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• OAHO OF • O V E * N b * 6

July 26, 1967.

H. 13
No.309

CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I.
II.

I.

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad

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1 - New York, London, Montreal: Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
2 - London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
3 - Interest Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
4 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
5 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
6 - Short-term Interest Rates
7 - Long-term Bond Yields
8 - Spot Exchange Rates--Major Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
9 - 3-month Forward Exchange Rates
10 - Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




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STATES/CANADA

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GERMANY

CANADA

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1965

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1967

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GERMAN MARK

U.K. STERLING

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POUND STERLING

DISCOUNT-

FRENCH FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER

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320

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120

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H. 13
No. 309

II.

Upper Panel

Chart 1
(Wednesday.

July 26, 1967,
Latest Figures Plotted in H. 13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)

July 19

Euro-$ deposit

5.06

U.S. certif. of deposit
Lower Panel

)

Chart 5
(Friday, July 2 1 )
Treasury bills:

U.S.
Canad
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

Spread favor U.K.

+1 .01

Forward pound

-

Net incentive (U.K. + )

+ . 34

)
4. 75
4.85
4.90

Chart 2
(Friday, July 21

)
Treasury bills:

90-day
180-day

5.06
5.62

(July
7)
(July 14)
Local-authority deposit(July
7)
(July 14)
Chart 3
July 23
Upper Panel
(Period:

5.81
5. 75
5. 56
5.56

Interbank loan (mid-point)

3.23

Euro-$ deposit (average)

5.08

Hire-purchase paper

Lower Panel

(Date:

Treasury bills:

Canada
• U.S.
Spread favor Canada
Forward Canadian $
Net incentive (Canada + )
Canadian finance paper




)

June 15

)
4.25

Zurich 3-month deposit
Price of gold
(Friday,
July 7
)
July 14
Chart 4
(Friday, July 21

.67

Chart 6
(Friday, July 2 1 )

Euro-$ deposits:
4.12
4.94

5 .21
4 .20

4.98
July 21

(Friday,

Finance co. paper:

Call
30-day

U.K.
U.S.

35.186
35.191

)
4.20
4,.20
0
,58
58
5, 3§

4,.20
5..21
4,.20

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

Interbank loan rate (German)

3.,23

Euro-$ deposit (London)

5.,06

Zurich 3-month
(Date:
June
Japan composite
(Date:
May

deposit
15
rate
26

)

4. 25

)

7. 30

Chart 7
U.S. Gov't. (Wed.,

July 19

)

4. 83

U.K. War Loan (Thurs. , July 2 0 )

6. 96

German Fed. (Fri. , July 14

)

6. 85

Swiss Confed. (Fri. , July
7 )
(Fri., July 14 )
Canadian Gov't. (Wed. , July 19j

4. 70
4. 65
5.90

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 37=
(Friday,
July 7
)

5.69

Euro-$ bonds (Fri. , July 21

6.33

)

For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.