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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates W eekly Series o f Charts June 2, 1997 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D.C. 20551 Table of Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES CHARTS 1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATES 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 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS 9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS 10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere, $35.00 per year or $.80 each. Address requests to Publications Services Division of Support Services and make payment remittance payable to 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 W EIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR W EEK ENDING W EDNESDAY RATIO SC MARCH 1973= SCALE I 1973=100 120 110 150 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 140 100 130 90 120 80 110 70 J— I I l I I I I 1 I 1 I I I I 100 300 375 280 325 260 275 240 225 220 200 SW ISS FRANC I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 175 95 85 100 U.K. POUND 90 75 80 65 70 55 60 45 i i i I i i i 1 i i i I i i i 50 195 205 185 195 175 185 165 175 155 165 145 155 110 70 60 100 50 90 40 80 30 70 60 20 1995 1997 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM -H O I + O I r - CM CM T f CO CO CO CM CO T- +01 T- CM CM O c o in Tt CM CO + O I CM >«+ O I 2 T- CM TJ- 4 0 CM 2 + O I 4 6 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES ERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 7 5 U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 6 4 5 3 4 2 3 1 2 7 L-L I .1 1 .1 ..1-J ...L - l . - L -l...1 0 6 GERMANY 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 » 1 I 1 I I I 1 I 1 —1— 1— 1-1 - 1- 9 2 9 8 8 2 UNITED KINGDOM 7 7 — 6 6 5 5 4 4 FRANCE 3 3 2 1--L I \ I l 1 1 I I I I I > I 1995 1997 2 1995 1997 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM CM CO h- ID CO 'M' ID CO ^ CM CD CO CM CO CM ▼ “ O lD CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES, LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM oo ro PERCENT PER ANNUM 1995 1997 CHART 7 SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BOR R O W IN G IN U.S. AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM DIFFERENTIAL + OI ^ r Y V __ l__ l__ I__ I__ I__ L_. 1995 1997 1995 I . J L .. I__ I__ I__ I__ I__ L_ l ___ 1997 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM lo I 's i- ^ -»- h - a> CO cn to co CO - ‘• r o CM T - lo + + o + PERCENT PER ANNUM + O I CHART9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES 9 8 UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES 7 8 6 7 I 5 l L .-l-J...1... I . . L J —L -L i i i I i i i I i i i i i i i 10 6 9 CANADA 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 6 i .i - j - J i i i 1 i i i I i i i 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 8 2 7 7 6 6 8 5 5 1997 1995 1997 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE 1986=100 RATIO SCALE 1986=100 400 l i i i I i i i 180 140 100 60 i i i l i i i l i i i l i i i 340 300 260 220 180 — 1 140 100 1995 1997 30-Apr-97 7-May-97 Chart 1. 14-May-97 21-May-97 28-May-97 Spot Exchange Rates and Indices Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound 2.8081 71.553 17.180 57.930 0.05836 0.79032 51.492 68.101 162.42 2.8068 72.340 17.168 57.914 0.05853 0.79199 51.497 68.064 162.56 2.8485 72.844 17.442 58.789 0.05936 0.83481 52.269 69.585 162.62 2.8466 72.861 17.451 58.769 0.05976 0.86662 52.266 70.310 163.95 2.8576 72.551 17.489 58.995 0.05977 0.86257 52.456 70.771 163.08 110.65 71.32 77.42 162.96 33.50 206.93 147.82 219.09 65.69 110.60 72.10 77.36 162.92 33.60 207.37 147.84 218.97 65.75 112.25 71.80 78.60 165.38 34.07 218.58 150.05 223.86 65.77 112.17 72.62 78.64 165.32 34.30 226.91 150.05 226.20 66.31 112.60 72.31 78.81 165.96 34.31 225.85 150.59 227.68 65.96 108.61 67.21 73.32 174.52 29.80 230.17 148.27 54.50 220.44 60.42 95.34 107.79 67.55 72.83 173.09 29.81 238.27 147.23 54.49 221.32 60.53 94.56 108.21 67.23 73.00 173.86 29.81 