun-90 7.52 7.50 7.47 7.39 7.36 7.40 7.36 7.36 7.37 7.38 7.46 REVISED: WEIGHTED-AVERAGE 3-MONTH FOREIGN INTEREST RATE I f 12-Oct-88 7.06 28-Mar-90 S l JS .0% GOVr FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H. 1 0 ( 5 1 2 ) June 2 9 , 1990 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE MEEK ENDING JUNE 2 9 , 1990 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 J u n . 25 ^AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA *1RELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEH 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 0.7851 11.810 34.370 1.1794 4.7339 6.3885 1.2300 3.9485 5.6335 1.6780 164.30 7.7855 17.440 1.5975 1229.25 155.37 2.7120 1.8881 0.5852 6.4540 147.50 1.8435 2.6670 719.60 103.18 40.018 6.0730 1.4107 27.330 25.880 1.7305 0.7846 11.750 34.360 1.1732 4.7339 6.3590 1.2352 3.9400 5.6100 1.6717 163.35 7.7865 17.400 1.6055 1223.50 155.15 2.7120 1.8817 0.5873 6.4175 146.75 1.8450 2.6520 719.60 102.67 40.018 6.0475 1.4060 27.336 25.880 1.7355 0.7875 11.704 34.150 1.1705 4.7339 6.3375 1.2402 3.9175 5.5910 1.6636 162.90 7.7890 17.420 1.6110 1221.00 154.38 2.7110 1.8739 0.5872 6.4050 146.55 1.8450 2.6625 719.40 102.43 40.018 6.0335 1.4080 27.320 25.840 1.7428 0.7853 11.735 34.210 1.1698 4.7339 6.3495 1.2368 3.9245 5.6040 1.6687 163.30 7.7895 17.450 1.6075 1224.00 153.17 2.7115 1.8797 0.5872 6.4200 146.80 1.8410 2.6570 719.30 102.53 40.018 6.0440 1.4137 27.220 25.840 1.7393 0.7916 11.720 34.220 1.1665 4.7339 6.3390 1.2396 3.9150 5.5945 1.6658 162.90 7.7885 17.430 1.6100 1223.00 152.35 2.7110 1.8748 0.5883 6.4090 146.60 1.8410 2.6480 719.00 102.45 40.018 6.0375 1.4155 27.195 25.810 1.7450 MEMO: BtUNITED STATES DOLLAR 92.21 91.90 91.55 91.63 91.42 COUNTRY (CURRENCY UNITS PER 1 DOLLAR) J u n . 26 J u n . 27 J u n . 28 J u n . 29 *VALUE I S 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. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.