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Selected Interest Jk
Exchange Rates
W eekly Series o f Charts

July 5, 1983

Prepared by the
F IN A N C IA L MARKETS
SECTION




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

Table o f 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, Divi­
sion of Administrative Services, and make payment
remittance payable to the order of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form

2. D A IL Y C E R T IF IE D SPOT
EXCHANGE R ATESH.10 RELEASE

CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORW ARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PR IC E -LO N D O N
4. C ALL M O NEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO D O LLAR AND
U.S. M O NEY M A RK ET RATES
8. INTEREST ARB ITRA G E: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM G O VER N M EN T BOND Y IELDS
10. IN D U S T R IA L STOCK INDICES




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
RATIO S CALE
MARCH 1973=100




RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

160
140

120
H 100
80
240

200
160

120

180
160
140

100

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 2

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




PERCENT PER ANNUM

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

u.s. c

AR S P E R F IN E O U N C E

U .S . D O L L A R S P E R F IN E

800

800

750

750

700

700

650

650

600

600

550

550

500

500

450

450

400

400

350

350

300

300

1 1, 1- I 1-1 1

250

1980




1981

1982

1983

250

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER

NT PER ANNUM

28

24

24

20

u. s.

FEDERAL FUNDS

20

16

16

12
8

12
8

4

4

0

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

♦
0

+
0

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

0




1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM




PERCENT PER ANNUM

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

Lo n d o n

AVERAGES FT>R WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER-ANiNUM

ENT PER ANNUM

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4




1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
P E R C E N T P ER A N N U M

P E R C E N T PER ANN UM

3

2

Io +

1

1
2
3
4

1981
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1983

CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

20

12

4

2
+
0
2
4
28

28

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

20 -

20

12

12

l I IlIIIllIllII lIIlIllIll
DIFFERENTIAL

ii
1983

1981
1 PERCENT

ON




D IF F E R E N T IA L

SCALE

=

2

PERCENT

ON

RATE

SCALE

4

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM




PERCENT P £» * \ \ . V

19

15

11

7

1981

1983

1981

1983

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES

RA^C

RATIO SCALE
1969=100




SCALE

1969=100

1981

1983

1981

1983

LAST fALOE PLOTTED
DATE
VALOE

SERIES MANE
CHART 1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATES A8D INDICES
MEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S. CENTS)

GERMAN HARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH G U ILD E R
O .K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S M IS S FRANC
B E LG IA N FRANC
IT A L IA N L IR A
IN D IC E S ,

MARCH

1973

BASE RATES -

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALOE IN D IC E S ,
(G -1 0 COONTRISS PLUS SW ITZERLAND )
O . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN HARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH G O ILD ER
O .K . POUND
CAN A D IA N DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S M IS S FRANC
BELG IA N FRANC
IT A L IA N L IR A
SWEDISH KRONA

3-M O NTH

FORWARD EXCHANGE R A TE S ,

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN HARK
FRENCH FRANC
SW ISS FRANC
DUTCH G U ILD ER
JAPANESE YEN
IT A L IA N L IR A




29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

3 9 .4 7
0 .4 1 9 3 5
3 5 .2 4
1 5 3 .6 8
8 1 .2 6
1 3 .1 3
4 7 .7 6
1 .9 7 3 0 4
0 .0 6 6 5 5

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

1 1 1 .0 5
1 0 9 .8 0
1 0 1 . 17
6 2 . 16
8 0 .9 9
5 9 . 18
1 5 3 .6 4
7 7 .7 5
3 7 .8 0

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

1 2 4 .6 6
1 3 9 .4 9
1 3 4 .8 4
1 2 1 .9 0
7 1 .6 6
9 6 .0 6
6 7 .6 1
1 8 5 .9 5
9 2 .1 0
4 2 .3 0
6 8 .2 8

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

0 .5 4
0 .2 2
4 .6 8
-4 .6 3
5 .0 1
4 .4 2
3 .3 1
-6 .7 2

100

GERMAN HARK
JAPANESE YEN
DOTCH G U ILD E R
O .K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S M IS S FRANC
B E LG IA N FRANC
IT A L IA N L IR A

CHART 2 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

HAR

1973 *

1 00

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JONE

P R E H IU H OR DISCO UNT
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART

3.

GOLD P R IC E

U .S .

IH

LONDON,

DOLLARS PER F IR E

AFTERNOON F IX IN G

OUNCE

JUNE 2 9

< 1 1 8 .8 7

CHARI 4 . CALL MONEY RATES
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JURE
JUNE
JU LY
JUNE
JUNE
JAN.
JULY

29
29
24
JO
24
1
24
24
1
1

8 .9 0
9 .1 4
9 .5 0
8 .7 3
5 .0 0
4 .6 6
6 .3 8
1 2 .6 3
1 0 .3 0
2 .6 3

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

29
29
29
29
29
29
29

9 .3 4
5 .5 1
6 .5 8
9 .3 8
9 .7 4
4 .9 4
8 .3 0

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

29
29
29
29
29
29

9 .1 4
1 0 .0 4
9 .6 3
9 .7 9
1 0 .0 4
1 0 .2 1

O VERN IG HT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S ITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D IF F E R E N T IA L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

JUNE 2 9
JUNE 2 9
JUNE 2 9

9 . 14
8 .9 0
0 .2 4

3—MONTH EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S IT RATE
U . S . 9 0 -D A Y C D 'S , SECCNDABY MARKET
D IF F E R E N T IA L

JUNE 2 9
JUNE 2 9
JUNE 2 9

9 .7 9
9 .3 4
0 .4 5

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
O VERN IG HT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S IT S
U .K .
CANADA
GERMANY
EURC-DH
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO—SW ISS FRANC

CHART 5 .

3 —MONTH IN T E R E S T RATES

U . S . 9 0 -D A Y C D 'S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBAN K LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS 8 DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN F IN A N C E PAPER
INTER B A N K S TE R LIN G
SW ISS IN TE R B A N K LOAN
W EIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN IN T E R E S T RATE
(G—10 C O U N TR IE S PLUS SW ITZERLAND )

CHART

>.

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S IT

RATES:

LONDON

O VERNIG HT
7 -D A Y
1-MONTH
3-M O NTH
6 - MONTH
1 -Y F A fi

CHART

.

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .




MONEY MARKET RATES

SERIES NAME
CHART

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3— MONTH FUNDS
EURO— DOLLAR DEPOSIT
I NTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

J UNE 29
JUNE 29
JUNE 29

9.79
9.97
-0.18

O.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FIN A N C E PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 29
JUNE 29
J U N E 29

9.16
9.93
-0. 77

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFORT), COVE R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 29
JUNE 29
JUNE 29

9.79
10.26
-0.47

EURO-DOLLAR DBPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 29
JUNE 29
JUNE 29

9.79
10.01
-0.22

C H A R T 9.

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GEBHANI
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SHITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (HONTHLI)
UNITED KINGDOM

JUNE
JUNE
MARCH
JUNE
JUNE
APRIL
FEB.
MAY

24
17
24
10
8
27

10.87
8.03
7.46
4.60
11.46
14.60
8.20
9.74

0, S. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART

10.

11.46
9.90

HAY
APRIL

S T OCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SHITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




HAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
HAY
HAY
HAY

25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25

172.34
154.03
241.07
134.63
108.61
123.83
126.58
167.89