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Selected Interest &
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Weekly Series of Charts

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J u l y 21, 1986

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 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 AND
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 £ CALE
MARCH 1973=100

200
180

RATIO
MARCH 197 1=100

50

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

45

160

40

140

35

120

30

100

25

200

200
180

180

160

JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

160

140

140

120

120

100

100

80

80

140

120

140
DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

120

100

100

90

90

80

80

70

70

60

J

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60

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90

80

90
U.K. POUND

-

80

FRENCH FRANC

70

-

70

60

60

50

50

40

40

120

240
SWISS FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC

100

200

90

180

80

160

70

140

60

120
100

50




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 2

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

:ENT PER ANNUM

4

8

JAPANESE YEN
CANADIAN DOLLAR

+

0

—

A

—

4

+

4

0

8

4

4

12

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

+

0

8

4

4

I

8
8

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0

8

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

4

4

0

0

8

8
FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

0

0

8

8

A

16

16

24

24

32

32




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. D(

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE C

LARS PER FINE OUNCE

520

520

500

500

480

480

460

460

12.5 Kg BARS

440

440

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

300

300

280

280

I

260
1983




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1986

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CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AT

:NT PER ANNUM

20

20

16

16

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

12

8

8

4

4
JAPAN

0

0

20

20

16

SWITZERLAND

16

CANADA

12

12

8

8

4

4

0

0

20

20

16

16

UNITED KINGDOM

12

12

GERMANY

8

8
vWvs/v

4

4

NETHERLANDS

0

0




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERC NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN UM

16

14
U . S . CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

12

10

8

14

h

-

12

10

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

-

I

4

I

I

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6

16

14

'

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

IFRENCH INTERBANK RATE

14

-

12

10

12

\

10

I

8

I

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-

I

8
6
10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

8

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

6

6

4

4

2

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8

8

7

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

-

4

6

5

-

I

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6

1984

1986

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1986

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER AL

ENT PER ANNUM

16

16
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT
14

-

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

I

6

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16

6
16

6-MONTH

7-DAY
14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

II I I I I I I I l l l l l l l

6

16

16
1-MONTH

1-YEAR

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DEFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16

16

14
FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH

DASHED LINE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

10

90-DAY CD' S
OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

1L

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DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

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1984

1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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1986

CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

18

18

14

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

10

-

14

-

10

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

III I I

JJJ
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

I

2

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2
18

18

14

INTERBANK DM

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

2
2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

0

I
1984

1986

1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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1984

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1986

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

1? r ~
15

UNITED STATES

CANADA

UNITED KINGDOM

SWITZERLAND

13

11

9

7
15

13

11

9

7

10
GERMANY
JAPAN

8
6
4

18
U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

16

FRANCE
Aaa BONDS

14

12
NETHERLANDS

10

MONTHLY

8
6




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

350

—

-

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UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES

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300
250

Z

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-

-

I

-

200

-

150

11 I n h i l l i 100

—

245

-

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/

NETHERLANDS

-

210

-

175

SWITZERLAND
140

-

105

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70

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FRANCE
GERMANY

350
300

-

250

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200

-

150

s V M

J

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JAPAN

—

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1986

1984

1986

SERIES
CBAfiT 1 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING BATES ( U . S .

t

CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
II. K- POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

8ARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE BATES =

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 2 .

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

46.04
0. 62502
40.86
1 5 0 . 16
7 2 . 64
14.30
56.50
2.23580
0. 06701
14.05

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

129.51
163.65
117.31
6 0 . 73
72.40
64.45
1 8 1 . 76
8 8 . 10
3 8 . 07

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

111.
150.
190.
129.
63.
77.
67.
201.
95.
38.
66.

100

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

HAS 15173 =

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

22
61
66
73
26
27
27
54
58
69
78

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR
8 . K . POUND
GE&HAM MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

-1.79
-3.30
2.07
-0.68
1.72
0.93
2.02
-4.70

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 3 .

