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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

J u n e 15, 1 9 8 1

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL F I N A N C E

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E 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
a 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 INDICES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

120

120
U.K. POUND

100

80

100

80

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

60

60

180
FRENCH FRANC

160

120

140

120

100
GERMAN MARK

80

100
160

240

140

200

JAPANESE YEN

120
160
100

SWISS FRANC

140

80

120

160

160
BELGIAN FRANC

140

140

120

120
DUTCH GUILDER

100

100

100

100

80

60

ITALIAN LIRA

80

60

CANADIAN DOLLAR

40

40




1979

1981

1979

1981

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

24
_

CANADIAN DOLLAR

I

I

I

I

I

A

;
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TA
I

I




-

ITALIAN LIRA

-

I

U. K. POUND

12

A

I

I

I

I

I

I

-

,v

11111111111

24

K

7 :

DUTCH GUILDER

I

GERMAN MARK

SWISS FRANC

nlnlnli

12

FRENCH FRANC

\

JAPANESE YEN

\/ "

1

-

+
0

I
1979

1981

I

I

1

1
1979

1
1981

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
U.S.

c

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

LLARS PER FINE OUNCE

800

800

750

750

700

700

650

650

600

600

550

550

500

500

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

450

450

400

400

350

350

300

300

250

250

200

200

150

150

100

100




1978

1979

1980

1981

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERES
PERCENT PER A1

:NT PER ANNUM

28

26

24

24
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

20

U. K. 2-OAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

EURO-SWISS FRANC

a

8
4

4

NETHERLANDS

+

0

0

24

24

20

20
FRANCE

16

16
GERMANY

12

12

8

8
JAPAN

4

4

EURO-DM

0




a
1979

1981

1979

1981

3/19/81

4

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANN

T PER ANNUM

20

20
U. S. CD S

16

16

12

12

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

8

8
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

4

4

16

22

18

12

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

8

14

4

10

0

6
16

12
JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

12

-

V

-

4

8

J

4




8

1979

1981

I
1979

I

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1981

0

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER A r NUM

ENT PER ANNUM

24

24

20

3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

24

24

6-MONTH

7-DAY

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

24

24

1-YEAR

1-MONTH

20

16

20

aV J
A

-

12

-

16

12

8

8

!

i

I

4




1979

1981

I

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1979

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1 1
1
1981

CHART 7

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

26

26

FEDERAL FUNDS

'
3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

IJ

90-DAY CD' S
OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

I

I n h

1111111111

11111111

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2
/ANV>

1

•
0
1

2
3

I
1979
PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1961

I I

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1979

I

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1981

4

CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

INTERBANK STERLING

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

COVERED LONDON

I

DIFFERENTIAL

I

I

l<

DIFFERENTIAL

-

-^vAAV
—

YAA

y
" l

—

*

1 1 1

1 1

u

j l A

iihilillll

-

-

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

20

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED
-

K

v

12

k}

-

.—

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

1

1

1

-

r

-

1

1

—

I

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

1

I

DIFFERENTIAL

I

I

DIFFERENTIAL

I
1979

I

1981

 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE
1


I

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I

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I
1970

I

1961

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
ENT PER ANNUM

P E R C E N T P E R Af

17

17

15

15
CANADA
UNITED STATES

13

13

11

11

9

9

7

7

12

—

9

—

10

7

8

SWITZERLAND

-

5

GERMANY

-

6

3

4

1

16

17
FRANCE

14

15
UNITED 1
CINGDOM

12

V l/V/v

V A /

10

itf Vr

8

:

1

1 1 1
U. S. CORPORATE

i l l ii h i l l i

13

JAPAN

-

Aaa BONDS

-

10

8

11

9

E U R O - D O L L A R BONDS

-

-

M i l

6



7
15

MONTHLY

MONTHLY

14

12

11

9

NETHERLANDS

6
16

13

1979

1981

1979

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1
1981

7

5

CHART 10

STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1977=100




RATIO SCALE
1977=100

UNITED STATES

JAPAN

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

NETHERLANDS

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME

CHART 1 .

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES,

NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S.

CENTS)
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3

BASE RATES =

JUNE 10
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 10
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 10
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 10
JUNE 1 0

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
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

3-HONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S ,

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
I T A L I A N LIRA




4 1 ., 6 5
0.44029
3 7 ., 3 8
194.42
82.89
1 7 ., 6 1
4 7 ..20
2 .. 5 5 2 5 4
0 ., 0 8 3 3 0

100

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

IT 2 .