236.99 147.79 54.41 222.78 60.16 94.54 2.51 2.39 2.67 -1.08 5.45 2.66 4.09 -0.69 2.51 2.44 2.68 -1.05 5.43 2.68 4.12 -0.62 2.57 2.46 2.68 -0.89 5.45 2.67 4.21 -0.61 2.56 2.32 2.63 -0.93 5.33 2.57 4.43 -0.76 340.55 340.61 347.16 342.13 342.94 5.61 5.49 3.00 3.13 2.99 0.50 2.88 1.55 5.94 5.55 5.48 2.97 3.13 3.02 0.49 3.16 1.48 5.86 5.49 5.45 2.96 3.13 3.01 0.48 3.17 1.61 6.15 5.52 5.54 2.96 3.13 3.00 0.47 2.83 1.59 6.11 5.44 5.48 2.94 3.13 2.96 0.50 3.05 1.13 6.11 Indices, March 1973 base rates = 100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Weighted average exchange value indices , March 1973=100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swedish krona Swiss franc U.K. pound U.S. dollar Chart 2. 2.40 2.38 2.66 -1.15 5.44 2.67 4.10 -0.66 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 108.47 68.50 73.13 174.21 29.79 220.30 148.06 53.99 218.50 61.30 96.99 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Premium or Discount Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Chart 3. 108.62 67.76 73.26 174.46 29.72 220.00 148.19 54.48 218.83 61.31 97.11 Call Money Rates U.S. federal funds Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom 30-Apr-97 7-May-97 Chart 5. 3-Month Interest Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Canadian finance paper French interbank rate German interbank rate Japanese CD rate Netherlands interbank rate Swiss interbank rate U.K. interbank sterling Weighted average foreign interest rate (G-10 Countries) Chart 6. 5.73 3.46 3.36 3.13 0.56 3.14 1.71 6.43 3.56 5.71 3.42 3.35 3.09 0.57 3.14 1.69 6.42 3.54 5.71 3.37 3.32 3.10 0.57 3.13 1.69 6.39 3.52 5.71 3.38 3.28 3.08 0.57 3.16 1.67 6.39 3.51 5.69 3.30 3.45 3.09 0.58 3.15 1.29 6.39 3.51 5.49 5.50 5.56 5.72 5.92 6.29 5.48 5.50 5.55 5.69 5.88 6.16 5.45 5.50 5.56 5.68 5.87 6.13 5.54 5.59 5.57 5.70 5.87 6.13 5.48 5.51 5.56 5.69 5.84 6.13 Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 14-May-97 21-May-97 28-May-97 Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Money Market Rates Overnight Euro-dollar deposits U.S. federal funds Differential 5.49 5.61 -0.12 5.48 5.55 -0.07 5.45 5.49 -0.04 5.54 5.52 0.02 5.48 5.44 0.04 3-month Euro-dollar deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Differential 5.72 5.73 -0.01 5.69 5.71 -0.02 5.68 5.71 -0.02 5.70 5.71 -0.02 5.69 5.69 0.00 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank sterling (London), covered Differential 5.72 5.77 -0.04 5.69 5.72 -0.03 5.68 5.75 -0.07 5.70 5.77 -0.07 5.69 5.62 0.06 U.S. commercial paper Canadian finance paper, covered Differential 5.72 5.89 -0.17 5.70 5.95 -0.25 5.69 5.90 -0.21 5.72 5.97 -0.25 5.67 5.89 -0.22 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered Differential 5.72 5.80 -0.08 5.69 5.79 -0.10 5.68 5.80 -0.12 5.70 5.78 -0.09 5.69 5.74 -0.05 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss interbank, covered Differential 5.72 5.83 -0.11 5.69 5.79 -0.10 5.68 5.82 -0.14 5.70 5.90 -0.20 5.69 5.73 -0.05 6.55 5.69 5.76 2.42 3.39 5.65 7.23 6.69 6.56 5.63 5.74 2.58 3.35 5.60 7.00 6.69 6.51 5.60 5.75 2.56 3.35 5.67 7.03 6.70 6.53 5.79 5.92 2.65 3.32 5.80 7.23 6.77 Chart 8. Chart 9. Interest Arbitrage, 3-Month Funds Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields 10-year maturity, where available Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom United States Chart 10. 6.75 5.80 5.86 2.32 3.47 5.77 7.59 6.86 Stock Indices (Wednesday figures) Canada 204.00 199.17 208.22 210.18 France 208.12 207.81 215.66 215.98 Germany 181.42 176.58 183.16 183.72 Japan 108.98 113.46 113.60 111.61 Netherlands 280.02 285.71 292.55 295.04 Switzerland 407.04 416.08 426.89 428.47 United Kingdom 224.87 234.09 228.71 231.80 United States 320.22 306.51 312.39 320.67 Indices (in order, rebased to 1986=100) are Toronto Composite, CAC General spliced at 22dec93, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix), CBS All-General, Swiss Bank Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite 211.91 202.29 187.69 113.67 298.02 420.64 232.79 323.21 to SBF250
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