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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

JUNE 14,1976

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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




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Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED
2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE

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.

CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES
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
a INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES




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Chart 1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (DASHED LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
CANADIAN DOLLAR

100

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

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3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUMS (+), OR DISCOUNT (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

CANADIAN DOLLAR
0

6

PER CENT PEA ANNUM

6

U.K. POUND

SWISS FRANC

0

6

12
12

12

GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

6

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6

FRENCH FRANC

__ JAPANESE YEN
2 per cent on scale equals
_ 1 per cent on all others

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12

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Chart 3
P R I C E O F G O L D IN L O N D O N
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
US. DOLLARS PER FSJE OUNCE

310

12.5 Kg BARS
- Afternoon fixing price




180

150

120

60

30
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CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER c a r PER ANNUM

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OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
£NT PER ANNUM

UNITED STATES CD's

12

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

8

4

10

U.K. INTERBANK
STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

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SWISS DEPOSIT RATE

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES London
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:NT PER ANNUM

16

16

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

12

12

8

8

4

4
16

16

7-DAY

6-MONTH

12

12

8

8

4

4

16

16

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

12

12

8

8

4

4




Chart 7

SELECTED EURO DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

3-MONTH
Euro dollar deposits
FEDERAL FUNDS

10

OVERNIGHT
Euro-dollar deposits

90 DAY CD's

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DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements

DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements


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1976

1974

1976

Chart 8

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

PER CENT PER ANNUM

20

20
INTERBANK DM
Covered Frankfurt

INTERBANK STERLING
Covered London
EURO-DOLLAR
DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR
DEPOSITS

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CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

SWISS DEPOSITS (SF)
COVERED
10

S

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

0

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

5

1

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1976

1974

1976

Chart 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
CENT PER ANNUM

CENT PER ANNUM

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CANADA

10

UNITED STATES
7

8

5

6
9

12
JAPAN
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8

SWITZERLAND
7

5

GERMANY

6

3

14

18

12

UNITED KINGDOM

16

FRANCE

14

10

8

12
NETHERLANDS
10

6

4

8

12

12
U S. CORPORATE
Monthly
, ' \ Euro-dollar bonds

__ U.S. CORPORATE
Monthly
10

Aaa bonds

8

10

8

Euro Dm bonds

6

6
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1974

1976

Chart 10
INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE

180

UNITED STATES
100

60
45
400

140

300

100

UNITED KINGDOM

JAPAN
200

60

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240

140

180

SWITZERLAND

100

CANADA

100

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180

180

FRANCE
General Index
GERMANY

100

100

60

60

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SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED AVERAGE
JAPANESE YEN
GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

91.25
119.90
142.07
132.28
72.67
110.53
117.34
177.40
126.07
73.50

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9
9
9
9
9

-3.28
-5.67
2.47
-4.51
4.73
0.27
-0.52

JUNE

9

127.06

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
MAY
JUNE
MAY
JUNE
JUNE
MAY
MAY

9
9
4
28
4
28
4
4
14
28

5.44
5.53
9.75
8.75
3.90
3.66
6.75
7.50
4.19
0.59

JUNE
JUNE
MARCH
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9

5.75
3.87
8.30
6.35
9.67
11.25
4.50

2 . 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
3 . GOLD PRICE I N LONDON
U . S . DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE
4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS DEPOSIT




9
9
9
9

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 6 , EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9
9
9
9

5.53
5.53
5.73
6.35
7.03
7.66

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9
9
9
9

5.53
5.44
0.32
6.35
5.75
0.49

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9

6.35
5.58
0.77

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9

5.88
6.39
-0.51

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9

6.35
6.35
0.00

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS DEPOSIT ( S F ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

9
9
9

6.35
9.23

CHART 7 . SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
CHART 8 .

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS




-2.88

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 9 . LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN fMONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

JUNE
MAY
MARCH
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

4
28
21
28
26
14
28

7 .92
8 .02
8 .71
5 .19
9,• 3 2
9 •98
7.57
13,,87

U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

8.40
7.28

8.06

CHART 1 0 . INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




JUNE
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
JUNE
MAY

4
28
28
14
28
4
28

104.76
226.26
106.25
104.07
90.62
68.91
96.45

FEDERAL
H 10

"

RESERVE

statistical

JU<E

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUNE 1 1 ,

release
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6

1976

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 rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

MONETARY
UNIT

JUNE

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PESATA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

122.0500
5.41000
2.52030
102.2300
16.2700
25.4800
21.1300
36.8400
10.7500
175.6000
0.11800
0.33300
39.0000
8.0000
36.5500
96.4900
18.0400
3.2300
114.8500
1.4710
11.6500
22.5000
40.6500
175.6000




7

JUNE

8

IRATE U . S . CENTS)
JUNE
9

122.8000
5.43000
2.52230
102.1200
16.3100
2 5.6300
21.1200
38.8900
10.7500
176.9600
0.11750
0.33320
39.0700
8.0000
36.6400
98.3000
18.0700
3.2300
114.8500
1.4730
11.6500
22.5100
39.9700
176.9600

122.8000
5.44000
2.53550
102.2200
16.3800
25.6700
21.1300
38.9500
10.7500
176.9000
0.11690
0.33340
39.1000
8.0000
36.6600
98.2500
18.1400
3.2300
114.8500
1.4730
11.6500
22.5300
39.9400
176.9000

JUNE 10

JUNE 11

122.8000
5.42000
2.52700
102.2000
16.3800
25.6500
21.1200
38.7600
10.7500
177.0500
0.11700
0.33340
39.1000
8.0000
36.5000
98.3000
18.0800
3.2300
114.8500
1.4730
11.6500
22.4900
40.1900
177.0500

122.7700
5.41000
2.52500
102.3100
16.3600
25.6300
21.1400
38.8200
11.1000
177.0300
0.11710
0.33330
39.1000
8.0000
36.5300
98.2800
18.0800
3.2300
114.8500
1.4725
11.5000
22.5200
40.2300
177.0300