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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

- June 19, 1978
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




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

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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 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
8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO
MAY 1970 PARI! (=100

iCALE
70 PARITY=100

120

100
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

CANADIAN DOLLAR
80
140
FRENCH FRANC

GERMAN MARK

120

100

240

200

SWISS FRANC
JAPANESE YEN

180
160
140

I I II II I I 120
160

DUTCH GUILDER
BELGIAN FRANC

140

120

I I II II I I I 100
110
—

\

U.K. POUND




I
A

90
ITALIAN LIRA

-

70

I
1976

1978

I

I

I

I
1976

50

I
1978

CHART 2

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

6

CANADIAN DOLLAR

—

1

1

1

1

1

1

PER CENT PER ANNUM

-

DUTCH GUILDER
-

U. K. POUND

hfy

-

1

/ * \
+
0

f

-

12
12
18

1

1

1




I

I

I

'

1 1 1

Illllllllll

1 1 1

iiiiiiiiiii

SWISS FRANC

y v w

V

GERMAN MARK

I I I I I I IJ I J I

M I

I

I

i

i

j h 1111 h J

FRENCH FRANC
JAPANESE YEN

I IIIlluliJ
1976

1978

1976

197%

0

CHART 3

•'

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

200

200

180

180

#

#

- 160

160

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

140

140

120

120

100

100
1976

#

e




1978

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER

ENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER

12

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

8

4

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

0
16
FRANCE
12

8
U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY
4

0

I I III III I I I

12
CANADA

NETHERLANDS

8

4

0
12

8

EURO-SWISS FRANC

GERMANY

4

0

EURO-DM

4




I
1976

1978

1976

l

llllillll11
197#




CHART 5

MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

12
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

lllllllllil

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

- 1. IA AAA
V "
I I1 IIII
1978

1

i

1

1

1
1976

1

lllllilijll
1978

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM.

OVERNIGHT

6-MONTH
7-DAY

1-YEAR

—

-

1-MONTH

-

I
1976




1978

I

I

I

I
1976

I
1978

10

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
A V E R A G E S FOR

WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

10

10

MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

L FUNDS
D LINE
OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

90-DAY CD'S
DASHED LME

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

rvvV

JLL
1976
FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S. IF POSITIVE




11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I
1978

A v A V A ) / v V v > V X A \ | y ^ v w
0

I

I

I

J

J
1976

I

' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
1978

mm r s

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

PER CENT PER

#
10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
INTERBANK DM

INTERBANK STERLING

COVERED FRANKFURT

COVERED LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

Hiii iiini H i m in

10

10

-

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER




SWISS INTERBANK ( S f ) COVERED

DASHED LINE

DASHFD LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

Mill
1976

1976

I

I
1976

I

4 •

i l l l l d L i II I I I I I I 1111
1976

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

CENT PER ANNUM

9

#

7

-/W
J
—

K

/

-

5

-

-

—

-

—

#

-

I

! I

.

UNITED STATES

I

I

I

|, | | | h i l l I i i l l i h i l l i

k

-

CANADA

J

-

—

-

—

-

i

i

10

i

I

I

I

11 III l u l l i

JAPAN
INDUSTRIAL

\

SWITZERLAND
—

GERMANY

i

i

i

I

I

2

I

18

UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE

NETHERLANDS

I
U. S .

CORPORATE




I
MONTHLY
U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

Aaa BONDS

EURO-DM BONDS

1976

1978

1976

1978

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
SCALE

00

RATK)

1*6

UNITED STATES

UNITED KINGDOM

280

240

200

160
11 I I
140

120
CANADA
100
SWITZERLAND
80

60
140

120
FRANCE
GENERAL INDEX

80




I I IJ I l-l I I I I
1976

1

-

1

GERMANY

100

60

-

1978

i i m l n l n

1976

1978

LAST V A L U t PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
1.

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES ( U . S .
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

CENTS)
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNc
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

4 7 ,, 9 b
U,. 4 5 6 0 0
4 4 .. 7 3
I b 3 <. 1 2
6 9 . .<:4
2 1 .. 7 6
5 c . .62
3 .. 0 6 3 3 2
0 .. 1 1 6 2 2

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNt
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

1 7 5 .. 6 2
1 6 4 . .66
1 6 1 .. 9 3
76.30
9 6 .. 4 7
1 2 0 .. 9 5
2 3 1 .. 0 0
1 5 3 .. 1 7
7 2 .. 6 4

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

63 . 4 6
162 . 0 6
147 . 9 7
143 . 4 9
62 . 5 4
62 . 4 2
105 . 64
203 . 7 7
135 . 1 9
60 . 2 4

14
14
14
14
14
14
14

-0.28
-3.95
4.90
-2 .24
6.69
3.56
5.18

I N D I C E S , MAY 1 9 7 0 P A R I T I E S = 100
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
Swl SS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N FRANC
CHART 2 .

