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Selected Interest &
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Weekly Series of Charts

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June 26.1978

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

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




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO S
MAY 1970 PARITYMOO

ILE
PARITY: 100




120

100
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF US. DOLLAR

CANADIAN DOLLAR
80

Illllllllll
140
FRENCH FRANC
GERMAN MARK

120

100

240

200

SWISS FRANC

180

JAPANESE YEN

160
140

Illllllllll

120
160

DUTCH GUILDER
BELGIAN FRANC

140

120

I l l l l l l I III

I IIIIllllll

100
110

90

UK. POUND
ITALIAN LIRA

70

llllllI IIIIllllllllllll
1976

1978

1976

1978

50

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

+
0

U. K. POUND

12

llllllilll

llll

1

11 I I

1

1

1

1

1

i i l i H i l l ii

MIIIIIIIII

SWISS FRANC
-

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rvA

1

1

1




GERMAN MARK

1

1

1

V

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I n l i i l i i l n

IIIIIIIIIII

i

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0

iilli1iilli

..Intnl..
— •

FRENCH FRANC
-

l l l l I II
1976

II

JAPANESE YEN

1
1978

1

!

I

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1976

-

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+
0

! 1 11 1 1 1 111 1
1976

CHART 3

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

DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE




200

12.5 Kg BARS

-

180

-

160

-

140

-

120

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

I 1 I 1 1 I » I
1976

100

197ft

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER Al

PER i :NT PER ANNUM

12

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

JAPAN

8

4

\ p

-

-

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

1 1 1

0

1 1 1

i i l i H i l l it

16
FRANCE
12

8
U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY
4

I III!Illl!I

0
12

NETHERLANDS

CANADA
8

1 jbr

—

li

4

0

I

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I

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llll Hi ill 1

12

8

EURO-SWISS FRANC
GERMANY

4

+

0

EURO-DM

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4




1976

1978

1976

1976

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

CENT PER ANNUM

12
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

EURO-DOLLAR

U.S.

I

I

I

CD'S

1 1 1

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

UJC INTERBANK STERLING

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

y\

"

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE




+

0

I

I

I

I

I
1976

I
1978

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PER CENT PER ANNUM

10

PER CENT PER AN!

-

OVERNIGHT

10

-

6-MONTH
7-DAY

I

I

I

III l l l l l l l l l l l

1-YEAR

10

10

1-MONTH

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1976

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1978

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1978

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

10

-

8

-

PER CENT PER ANNUM

L FUNDS
HED LINE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

V

90-DAY CD'S
DASHED LINE

DEFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

ADJUSTED FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

J

I

I

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1976

1978

FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S. IF POSITIVE




4

1 _ 1
1976

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1978

CHART 8

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

ENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER

10

8
INTERBANK STERLING

COVERED FRANKFURT

COVERED LONDON

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

4

DASHED LINE

2
DIFFERENTIAL
+

0
DIFFERENTIAL

iiliiliilnliiln

111llll1111

2

10
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

8

6

4

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2

0

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2




1976

1978

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1976

1978

J

CHART 9

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

NT PER ANNUM
— -

10

CANADA

hj

—

-

8

'

I

I

I

I

I

I

6
8

JAPAN

INDUSTRIAL

6

SWITZERLAND

4

2

GERMANY

18

16

UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE

14

12

NETHERLANDS

U. S .

CORPORATE

10

8

MONTHLY
U. S .

\

Z X




CORPORATE

MONTHLY

9

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

Aaa BONDS

7
EURO-DM BONDS

ill n

]_L
1976

1978

1976

1978

5

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO :
196

RATIO iCALE
1969= 30

140
120

UNITED STATES

100

UNITED KINGDOM

80

60
320
280
240

200

160

140
120
CANADA
100

\z v /

80

I

LL

60

I

I

SWITZERLAND

I

I

,

V "

I

140
120

FRANCE
GENERAL INDEX

GERMANY

V

100

/

80

I i l l 111 I i l l

60




1976

1978

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SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

LKT 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE RATES

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES ( U . S . CENTS)
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
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

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

47.
0.
44,
183.
89.

