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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

July 3, 1989

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, DC. 20551




Table of Contents

TABLES
1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED
2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE R A T E S 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




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 $.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 in a
form collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
SCALE
41973=100

140
120

RATIOS
MARCH 197: 1=100

140

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

-

BELGIAN FRANC

120

H -

J—

100

100

90
80

80

70

I

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70

280
240

90

280
SWISS FRANC

__

JAPANESE YEN

—

240

200

200

180

180

160

-

140

140
l

120

l

I

120

100

100
CANADIAN DOLLAR

90
80

160

90

U.K. POUND

80

70

70

60

60

50

50

200
180

—

__

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

160
140

—

w

140

120

120
I

100

I

I

I

I

I

100

120

60

-

100
90

180
160

^

-

200

ITALIAN LIRA

50

FRENCH FRANC

^

80

:

>

45
40

70

35

60

30

50




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1989

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1989

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

4

4
CANADIAN DOLLAR

A

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Z

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U. K. POUND

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i

GERMAN MARK

I

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JAPANESE YEN

^

I

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SWISS FRANC

I

I

DUTCH GUILDER

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1987

4

12
1989

1987

1989

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S.

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE 01

LLARS PER FINE OUNCE

520

520

500

500

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

480

480

460

460

440

440

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

i

300
1986




1987

1988

I

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i

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i

i

300

CHART4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANh

ENT PER ANNUM

16

16

12

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

FRANCE

v

/vAv/

rX^J^VNMWv ~

8

JAPAN

4

4

0

1_1

0

8

16

16
CANADA

12

12

8

GERMANY

8

4

4

i

0

i

i

0
20

16

UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND

16

12

12

8
8

4
4

NETHERLANDS




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1987

1989

1987

1989

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANh

ENTPER ANNUM

12

12
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

io

10

U.S. CD'S

8

8

6

6
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

4

4

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2

I

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I

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2
16

16
14

-

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

f

12

-

8

-

I

6

I

I

I

I

I

8

6

8

8

__

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

J

-

6

4

4

2

0

12

10

10

6

14

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

-

I

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0

I

10

10

__

8

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

-

8

6

6

4

-

I

2




2

1987

1989

I

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1987

I

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2

1989

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

14

12

14

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4

14

14

12

7-DAY

6-MONTH

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4

14

14

12

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4




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 AMIS

14

14

12

12

10

10

3-MONTH

FEDERAL FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

8

8

6

6

OVERNIGHT

90-DAY CD'S

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

4

4

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

2

2

2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
1

1

+

+

0

0

1

i

i

i

r

1987
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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1987

1989

1

CHART8

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

PERCENT PER ANh

16

16

12

INTERBANK STERLING

12

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

COVERED LONDON

8

8

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

4

0

4

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

0

u l i i l u l i i l n l i M i l l 11

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
+

0

0

I I I I I I II I I I

2

I I I I ill I I

2
16

16

12

12

INTERBANK DM

COVERED FRANKFURT

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

8

8

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

4

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

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4

DASHED LINE

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2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

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0

0

2

0

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1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCAl F




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CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANI

DENT PER ANNUM

14

14

12

UNITED STATES

-

CANADA

12

\

10

. Z v s

\

10

8

8

6

I

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6

14
12 -

14
UNITED KINGDOM

_

FRANCE

12

10

10

\

, . A

I m

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N / V .

A

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8

6

8

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6

10

8

10

SWITZERLAND

__

JAPAN

-

6

6

4

2

-

I

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4

2

10

10

NETHERLANDS
8

8

GERMANY

MONTHLY

8

6

6

4

4

2

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1987

1989

1987

1989

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE

RATIO SCALE

1969=100

1969=100

UNITED STATES

NETHERLANDS

JAPAN

GERMANY

300
SWITZERLAND

250

r

200

150

-

FRANCE

-

-

100

-

I

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I

600
500

-

CANADA
400

UNITED KINGDOM

—

—

300

200

—

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1989

1987

1989

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VA LOE

SERIES NAME
CHART 1 .

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AMD I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

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

MARCH 1973 BASE RATES =

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES,

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



28
2d
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

5 1. 13
0.71000
45.37
155.73
8 3.77
15.08
5 9 . 46
2.44456
0.07064
15.09

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

28
28
28
28
28
28
2d
28
28

1 4 3 . 84
1 3 5 . 90
1 3 0 . 26
6 2 . 99
8 3 . 50
6 7 . 93
1 9 1 . 29
9 6 . 33
4 0 . 13

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

10 1. 9 2
1 5 7 . 2o
2 0 3 . 62
134. 81
6 1. 04
8 3 . 67
6 6 . 07
19 7 . 92
9 7 . 66
3 8 . 03
6 6 . 96

100

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

CHART i .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

MAS 1 9 7 3 =

100

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
2d

-2.
-4.
2.
0.
2.
2.
4.
-2.

