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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

June 26, 1989
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF

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

Table of Contents

TABLES
1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED
2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES—
H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE 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
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES



SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Weekly $24.00 per year or $.60 each in the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
more of the s a m e issue to one address, $22.50 per
year or $.55 each. Elsewhere, $30.00 per year or $.70
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.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES O F FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIOS
MARCH 197( 1=100

SCALE
11973=100

140

120

140

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE O F U.S. DOLLAR

__

BELGIAN FRANC

120

/J

100

^

90

:

90

80

80
I

70

I

I

I

I

70

I

280
240

100

280
__

SWISS FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

—

240

200

200

180

180

160

-

160

140

140

120

120
100

100
CANADIAN DOLLAR

90
80

90

U.K. POUND

80

70

70

60

60

iiliiliilii

50

50
200

200

180

GERMAN MARK

180

DUTCH GUILDER

160

-

140

140

120

-

I

100

I

I

120
100

11 I n h i l i i

60

120
-

100
90

160

ITALIAN LIRA

50

FRENCH FRANC

\

80

:

v

45
40

70

35

60

30

50




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25

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

4

4
CANADIAN DOLLAR

U. K. POUND

AZ
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FRENCH FRANC

1987

I

DUTCH GUILDER

"VI

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J A P A N E S E YEN

SWISS FRANC

I

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ITALIAN LIRA

1989

1987

1989

-

CHARTS

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S.

OLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINEOI

520

520

500

500

12.5 Kg BARS

480

480

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

460

460

440

440

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

i I i i I i i I i i I i

300




1986

1987

1988

1989

300

CHART4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16

12

-

-

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

FRANCE

8

JAPAN
4

0

—

-

1 1 1

1 1 1

, I| , I| , I| II

16

16
CANADA

12

8

GERMANY

4

0
16
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND

12

8

4
NETHERLANDS

0



1987

1989

1987

1989

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

ENTPER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANh

12

12
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

10

10

U.S. CD'S

8

8

6

6
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

4

4

2

2

16

16

14

-

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

12

—

f

12

-

10

10

8
6

8

-

I

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I

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I

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6

I

8

8

6

14

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

-

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

J

-

6

4

4

2

-

I I I

0

I I I

2

0

10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

8

-

8

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
6

6

4

-

I

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1987

1989

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4

2

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1989

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANf

)ENT PER ANNUM

14

14

3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4

14

14

12

6-MONTH

7-DAY

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

I I II I I I I I H i l l I I I

4

14

14

12

4

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

—

—

12

10

10

8

8

6

-

I

4




1987

1989

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4
1989

CHART 7

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

14

14

12

12

10

10

3-MONTH

FEDERAL FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

8

8

6

6
OVERNIGHT

90-DAY C D ' S

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

4

4

IIIIIIIIIM

2

IIII

IIIIIIIIII I

Mill

2

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

1

1

+

+

0

0

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1987
ENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE

1989

111!
1987

1989

1

CHARTS

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR A S S E T S
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER AW

)ENT PER ANNUM

16

16

12

12

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

8

4

8

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

iiIhIm

iilit IiiIiiIiiIiilliIii

0

4

I N N

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
+

+

0

0

I

2

I

I I ill I I

I

II I I I II I

2

16

12

16

12

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

8

4

0

8

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

0

II

I

II

I

II

I

II

I

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4

ii I u l i i l n l i i l u l u l i

2

0
2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

+

0

0

iiliiliiliiIiiliiliilii

2
1987

1989

PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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1989

2

CHART9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANf

DENT PER ANNUM

14

14

„

UNITED STATES

12

f

10

CANADA

12

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—

8

8

1

6

1

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1

6
14

14

12

„

UNITED KINGDOM

__

10

FRANCE

-V

8

6

1

1

12

10

11

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1

A 8

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6
10

10

8

10

„

SWITZERLAND

__

JAPAN

-

8

6

6

4

-

ILL

2

1

1

1

1

1

4

2

1

10

10
NETHERLANDS

8

-

MONTHLY

GERMANY

-

8

6

6

4

4

2

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1989

1

1

1

1
1987

1

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1989

2

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969-100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

UNITED STATES

NETHERLANDS

JAPAN

GERMANY

800

600

-

500

-

400

-

300

—

M

-J

200

/

Vv

-

J\f

-

-

1 1 1

i

i,,

1 1

SWITZERLAND

FRANCE

600
500

—

—

CANADA
400

VV

—

' I/

300

200

UNITED KINGDOM

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1987

1989

SERIES

CHART 1 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY A f E H A G E S ,

NOON BUYING S A T E S

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN HARK
JAPANESE IBM
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
FRANC
SMISS
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
BASE RATES =

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

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
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S ,

CANADIA* DOLLAR
U.K. PuSHB
GERMAN MASK
FRENCH FBAHC
SWISS FRANC
DU'iCH GUILDER
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



5 0 . 32
0. 6 8 7 3 9
44. 69
1 5 3 . 96
8 3 . 44
14. 83
5 8 . 02
2. 40489
0. 0 6 9 3 6
1 4 . 90

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

14 L. 5 4
179.98
128.30
62.27
8 3 . 17
66.83
1 8 6 . 66
9 4 . 76
3 9 , 40

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

10 3 . 6 6
1 5 6 . 74
199.34
1 3 4 . 56
6 1 . 17
84.52
65.85
195.66
97.36
37. 83
6 6 . 98

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

-2.97
-4.55
2.54
0 . 52
2 . 30
2.25
4 . 13
- 2. 68

100

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

CHA2I 2 .