92
46850
66

70

20

21. 7 7

5 3 . 03
3, 05024
0 . .11632

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
I T A L I A N LIRA

175.40

168.66
161.67
76.54
96.43
120.91
231.89
152.51
72.70

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES T MAY 1 9 7 0 = 1 0 0
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N FRANC
CHART 2 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

83.27
162.38
151.32
142.97
62.64

82.21

105.39
204.20
134.33
60.17

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN

DOLLAR

U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YTN



JUNE

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21

21
21
21
21
21
21

0.06

-3.50
5.21
-2.17
7.05
3.67
4.97

SERIES NAME
CHART 3 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

GOLD PRICE I N LONDON

U . S . DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE
CHART 4 .

JUNE 2 1

184.84

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2 - D A Y LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5 .

7.54
7.55
10.38
7.98
3.50
3.31
4.13

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
21
21
21
21

7.77
3.62
4.75
8.47
8.14

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
<1
IL
21

7.55
7.79
8.05
8.47
8.91
9.03

21
21
21
LL
21
KL

7.55
7.54
0.32
8.47
7.77
0.56

8.00

4.51

0.61

10.16

1.45

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

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

21
21
16
16
16
16
16
16
2
16

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y CD'S
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS L DISCOUNTS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
CHART 6 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

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

OVERNIGHT EURU-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . 90-DAY CD'S
DIFFERENTIAL A U J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS




JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

SERIES NAME

i

ART 6 .

INTEREST ARBITRAGE,

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

3-MONTh FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING ( L O N D O N ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1

6.47

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

JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1

7.66

-0.54

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

JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1

6.47
6.63
-0.35

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1

6.47
8.50
-0.03

JUNE 16
JUNE
9
APRIL
JUNE
9
JUNE 16
JUNE
2
JUNE
2
JUNE 16

6.41
5.49
5.98
3.44
9.22
10.49
6.91
11.49

CHART 9 .

8.20

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

1.61

LONG T tRM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS

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

6.66

APRIL
APRIL
APRIL

6.56
6.52
7.83

INDUSTRIAL STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




JUNE 16
JUNE
9
JUNE
9
JUNE
2
JUNE 16
JUNE
9
JUNe
9

102.03
272.14
95.70
112.70
112.10
73.27
99.72

FEDERAL
H. l u

RESERVE

statistical

relea
JUNE 2 6 ,

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUNE 2 3 ,

1978

1978

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:
(RATE U . S . CENTS)
JUNE 2 1

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

JUNE 19

JUNE 2 0

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
ESCUOO
RAND
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

113.8500
6.66000
3.04970
89.2950
17.7000
23.3600
21.7500
47.8100
11.8500
183.4400
0.11625
0.46840
41.7500
4.3875
44.5900
101.9000
18.5000
2.1850
114.7900
1.2612
6.3000
21.6700
52.8400
183.4400

114.0500
6.68500
3.05350
89.1100
17.7350
23.3950
21.7800
48.0400
11.8500
184.0000
0.11650
0.47360
41.8800
4.3850
44.7800
102.1500
18.5400
2.1875
114.7900
1.2629
6.3000
21.7350
53.3300
184.0000




114.1200
6.69000
3.06700
88.9400
.17.7800
23.4850
21.8700
48.2050
11.8500
184.9700
0.11680
0.47470
42.0200
4.3850
44.8600
102.3000
18.5600
2.1850
114.7900
1.2641
6.3000
21.8000
, 53.6400
184.9700

JUNE 2 2

JUNE 2 3

114.0000
6.67500
3.04900
89.0200
17.7200
23.4450
21.8200
47.8800
11.8500
183.8000
0.11630
0.47370
42.0350
4.3850
44.5800
102.3000
18.5150
2.1850
114.7900
1.2645
6.3000
21.7200
53.1300
183.8000

114.4500
6 . 6 7750
3.06500
89.0000
17.7300
23.4450
21.9400
48.1600
1 1 . 8 500
184.8500
0.11670
0.48200
42.1400
4.3800
44.9300
102.5000
18.4800
2.1850
114.7900
1.2661
6.3000
21.7600
53.6300
184.8500