73
34
55
40
34
27
15
8 2

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME

CHART 3 .

GOLD PEICE I S

U.S.

4.

LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

JUNE 28

CALL MONEY RATES

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

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES:

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

9.58
9 . 41
1 3 . 15
12.05
6.38
4.91
8 . 99
6.81
6.88

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

28
28
28
28
28
28
23
28
21

9 . 23
6 . 86
4 . 49
12. 33
1 4 . 19
6 . 82
8 . 96
7 . 02
8 . 45

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

28
28
28
28
28
28

LONDON

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE F 0 2 E I G N INTEREST RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 6 .

372.89

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

9.
9.
9.
9.
9.
9.

41
45
44
31
16
08

MONEY MARKET RATES

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

JUNE 28
JUNE 28
JUNE 28

9 . 41
9 . 58
- 0 . 17

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 28
JUNE 28
JUNE 28

9 . 31
9 . 23
0. 08




LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME

CHAtiT 8 .

INTEREST A H B I T E A G E ,

3-MONTH FUNDS
JUNE 2 8
JUNE 28
JUNE 28

9 . 31
9. 69
- 0 . 38

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

JUNE 2 8
JUNE 28
JUNE 28

9 . , 13
9 . 51
- 0 . 38

EURO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 28
JUNE 2 8
JUNE 28

9 . 31
9 . 45
- 0 . 14

JUNE 28
JUNE 28
JUNE 28

9. 31
9 . 21
0 . 11

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

COVERED

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL
CHART 9 .

LONG TEEM GO VERM EM! BOND Y I E L D S

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

10.

23
23
23
23
23
23
23

8.
6.
5.
5.
9.
9.
7.
9.

34
87
17
12
74
01
08
35

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
APRIL
JUNE

MAY

9.33

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY.
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

344.
40 2 .
37 3.
265.
250.
348.
49 1.
65 0 .

56
86
05
62
90
52
45
70

•V,otcov/'.

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512)

JUNE 5 0 , 1989

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUNE 3 0 , 1989

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
BELGIUM
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
*1RELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
*NEN ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
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

MEMO:
tUNITED STATES

DOLLAR

JUNE 2b

(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
JUNE 27
JUNE 28

77.20
13.760
40.950
1.1940
3.7314
7.6280

76.51
13.740
40.910
1.1942
3.7314
7.6065

75.73
13.810
41.080
1.1967
3.7314
7.6470

4.4050

4.3875

4.4040

6.6400
1.9575
168.150
7.7940
16.4900
136.40
1417.00
140.82
2.7010
2.2060
58.350
7.1540
163.520
1.9540
2.7730
669.10
124.850
34.417
6.6405
1.6845
26.050
25.840
154.48

6.6370
1.9567
168.280
7.7950
16.4400
136.55
1411.50
141.10
2.7030
2.2062
57.950
7.1200
163.050
1.9555
2.7725
669.40
124.200
34.467
6.6220
1.6855
25.950
25.870
156.60

6.6650
1.9647
169.520
7.7955
16.4700
136.00
1419.50
142.80
2.7040
2.2147
57.480
7.1500
163.700
1.9590
2.7900
669.50
124.800
34.508
6.6520
1.6890
25.950
25.910
155.55

102.09

101.88

102.43

JUNE 29
75.58
13.751
40.890
1.1953
3.7314
7.6115
4.4065
6.6425
1.9555
168.500
7.7950
16.4300
136.40
1413.50
143.40
2.7000
2.2040
57.600
7.1360
163.550
1.9595
2.7680
669.80
124.080
34.518
6.6450
1.6770
25.930
25.930
155.20

102.22

JUNE 30
75.57
13.759
40.930
1.1985
3.7314
7.6090
4.4150
6.6360
1.9545
168.700
7.7980
16.4900
136.00
1413.50
, 144.00
2.7020
2.2035
57.330
7.1375
163.500
1.9550
2.7800
669.90
124.300
34.518
6.6570
1.6790
25.900
25.960
154.90

102.32

•INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . 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 I S U . S . CENTS