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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

July 20, 1987
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




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

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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. D A I L Y CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.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 A N D
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
8. 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
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

200

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

180

„

ITALIAN LIRA
s

/ V
-

VAx

AA/

a

-

i

i

i

1 1 1

III,|||,|||

-

50
45

—

40

-

35

-

30

-

25

| | | | | | | | | ||

200
180

—
—

JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

160
r*

I

-

140

-

120

-

100

I I | I I| I I| I I ,l|I I||||||

80

f

I
—

I

I

1 1 1

120

—

-

140

—

^

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

V. /v

—

100

-

90

—

80
70

-

|

|

|

1 1 1

60

UK. POUND

—

80

-

70

-

60

-

50

I IIIIIIIIII

40

FRENCH FRANC
—

-

J

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

V

I ill I I I I III

SWISS FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC

/

90
-

70

~

60
50

i^f
\,i

-

1

1

1




1

1

1

1

1985

I IIIIIIIIII I IIIIIIIIII
1987

240

—

—

80

90

—

—

100

20

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1985

—

200

-

180

-

160

-

140

-

120

I I III l u l u
1987

100

CHART 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
CENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Af

4

JAPANESE YEN
CANADIAN DOLLAR

—j

0

y

—

4

I

8
4

I

I

I

I

I

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

0

4

rvs

l

8
8

I

I

GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

4

+

0

4
4

+

0

4

8

12




1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. D(

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE C

.ARS PER FINE OUNCE

480

480

460

460

440

440
12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

300

300

280

280

I

260




1984

1985

I I I I I I I I I I
1986

I

I I I I I I I I I I
1987

260

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PEF

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER At

16

FRANCE
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

-

8

V~v

4
JAPAN

0

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

16
CANADA
12

8

GERMANY

4

0
16
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
12

8

4
NETHERLANDS

0




1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANh

T PER ANNUM

16

14
U.S. CD'S

12

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

-

14

10

-

10

8

6

12

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

8
I

4

I

l

I

l

i ill i h i l l i

l

6
14

16
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

-

14

12

10

12

10

v / A

-

-

8

8

6

10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

8

8

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

6

6

v

4

4

-

I

2

I

I

2

iiluliilii

8

10

8

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE GENSAKIRATE
"

y

v

/

V

6

A

6

s

M

2

4
I

2




4

1985

1987

I

I

I

I
1985

I

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1987

0

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al

14
OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

12

10

8

6

4
14
7-DAY

6-MONTH

12

10

8

6

4

I

I

I

I

I

I

I IIIIIIIIII

14
1-MONTH

1-YEAR

12

10

8

6

4




1985

1987

1985

1987

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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

16

16

14

14

12

FEDERAL FUNDS

90-DAY CD* S

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

12

10

10

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

I

11111111111

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

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

J

I

I

I

I

I

I

I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 F 111111111111

1985
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1987

I

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1985

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1987

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah

18

14

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

10

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
DASHED LINE

I

2

2

I

I

J_L

' ' I

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

0

J_L

2
18

14

INTERBANK DM

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

10

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

2
2

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

II I I

2
1985

i l l
1987

1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1985

1987

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AL

16

16

—

CANADA
14

-

12

12

10

A

— 10

8

8

6

I

I

I

I

I

I

6

14

12

14

10
UNITED KINGDOM

__

JAPAN

-

10

8
6

/

8
6

I

I

I

I

I

I

~

4

2

8

10
GERMANY

6

SWITZERLAND

8

4

6

2

4

17

17
U. S. CORPORATE

15

MONTHLY

FRANCE

15

Aaa BONDS

13

13

11

11
NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

9

9

7

7

5




5
1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

500

500

400

-

400

-

UNITED KINGDOM

300

f

UNITED STATES

200

-

-

I I I

100
650

-

I I I

—

HIMIHIH

I I I

300

200

I I I

—

550

-

450

-

Am

-

r

350

JAPAN

-

y^V
FRANCE

250

-

-

250

-

200

—

150

I I I

150

—

-

II

200
500
-

II

II

I

-

NETHERLANDS

100

.

