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Selected Interest
Exchange Rates
W eekly Series o f Charts

June 20,1983

DIVISION OF
IN T E R N A T IO N A L F IN A N C E

Prepared by the
F IN A N C IA L M A R K E T S
S E C T IO N




BOARD O F GOVERNORS
F E D E R A L R ESER V E 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

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

CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-M ONTH FORW ARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE -LONDON
4. C ALL M O NEY RATES
5. 3-M ONTH INTER EST RATES
6. EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DO LLAR A ND
U.S. M O NEY M A R K E T RATES
a INTEREST A R B ITR A G E : 3-M ONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM G O V E R N M E N T BOND Y IE LD S
10. IN D U S T R IA L STOCK INDICES




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CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

R A T IO S C A L E
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

160
JAPANESE YEN

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

1

-

80
240

200

SWISS FRANC

160

120
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180
160
DUTCH GUILDER
140
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120
: 100

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120

120
CANADIAN DOLLAR

100
80

-

60

-




-

80

60

80
70
60

50

40

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CHART 2

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




PERCENT PER ANNUM

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEONE SOAY

u.s. c

P E R F IN E O U N C E

OUNCE

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

250




250
1980

1981

1982

1983

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CHAPT 4

CALL MONEY RATES
w e e k l y s e r ie s

PERCENT PER
28

24

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

0

24

I

24

20

20
EURO-SWISS
FRANC

ie

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

+
0

♦
0

24

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

0




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CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

:n t p e r a n n u m

PERCENT PER

22

24

18

20

14

16

10

12

6
20

8
16

16

12

12

8

8

4

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

0




9/13/82

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

Lo ndo n

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

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




1/01/S2

CHART 7

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

P ER C E N T PER ANNUM

26

22

18

14

10

6
3

2
1
♦
0
1
2
3
4

7
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.1 P E R C E N T ON D IF F E R E N T IA L




SCALE

= 2 P E R C E N T O N RA TE S C A L E

CH A Rf 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: P lU $ < *), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
P ER C E N T PER ANNUM

P E R C E N T PER A NN UM

28

20

12

4

2
♦
0
2
4

28

20

12

4

2
♦
0

2
1081

1083

1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER

19

19
UNITED STATES

15

15

11

11

7

7

15

9

11

5

7

1

13

13
M ONTHLY

9

9

5

5

22

U. S. CORPORATE

22
m o n th ly

18

18
Aaa BONDS

14

14

10

10

6

6




1981

1983

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9

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
MEEKLY SERES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

180
160
140
120

UNITED KINGDOM

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100
80

1 1 1 1 111

130




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190

110

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70
280

200
160
120

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S E R IE S

CHART I .

NAME

L A S T V A LU fc P L O T T E D
DATE
VALU E

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AND INDICES

WEEKLY AVERAGES* NOON BUYING RATES t U . S . CENTS)
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
IT A L IA N LIRA

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

3 9 .0 4
0 .4 1 2 2 3
3 4 .8 4
154.92
8 0 .9 4
12.98
4 6 .9 2
1.95482
0 .0 6 5 9 2

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

109.83
107.93
100.02
6 2 .6 6
80.68
58.48
150.96
7 7 .0 3
3 7 .4 5

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

125.77
138.81
133 .3 2
121.31
7 2 .8 5
9 6 .3 7
6 7 .2 4
183.92
9 1 .8 7
4 2 .1 8
68.38

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

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

IN D IC E S , MARCH 1973 BASE RATES * 100
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
IT A L IA N LIRA

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE IN D IC E S , MAR 1973 * 100
( G—10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U .K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BFLGIAN FRANC
IT A L IA N LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
CHART 2 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES* PREMIUM OR OISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITA L IA N LIRA



JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 3 . GOLD PRICE IN LONDON* AFTERNOON FIX IN G
U .S .

DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

JUNE 15

409.63

JUNE 15
JUNE 15
JUNE 3
•MAY 27
JUNE 3
JUNE 3
JUNE 3
JUNE
3
JAN .
1
JUNE
3

8 .8 4
8 .7 6
10.00
9 .4 6
5 .0 5
4 .8 1
6 .1 9
12.75
10.30
18.50

CHART 4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U .K .
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . 90-DAY CD'S * SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS 8 DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G -1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

15
15
15
15
15
15
15

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

15
15
15
15
15
15

8 .7 6
9 .0 5
9 .3 9
9 .6 0
9 .8 9
10.11

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D IFFER EN TIA L ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

JUNE 15
JUNE 15
JUNE 15

8 .7 6
8 .8 4
-0 .0 8

3 -MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . 90-DAY CD'S* SECONDARY MARKET
D IFFER EN TIA L

JUNE 15
JUNE 15
JUNE 15

9 .6 0
9 .1 5
0 .4 5

CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

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

CHART 7 .

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




SERIES NAME
chart

.

LAST VALUfc PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

INTEREST ARBITRAGE* 3-MONTH FUNDS

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

JUNE 15
JUNE 15
JUNE 15

9 .6 0
9 .8 2
-0 .2 2

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

JUNE 15
JUNE 15
JUNE 15

8 .9 6
9 .5 7
-0 .6 1

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

JUNE 15
JUNE 15
JUNE 15

9 .6 0
10.05
-0 .6 5

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 15
JUNE 15
JUNE 15

9 .6 0
9 .8 4
-0 .2 4

CHART 9 . LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITFD KINGDOM

JUNE
JUNE
MARCH
MAY
JUNE
MARCH
FEB.
MAY

10
3
27
3
11
27

10.87
8 .0 7
7 .4 6
4 .4 7
11.49
14.79
8 .2 0
9 .7 4

U S . CORPORATE
AAA BONOS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

11.46
9 .9 0

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
C ANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




MAY
APRIL

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25

172.34
154.03
241.07
134.63
108.61
123.83
126.58
167.89