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

117.17
115.28
107.30
78.64
82.62
79.35
151.85
100.58
47.32

100

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

107.93
129.87
125.42
114.98
81.96
86.85
82.62
163.49
107.18
47.68
92.25

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

-0.97
5.09
5.18
-6.73
7.72
5.85
10. 66
-4.35

PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

SERIES
CHART 3 .

NAME

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

U.S.

CHART 4 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

JUNE

10
10
5
29
5
29
5
5
24
29

19.33
19.21
12.88
17.10
11.90
10.95
7.00

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

10
10
10
10
10
10
10

16.87
13.19
7.44
19.38
12.90

19.21
18. 77
18.69
18.04
17.08
16.30

20.00
9.90
6.35

10.28
13.87

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

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
MAY
JUNE
MAY
JUNE
JUNE
APRIL
MAY

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN F I N A N C E PAPER
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G
S W I S S INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN I N T E R E S T RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 6 .

464.35

CALL HONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . K . 2 - D A Y LOCAL AUTHORITY D E P O S I T S
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
E U R O - S W I S S FRANC
CHART 5 .

10

JUNE 1 0
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 10
JUNE 10
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 1 0

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCti

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

JUNE 10
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 10

19.21
19.33
-0.12

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T RATE
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 10
JUNE 1 0
JUNE 10

18.04
16.87
0.91




LAST T I L D E PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME

CHART 8 .

I N T E R E S T ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

EUEO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK STERLING ( L O N D O N ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JONE 1 0
JUNE 1 0
JONE 1 0

18. 04
1 8 . 16
- 0 . 12

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE P A P E R ,
DIFFERENTIAL

JOKE 10
JONE 1 0
JONE 1 0

1 6 .,68
18. 36
- 1 . ,68

JONE 10
JONE 1 0
JUNE 1 0

1 8 ., 0 4
18. 54
- 0 .,50

JONE
JONE
JUNE

10
10
10

18. 04
1 8 . 20
- 0 . ,16

JONE
MAY
APRIL
MAY
MAY
APRIL
APRIL
MAY

5
29

1 3 .,53
11. 22
7 .,90
5.82
1 4 ., 9 6
14. 76
1 0 ., 9 1
1 1 ., 8 1

COVERED

EOhO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK DM ( F R A N K F O R T ) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

COVERED

EORO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
S W I S S INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND Y I E L D S

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

15
29
10
24
29

CORPOBATE

AAA BONDS
BUEO-DOLLAB BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

13.88
12.51

STOCK I N D I C E S

ONITED STATES
ONITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




APRIL
APRIL

JONE
JONE
JOVE
JONE
JONE
JONE
JONE
JONE

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

136.27
120.19
23J.40
99.22
95.64
85.68
80.40
147.78

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H

-10(512)

•i

1991

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK B S D I 0 3

JUNE

12,

»

1981

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 ZEALANL
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
ESCODO
RAND
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

112.7000
5.84454
2.55232
82.9394
13.1666
22.1631
17.6367
41.5800
11.6279
151.7000
0.08299
0.43879
42.1763
4.1169
37.2162
85.1600
16.7504
1.5723
114.6000
1.0444
5.4142
19.6657
47.2813
194.0000

8

JUNE

9

IRATE U . S . CENTS
JUNE 1 0

112.7000
5.91366
2.54907
82.9050
13.2363
22.3164
17.5039
41.6146
11.6009
151.6000
0.08354
0.43840
42.1585
4.1152
37.4111
85.2600
16.7997
1.5848
114.7800
1.0479
5.4142
19.6464
47.3485
194.0500

113.2500
5.93824
2.57998
83.1532
13-4138
22.4744
17.7715
42.1585
11.6279
153.8500
0.08448
0-44356
42.3819
4.1157
37.8931
85.5500
16.9722
1.5835
115.2700
1.0530
5.4142
19.8216
47.8927
197.0500

JUNE 1 1

JUNE 1 2

113.2300
5.87544
2.54712
82.9600
13.2380
22.3264
17.5331
41.5887
11.6550
151.9000
0.08351
0.44228
42.3191
4.1135
37.3972
85.3000
16.7856
1.5798
114.9300
1.0454
5.4142
19.5886
47.2813
194.9000

113.5000
5.88928
2.55558
83.0032
13.2670
22.2841
17.4825
41.7536
11.6144
152.3000
0.08372
0.44613
42.3549
4.1135
37.5234
85.3100
16.8138
1.5735
114.7000
1.0471
5.3850
19.6343
47.709*
195.7000