GOLD P R I C E IM LOSDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

U.S.

JULY

16

346.85

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

6.51
6.56
9.95
8.47
4 . 49
4.41
7 . 14
5.97
1.90

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

6.36
4.58
4.61
8.36
9.91
4.75
7 . 14
5.59
6.62

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

16
16
16
16
16
16

6.56
6.59
6.56
6.54
6.55
6.60

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 1 6
JULY 16
JULY 1 6

6.56
6.51
0.05

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

JULY 1 6
JULY 1 6
JULY 16

6.54
6.36
0 . 18

CHART 4 .

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAJB DEPOSITS
U. K_
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5 .

J-MONTH I N T E R E S T BATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GE&8AN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI R A T I
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
S i I S S INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK HATE
HEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SSITZESLAND)
CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T RATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .




SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET BATES

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 8 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 16
JULY 1 6
JULY 16

6.54
6.53
0.01

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

JULY 16
JULY 16
JULY 16

6.31
6.54
-0.23

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

JULY 1 6
JULY 16
JULY 16

6.54
6.68
- 0 . 14

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 1 6
JULY 16
J U L * 16

6.54
6.49
0 . 05

JULY
JULY
JULY
JUNE
JULY
JULY
MAY
JULY

7.33
5.84
5.01
4.17
9 . 75
8.65
6 . 39
9.06

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVEfiM£NT BOND YIELDS

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

11
11
11
27
4
4
11

U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

9.13

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
PRANCE
JAPAN




JUNE

JUL!
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

249.71
292-73
298.41
260.59
182.74
347.23
370.50
359.42

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512)

JUL! 16,

19tib

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUL I

18,

1986

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:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELG1UH
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.R,
DENHARK
FINLAND
FRANCS
GERJLANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
•NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDON

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZADO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
HARKKA
FRANC
D . HARK
DRACHHA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
SSCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
HON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

HERO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

JULY 14

/niRHKiirT nnTT_q PRO n n n i B i
JULY 16
JULY 15

64.19
15.347
44.920
13.84
1.3769
3.7129
8 . 1660
5.1290
7.0150
2.1805
140.000
7.8130
12.6200
137.42
1498.00
160.25
2.6700
2.4570
53.250
7.6480
150.200
2.1935
38.00
889.70
138.980
28.068
7.1530
1.7810
38.120
26.300
148.05

64.10
15.240
44.640
13.84
1.3745
3.7129
8.1235
5.1010
6.9950
2.1660
140.500
7.8148
12*5400
138.28
1489.00
159.50
2.6700
2.4405
53.200
7.5270
149.300
2.1870
38.25
889.60
137.950
28.068
7.1080
1.7595
38,120
26.240
149.40

63.71
1 5 . 106
44,330
13-84
1.3760
3.7129
8 . 0585
5.0640
6.9430
2.1500
1 3 8 . 150
7.8135
12.4700
138.88
1477.00
158.40
2.6490
2.4240
53.300
7. 4735
148.350
2.1850
38.50
8 8 9 . 10
136.950
28.065
7,0560
1.7425
3 8 . 120
26.190
151.40

111.73

111.08

110.27
I r . n

JULY 17

JULY 18

63.68
15.085
44.350
13.84
1.3750
3.7129
8.0480
5.0590
6.9350
2.1475
138.250
7.8145
12,5300
138.90
1475.00
157.35
2.6500
2.4215
53,400
7.4570
148.000
2.1835
38.75
889.10
136.800
28.068
7.0500
1.7447
38.120
26.160
151.50

63.82
14.990
43.990
13.84
1.3753
3.7129
8.0070
5.0405
6.8875
2 . 1310
138.000
7.8130
12.5900
1 3 9 . 45
1464.00
156.45
2.6650
2.4010
53.400
7.4320
147.750
2.1830
38.75
888.60
135.900
28.077
7.0220
1.7240
38.120
2 6 . 160
150.45
109.55

110.09
"•ncneu^r o c

nil

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