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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

JUNE 28,1976

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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




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




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Chart 1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES A N D WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (DASHED LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
CANADIAN DOLLAR

100

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR
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Chart 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUMS (+), OR DISCOUNT ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PEI

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CANADIAN DOLLAR
c

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CENT PER ANNUM

12

6

U.K. POUND

SWISS FRANC

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6

12

12

GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

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6

FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN
2 per cent on scale equals
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Chart 3

V

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

210

12.5 Kg BARS
„ Afternoon fixing price




180

150

120

90

60

30
1974

1976

Chart 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PER

15

OVERNIGHT

EURO-DOLLARS

JAPAN

10

5

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

0

1

20

20
U.K. 2 - D A Y LOCAL AUTHORITY

FRANCE

10

5

C
15

15

10

NETHERLANDS
CANADA

5

0

111

20

20
EURO-SWISS FRANC
GERMANY

EURO-DM


1974


1976

1974

1976

Chart 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

UNITED STATES CD's

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

12

8

16

U.K. INTERBANK
STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

8

4

14

EURO-DOLLAR

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE
10

6

JAPAN
Monthly

1974




1976

1974

1976

Chart 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES London
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER

16

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

12

8

16

16

(-MONTH

7-DAY

12

8

16

1-MONTH

1974



1-YEAR

1976

1976

Chart 7

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

15

3-MONTH
Euro-dollar deposits
FEDERAL FUNDS

10

OVERNIGHT
Euro-dollar deposits

90 DAY CD's

5

0

DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements

DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements

1974

Favors Borrowing in U.S. if Positive



1976

1974

1976

Chart 8

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

PER CENT PER ANNUM

20

20
INTERBANK DM
Covered Frankfurt

INTERBANK STERLING
Covered London
EURO-DOLLAR
DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR
DEPOSITS

DIFFERENTIAL

U

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

DIFFERENTIAL

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
SWISS DEPOSITS (SF)
COVERED

10

5

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

9
DIFFERENTIAL
DIFFERENTIAL
5


1974


1976

1974

1976

Chart 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

CANADA

9

UNITED STATES

7

5
12
JAPAN
\ Industrial

.10

8

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

6
14
UNITED KINGDOM

12

FRANCE

10

8
NETHERLANDS
6

4
12

12
.
10

„

U.S. CORPORATE
Monthly

U.S. CORPORATE
Monthly

Euro dollar bonds

Aaa bonds

8

Euro-Dm bonds

6

1974




1976

1974

1976.

Chart 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
1969=100
180

UNITED STATES
100

60
45
400

140

300

100

UNITED KINGDOM
JAPAN

200
60

35
240

100

SWITZERLAND
QANADA

60

60
180

180
FRANCE
General Index

100

1974



100

GERMANY

60
45
1976

1976

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S E R I E S NAME

CHART 1 .

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES

U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED AVERAGE
JAPANESE YEN
GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA

CHART 2 .

GOLD PRICE

U.S.

CHART 4 .

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

90.93
120.43
142.09
132.23
73.90
111.40
117.12
175.77
126.08
73.31

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

23
23
23
23
23
23
23

-3.38
-7.01
2.12
-3.84
5.53
-0.39
—0.40

JUNE 2 3

125.47

I N LONDON

DOLLAR PER F I N E OUNCE

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 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

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

CHART 3 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

23
23
16
11
18
11
18
18
11
11

5.48
5.71
10.88
9.06
4.40
3.95
7.00
7.50
4.66
0.26

JUNE
JUNE
APRIL
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

23
23

5.63
4.10
8.24
6.14
9.57
10.99
4.50

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . C D ' S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS DEPOSIT




23
23
23
23

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME

CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES:

LONDON

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

23
23
23
23
23
23

5.71
5.71
5.76
6.14
6.85
7.55

23
23
23
23
23
23

5.71
5.48
0.47
6.14
5.63
0.41

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G ( L O N D O N ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE 23
JUNE 2 3
JUNE 2 3

6.14
3.98
2.16

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

JUNE 2 3
JUNE 2 3
JUNE 2 3

5.85
6.19
-0.34

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

JUNE 2 3
JUNE 2 3
JUNE 2 3

6.14
6.22
-0.09

JUNE 2 3
JUNE 2 3
JUNE 2 3

6.14
10.03
-3.89

CHART 7 .

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

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 RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . C D ' S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

CHART 8 .

INTEREST ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS D E P O S I T ( S F ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL




JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

SERIES

CHART 9 .

NAME

LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND Y I E L D S
JUNE 1 8
JUNE
4
MAY
JUNE 1 1
JUNE 1 1
JUNE
4
JUNE 1 1
JUNE
4

U N I T E D STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
U N I T E D KINGDOM

U.S.

10.

7.84
7.99
8.77
5.20
9.33
9.99

8.28
13.97

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

CHART

LAST VALUE P L O T t b L
DATE
VALUE

INDUSTRIAL

U N I T E D STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
U N I T E D KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




STOCK

MAY
APRIL
APRIL

8.58
7.28

8.06

INDEXES
JUNE 1 8
JUNE 1 1
JUNE
4
JUNE 1 1
JUNE
4
JUNE 18
JUNE
4

107.78
232.55
106.53
104.56
90.16
71.36
96.55

# # ,

FEDERAL

H 1U

'

RESERVE

statistical

release

JUNE

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUNE 2 5 ,

1976

1976

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:

COUNTRY
AUSTRAL!A
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH A F R I C A
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
U N I T E D KINGDOM

MONETARY
UNIT

JUNE 2 1

JUNE 2 2

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
tSCUDO
RAND
PESATA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

122.8600
5.41000
2.51800
103.0300
16.3300
25.6700
21.0500
38.7600
11.1500
177.3900
0.11710
0.33410
39.1800
8.0000
36.4900
98.3400
17.9900
3.2100
114.9000
1.4725
11.5000
22.4200
40.1900
177.3900

122.8300
5.41000
2.51950
103.0900
16.3000
25.7000
21.0900
38.8000
11.1500
177.2000
0.11740
0.33420
39,1800
8.0000
36.5100
98.3500
17.9800
3.2000
114.9000
1.4725
11.5000
22.4100
40.1800
177.2000




(RATE U . S . CENTS)
JUNE 2 3
122.8500
5.42000
2.52400
103.2800
16.2900
25.6900
21.0800
3 8 . 8 300
11.1500
177.2500
0.11790
0.33690
39.2100
8.0000
36.5500
98.3100
17.9700
3.2000
114.9000
1.4730
11.5000
22.4200
40.1900
1 7 7 . 2 500

JUNE 2 4

JUNE 2 5

123.0500
5.43000
2.53050
103.8600
16.3200
25.7200
21.12C0
38.8800
11.1500
177.1500
0.11830
0.33640
39.2600
8.0000
36.5800
98.4500
17.9800
3 . 1600
114.9000
1.4735
11.5000
22.4600
4 0 . 4 8 00
177.1500

123.1000%
5.43000
2 . 5 2 2 50
103.4400
16.2700
25.7200
21 . 0 6 0 0
38.8000
11.1000
177.2100
0.11810
0.33560
39.3000
8.0000
36.4900
98.5500
17.9500
3.1800
115.3000
1.4730
11.5000
22.4600
40.4400
177.2100