,

MAY 1 9 7 0 = 1 0 0
JUNc
JUNE
JUNt
JUNt
JUNt
JUNE
JUNt
JwNt
JUNE
JUNc

3-MONTH FORWARD tXCHANGt RATES, PREMIUM Ok b l S U O U M

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



JUNt
JUNt
JUNc
JUNt
JUNt
JuNc
JUNc.

SERIES NAME

CHART 3 .

GOLD PRICE

IN

LONDON

U . S . DOLLARS HER PINE OUNCE
CHART 4 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

JUNE 14

162 . 1U

JUNE 14
JUNE 14
9
JUNE
9
JUNE
9
JUNE
9
JUNE
9
JUNE
9
JUNE
c
JUNE
9
JUNE

7.49
7.57
9.50
7.95
3.50
3.25
3.68
7.63
4.51
0.97

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNt

14
14
14
14
14
14
14

7.59
3.56
4.75
6.09
6.19
10.16
1.25

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNt

14
14
14
14
14
14

? . 57
7.61
7.76
6.09
b . 56
6.76

14
14
14
14
14
14

7.57
7.49
U.40
6.09
7.59
0.3o

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO—DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-UAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURU-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
LhART 5 .

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . 90-DAY CD'S
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
LANAUlAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
CHART t>. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6—MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVfc REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y GO'S
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS




JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNt
JUNE
JUNE

SERIES NAME

RT b .

INTEREST A R B I T R A G E ,

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING 1 LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 14
JUNE 1 4
JUNE 1 4

8 ,. 0 9
6.22
1 .. 8 7

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

JUNE 14
JUNE 1 4
JUNE 1 4

7 ,. 5 4
7 ,. 9 1
- 0 ..37

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM ( F R A N K F U R T ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 14
JUNE 14
JUNE 1 4

8 .. 0 9
8.48
- 0 .,39

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 1 4
JUNE 1 4
JUNE 1 4

6.09
fa. 14
-0.05

9
JUNE
JUNE
2
APRIL
MAY 2 6
9
JUNE
MAY 2 6
JUNE
2
9
JUNE

8 .38
5 .49
5 .98
3 .4ti
9 .21
10 . 5 4
o.91
11 . 6 1

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BUND Y I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

8.56
o.52
7.83

I N D U S T R I A L STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




9
JUNE
MAY 19
MAY Z 6
MAY l c
9
JUNE
JUNE
2
JUNE
2

1 0 3 .. 3 9
2 6 9 .. 1 0
9 5 .. 0 5
1 0 2 .. 1 5
1 1 1 . .22
7 t ..41
9 9 .. 4 4

,#&
- #

FEDERAL

H. 10

RESERVE

statistical

release

UUNE 1 6

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FuR THE WcEK ENDING

JUNE 1 6 ,

'

1978

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is advised that the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York has c e r t i f i e d for customs purposes the f o l l o w i n g noon
buying rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

JUNE 12

JUNE 1 3

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

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDG
RAND
PESETA
RUPEE
KRUNA
FRANC
POUND

113.4000
6.66500
3.06500
69.2000
17.7700
23.3300
21.7850
46.0900
11.8500
183.6000
0.11620
0.45870
41.8300
4.3850
44.7800
101.6000
18.5300
2.1650
115.1000
1.2547
6.3500
21.6350
52.9300
183.6000

113.6000
6.66750
3.06500
69.1400
17.7200
23.3550
21.7900
47.9*50
11.8500
Id3.3600
0.11620
0.46100
41.8700
4.3650
44.7200
101.7000
18.5100
2.1925
115.1000
1.2563
6.3500
21.6300
52.7300
163.3*00




(RATE U . S . CENTS)
JUNE 1 4
113.7500
6.67500
3.06000
89.1850
17.7500
23.3400
21.8100
47.9600
11.8500
183.3000
0.11637
0.4643U
41.62:00
4.3850
44.7400
101.6000
18.5050
2.1875
115.1000
1.2563
6.3500
21.6200
, 52.9500
183.3000

JUNE 15

JUNE 1 6

113.6500
6.64750
3.04000
89.3000
17.5900
23.3200
21.7100
47.7200
11.8500
163.0000
0.11615
0.46260
41.8300
4.3850
44.5450
101.5000
16.4700
2.1800
115.1000
1.2563
6.3500
21.6200
52.5100
183.0000

113.4200
6.63000
3.04100
8 9 . 3 500
17.6300
23.3125
21.7350
47.8000
11.6500
183.1000
0.11590
0.46320
41.7900
4.3850
44.5200
101.5500
18.4600
2.1775
114.7900
1.2572
6.3000
21.6450
52.8250
163.1000