—

300

200

A

CANADA

300 -

400

SWITZERLAND

\r

V

-

—

GERMANY

-

I I I




I I I
1985

1987

1985

1987

SERIES

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
TALUB

SAME

CHABT 1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AMD INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING BATES

(U.S. CENTS)

GERHAN «ABK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDEB
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAB
FRENCH FBANC
SWISS FBANC
BELGIAN FBANC
ITALIAN ULfiA
SWEDISH KB ON A

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JOLT
JULY
JULY
JULY

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

54.31
0. $6550
48.24
161.82
75.49
16.31
65.14
2.61880
0.07499
15.57

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

152.78
174.25
138.49
65. 45
75.44
73.48
209.56
103. 19
42.40

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

99.03
164.51
184.65
140.51
62.11
73.20
70.32
212.40
102.54
39.58
67.54

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

-1.70
-2. 12
3.19
-1.11
3.24
1.68
3.44
-3.41

INDICES, HARCH 1973 BASE BATES = 100
GEBflAN HABK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDEB
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAB
FBENCH FBANC
SWISS FBANC
BELGIAN FBANC
ITALIAN LIBA

WEIGHTED AVEBAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR 1973 = 100
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S. DOLLAB
GERHAN HARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDEB
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAB
FBENCH FBANC
SWISS FBANC
BELGIAN FBANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KROHA

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

CHABT 2. J-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE BATES, PREHIUH OB DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAB
U.K. POUND
GERMAN HABK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOT
DATE
VALUE

#

CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING
U.S. DOLLARS PEE FINE OUNCE

JULY 15

447.01

4. CALL HONEY SATES
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U. 8.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

6.52
6. 46
8. 77
7.25
3. 53
3.09
7.38
4.94
1.00

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

6. 68
3. 77
3. 74
8.51
9. 06
3. 57
7.83
5. 19
6.00

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

15
15
15
15
15
15

6.46
6.58
6.71
6.84
7. 00
7.33

OVEBNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

JUL* 15
JULY 15
JULY 15

6. 46
6. 52
-0.06

3—MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 15
JULY 15
JULY 15

6.84"
6.68
0. 16

5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
HEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES; LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MO NTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES




SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-HONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 15
JULY 15
JULY 15

6.84
6.89
—0.05

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 15
JULY 15
JULY 15

6.64
6.77
-0. 13

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK Dfl (FRANKFURT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 15
JULY 15
JULY 15

6.94
6.99
- 0 . 15

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 15
JULY 15
JULY 15

6.84
6.94
-0.00

to
10
3
26
26
3

9.32
5.71
4.25
4. 08
9.78
9.28
6.07
8.95

CHART 9. LONG TERM COVERHENT BOND YIELDS

|

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

JULY
JULY
JULY
JUNE
JUNE
JULY
MAY
JULY

10

U.S. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
CHART 10.

9.33

MAY

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

332.39
401.71
393.19
269. 44
208.47
319.00
424.43
519.99

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
'••WW-''
H. 101512)

JULY 20, 1987

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JULY 17, 1987

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:
(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
JULY 16
JULY 14
JULY 15

MONETARY
UNIT

JULY 13

"AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
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
CRUZADO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
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

70.75
12.950
38.240
NA
1.3199
3.7314
6.9980
4.4770
6.1350
1.8429
138.650
7.8097
12.9900
145.50
1334.50
150.98
2.5390
2.0745
60.380
6.7430
144.250
2.1238
48.40
811.60
126.800
29.383
6.4330
1.5370
31.130
25.950
161.75

70.70
12.998
38.390
NA
1.3179
3.7314
7.0230
4.4825
6.1550
1.8497
139.100
7.8107
13.0300
145.02
1338.50
151.08
2.5380
2.0823
59.860
6.7625
144.600
2.1195
48.70
811.70
126.900
29.375
6.4450
1.5405
31.130
25.960
161.08

71.00
12.868
37.970
NA
1.3236
3.7314
6.9500
4.4475
6.0950
1.8308
138.100
7.8100
12.9600
146.50
1325.00
148.65
2.5360
2.0605
60.260
6.6950
143.200
2.1125
48.95
811.70
126.100
29.408
6.3900
1.5230
31.130
25.980
163.15

71.16
12.920
38.090
NA
1.3217
3.7314
6.9790
4.4575
6.1170
1.8372
139.000
7.8092
12.9900
145.95
1329.50
150.55
2.5390
2.0685
60.440
6.7200
143.700
2.1165
48.75
811.50
126.200
29.398
6.4140
1.5292
31.140
25.920
163.05

70.98
13.052
38.520
NA
1.3188
3.7314
7.0630
4.5010
6.1850
1.8585
140.700
7.8088
13.0400
144.25
1344.00
152.76
2.5515
2.0920
60.700
6.7630
144.850
2.1225
48.50
811.50
127.100
29.432
6.4720
1.5475
31.140
25.980
160.75

MEMO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

99.15

99.41

98.42

98.82

99.88

COUNTRY

JULY 17

•INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 » 100. WEIGHTS 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.
*VALUE IS U.S. CENTS