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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

June 8,1987
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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 RATESH.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE-LONDON
4. CAI L MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
R EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
& INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




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

= 100

50
45

—

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

—>

40

,

35
30

I
#

200
180
160

•

—
—

—

__

-

120

—

i i TNi i

J *
/^J

^— / ^ \ ~ >

—

—

-

—

160
-

140

-

120

-

100

ill 11hilii

80

j

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-

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I

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I

140

—

DUTCH GUILDER
3^

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20
200
180

—

J—
—

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80

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l

-

140

100

l

JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

25

-

-

120

yZ
—

100

-

90

-

-

80

-

-

70

—

I

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60
90

—

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UK. POUND

-

FRENCH FRANC

:
—

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SWISS FRANC
-

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1985

I

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1987

-

60

-

50

I

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1985

I

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40
240

— 200

f\r

-

I

70

—

BELGIAN FRANC

I

80

-

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I

—

I

—

-

180

—

160

—

140

-

120

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1987

100

CHART 2

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

ENT PER ANNUM

4

JAPANESE YEN
CANADIAN DOLLAR

0

—J

—

\

4

I IIII

8
4

I

I

I

I

I

MIXIMIM

I

—

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

+

0

-

4

•
I

8
8

I

I

I

I

I

-

I IIIIIIIIIII
—

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

4

—

0

I

4

I

I

4
FRENCH FRANC

0

4

8

12




1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

480

t

•

480

460

-

460

440

-

440
12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

-

420

400

-

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

-

320

320

300

300

280 -

280

i i l i i l i i l i i I i ' l i i l ' i I i i

260




1984

1985

1986

1987

260

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANI

R PER ANNUM

16
FRANCE

12

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

~

8

4

Z:

JAPAN

I

0

I

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16
CANADA
12

8

GERMANY

J v W \
4

0
16
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND

12

8

4
NETHERLANDS

0




1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16

14
U. S. C D ' S

12

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

-

10

J

-

=J
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

I

I

I

I

I

I

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14

-

12

-

10

-

8

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6

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/
\

-

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M

14
^

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
12

-

-

10

-

V/~

-

I

I

I

I

I

I

M l ,

8

-

Ml

6
10

—

10

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
*

8

-

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

•

...

i V

i i

i

-

6

4

I

2

I

I

I

I

i

I

, ,
8

—

10

SWISS INTERBANK RATE
*

8

I

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

X

6

•

-

2

I

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1985

I

-

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1987

4

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-

4

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W

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-

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1985

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1987

2

0

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANH

T PER ANNUM

14
OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

12

10

8

6

4
14

12

10

8

6

4
14
1-YEAR

1-MONTH
12

10

8

6

4




1985

1987

1985

1987

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 ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16

16

14

14

12

FEDERAL FUNDS

90-DAY CD' S

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

12

10

10

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

I I I I I I I I I I I

1 _ L

\J

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

I I I I I I I I I I I

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4

2

—

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
-

A aaa k A

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1985
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




+
0

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1987

I

I

I I

I
1985

I I I I I I I I I I I
1987

CHART 8

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

18

14

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

DASHED LINE

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
DASHED LINE

I

2

2

I

I

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

2
18

INTERBANK DM
14

__

COVERED FRANKFURT

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

10

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

I

2
2

I

I

I

I

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

2

I

I

I

I

I

I

1985

I

I

1987

1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




I
1985

I
1987

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANN

PER ANNUM

16

—

16

CANADA

UNITED STATES

14

14

12

-

12

10

10

8

8
I

6

I

I

I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I i l l 11 h i l l i

I

—

14
UNITED KINGDOM

__

12

JAPAN

6
10

—

—

8
6

10

4

8
I

6

I

I

I

I

i ill i h i l l i i ill i h i h i

GERMANY

8

SWITZERLAND

-

4
I

2

I

I

I

I

I

i i h i h i h i

6
4
17

17
U. S.

15

2
10

8
6

I

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

FRANCE

15

Aaa BONDS
13

13

11

11
NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

9

!