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

MAA 1 9 7 3 =

100

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME

CHART 3 .

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

O.S.
CHART 4 .

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

JUNE 2 1

364.75

CALL 8 0 S BY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRASCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

9 . 48
9.38
1 2 . 52
12. 3 8
6.39
4 . 63
8.95
6. 83
6.88

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

9.
6.
4.
12.
14.
6.
9.
7.
8.

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
21
21
21

9.38
9.36
9.38
9.30
9.25
9 . 13

OVE-RNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
O . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1

9. 38
9. 48
- 0 . 11

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 2 1
JUNE 2 1
JUNE 2 1

9. 30
9. 25
0 . 05

CHART 5 .

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

O . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI BATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTER BANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOliEIGN I N T E R E S T RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T

RATES: LONDON

OVEJiNIGHI
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAH

CHART 7 .

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .




25
88
48
39
35
97
84
08
45

MONEY MARKET RATES

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SEE I B S NAME

CHART 8 .

INTEREST ABBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

SUfiO-DOLLAB D E P O S I T
INTERBA1K S T E R L I N G ( L O N D O N ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21

9.30
9.63
-0.33

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAP EH,
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21

9 . 12
9.34

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21

- a . 16

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21

9.30
9 . 32
-0.02

JUNE 16
J U N E 16
JUNE
9
JUNE 1 6
JUNE
2
JUNE
9
APRIL
JUNE 1 6

3.26
6.85
5.00
5 . 15
9.85
9.04
7.08
9.46

HAY

9.33

CHART 9 .

9.30
9.46

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

-0.22

LONG TEEM GOVEEMENT BOND Y I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN
SWITZERLAND
CA NAD A
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

COVERED

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED S T A T E S
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JA PAN




JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

338.
395.
369.
264.
250.
345.
484.
654.

69
87
47
42
26
87
20
79

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512)

JUNE 2 6 ,

1989

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUNE 2 3 ,

1989

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 rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
*NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
• U N I T E D KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

MEMO:
• U N I T E D STATES

DOLLAR

JUNE 1 9
75.40
13.910
41.310
1.1990
3.7314
7.6950
4.4200
6.6950
1.9740
171.400
7.7890
16.4200
135.05
1436.50
144.45
2.7135
2.2223
56.900
7.1725
164.700
1.9630
2.7880
669.60
125.100
34.408
6.6800
1.7055
26.015
25.960
154.80

103.06

(CURRENCY U N I T S PER DOLLAR)
JUNE 2 0
JUNE 2 1
75.73
13.949
41.410
1.1994
3.7314
7.7155
4.4310
6.7110
1.9780
170.000
7.8000
16.4200
134.90
1433.50
144.07
2.7085
2.2253
57.200
7.1915
164.800
1.9600
2.7810
669.50
125.600
34.408
6.6905
1.7400
26.000
25.450
154.95

103.18

76.90
13.820
41.180
1.1970
3.7314
7.6520
4.3940
6.6780
1.9700
171.420
7.7985
16.4700
135.00
1428.50
143.85
2.7150
2.2180
57.570
7.1450
164.350
1.9610
2.7800
669.40
124.800
34.408
6.6520
1.7030
26.050
25.960
154.70

102.81

JUNE 2 2

JUNE 2 3

77.60
13.507
41.030
1.1923
3.7314
7.6350
4.3910
6.6440
1.9595
168.600
7.7960
16.4300
136.10
1423.50
141.07
2.7020
2.2067
58.650
7.1430
164.000
1.9550
2.7530
669.30
124.850
34.417
6.6380
1.6852
25.932
25.900
155.30

77.20
13.632
40.570
1.1913
3.7318
7.5495
4.3445
6.5820
1.9405
168.300
7.7960
16.4600
137.55
1407.00
138.50
2.7010
2.1862
58.670
7.0730
162.000
1.9540
2.7500
669.20
124.300
34.417
6.5750
1.6650
25.950
25.900
156.70

102.12

101.08

t I N D E X OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G - 1 0
C O U N T R I E S . MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH
OF THE 1 0 COUNTRIES.
S E R I E S REVISED A S OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: R E V I S I O N " ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST
1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE B U L L E T I N .
•VALUE I S U . S .




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