7

5
1985

1987

1985

1987

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALI
1969=101

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

500

500
400

400

—

-

y w

300

UNITED STATES

UNITED KINGDOM

—

/

200

I

I

I

—

550

-

450

-

350

-

I

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I I I

/

—

r

JAPAN

I

100

I

650

—

—

650

-

-

v-/

-

-

I

I

I

I

I

-

-

r V T l

200

-

350

—

—

250

Mlllhll.l

150

I
r

i

i

I l l l l l l l l l l

250

1

1

_

SWITZERLAND

^

-

200

-

150

. i i n i . i i M

100

-

1

I I

II I II III

I

II

I I

I l l l l l l l l l l
—

500

-

-

NETHERLANDS

f
GERMANY

300

100

450

—

CANADA

200

-

/

—

i

300

400

550

jj^\

-

I

500
400

-

-

FRANCE

150

—

-

I

I




I

1

1
1985

300

200

-

100

250

-

,

1
1987

1985

1987

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DAZE
VALVE

SERIES MIME
CHART 1. SPOT BXCHANGB RATES AMD INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, BOOH BOXING RATES (U.S. CENTS)
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

55.03
0. 69642
48.84
163.31
74.55
16.48
66.47
2.65274
0. 07615
15.78

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

154. 81
182.35
140. 21
66. 05
74.31
74.28
213. 84
104.53
43.26

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

97. 60
164. 86
191. 81
140. 64
61. 95
71. 14
70. 28
214. 32
102. 69
39. 75
67. 67

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

-1. 16
-1.52
3.56
-1.11
3.37
2. 14
3.50
-2.85

INDICES, MARCH 1973 BASE BATES = 100
GERMAN HABK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDBB
0. K. . POOBD
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR 1973
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
O.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE IBB
DUTCH GUILDER
O.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FBANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
CHART 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FBANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



100
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

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

SBHIBS BAHE

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHABT 3. GOLD PBICE IN LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING
0.9. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

e
JUNE

3

451.00

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

6.65
9.51
8.92
7.72
3.85
3. 10
7.84
5. 13
1.00

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

7.01
3.71
3.73
8.30
8.83
3.78
8. 06
5. 13
6. 00

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3
3
3
3

9.51
6.75
7.04
7.21
7.45
7.91

CHART 4. CALL HONEY RATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
0. K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SBISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-HO NTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. HONEY MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3

9.51
6.65
-0. 15

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S. SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3

7.21
7.Q1
0.20




.

SERIES VASE

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-HOHTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3

7.21
7.27
-0.05

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3

6.97
7.11
-0.14

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3

7.21
7.30
-0. 09

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

3
3
3

7.21
7.19
0.03

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
APRIL
MAY

29
29
22
8
8
22

8.55
5.32
3.34
4.11
9.80
8.79
6.12
8.70

CHART 9. LONG TERM GOVERHENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMAN!
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

29

U.S. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
CHART 10.

8-36

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS




MARCH

NAY 27
HAY 27
27

HAI
HAI

27
*1

310.03
368.06
364.96
250.59
196.51
J®®*f*

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10(512)

JUNE

5, 1987

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE MEEK ENDING

JUNE

5, 1987

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
BRAZIL
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
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
"UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZADO
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:
SUNITED STATES

DOLLAR

JUNE

1

CCURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
JUNE 2
JUNE 3
JUNE

4

JUNE

5

71.47
12.890
37.980
NA
1.3380
3.7314
6.9050
4.4435
6.1170
1.8340
136.750
7.8100
12.8900
146.17
1324.00
145.45
2.5065
2.0670
57.750
6.7940
143.000
2.1245
49.20
826.50
127.800
29.040
6.3780
1.5220
31.540
25.750
162.42

71.52
12.680
37.500
NA
1.3422
3.7314
6.7880
4.3880
6.0250
1.8040
134.650
7.8097
12.8000
148.53
1304.50
142.25
2.4950
2.0335
57.800
6.6925
140.500
2.1150
49.55
826.60
125.700
29.065
6.2975
1.4880
31.490
25.790
164.35

71.68
12.700
37.450
NA
1.3435
3.7314
6.8000
4.3900
6.0440
1.8075
134.900
7.8062
12.8100
148.13
1308.50
142.80
2.4975
2.0370
57.920
6.6970
142.000
2.1155
49.60
824.70
125.970
29.055
6.3090
1.4938
31.440
25.710
164.30

71.40
12.785
37.690
NA
1.3414
3.7314
6.8450
4.4130
6.0775
1.8185
135.750
7.8075
12.8400
147.22
1317.00
144.30
2.4990
2.0495
57.660
6.7340
141.750
2.1165
49.45
824.80
126.670
29.055
6.3410
1.5035
31.390
25.750
162.32

71.39
12.745
37.590
NA
1.3437
3.7314
6.8300
4.4505
6.0700
1.8140
135.550
7.8070
12.8300
147.60
1313.00
143.80
2.4970
2.0435
57.830
6.7300
141.500
2.1125
49.75
824.90
126.430
29.090
6.3300
1.5040
31.350
25.770
163.10

98.37

96.97

97.16

97.81

97.58

•INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 - 100. HEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST
1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
*VALUE IS U.S. CENTS