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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
NAfeekly Series of Charts

JUNE 9,1976

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

CHARTS

TABLES

1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT

3. GOLD PRICE LONDON
4. CALL MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
a 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




EXCHANGE RATESH.10 RELEASE

Chart 1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
INDEXES OF DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRTCEOFU.S. DOLLAR
Weighted average

1QC

-

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CANADIAN DOLLAR

8C
80

120

100
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FRENCH FRANC

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120

14C

120

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100

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200

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180

200
180

GERMAN MARK

180

SWISS FRANC

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160

140

140

120

120

100

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180

100

-

180

DUTCH GUILDER
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BELGIAN FRANC

140

140

120

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U.K. POUND
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80

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Chart 2

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

. CANADIAN DOLLAR

8
6
SWISS FRANC

U.K. POUND

S
8

18

18

GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

8

8

8

8

FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN
2 per cent on scale equals
1 per cent on all others

a


1973


1875

1873

1875

Chart 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

US. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

12.5 Kg BARS
Afternoon fixing price




150

90

60

30
1973

1975

Chart 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PER

PER ANNUM

OVERNIGHT

15

EURO-DULLARS

15

JAPAN
10

10

5

5

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

0

0

20

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

15

15

FRANCE

10

10

5

5

0

0

15

15

NETHERLANDS

10

10

CANADA
5

5

0

0

20

80
EURO-SWISS FRANC

15

10

15

10

GERMANY

5

0

5
EURO-DM

8

5

 1973


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1975

1873

1875

5

Chart 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER
12

UNITED STATES CD's

8

4

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE
18

12

8

4
16

EURO-DOLLAR

ia
SWISS DEPOSIT RATE
1_

8

JAPAN
Monthly

4
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1975

1973

1975

Chart 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES London
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PER CENT PER /

:ENT PER ANNUM

16

OVERNIGHT

16
3-MONTH

12

-

12

8

8
1

4

4

1

1

1

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16

16
7-DAY

6-MONTH
-

12

12

8

VM

8

4

4

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1

1

1

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16
1-MONTH

1-YEAR

12

12

8

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4

4 .




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

3-MONTH
Euro-dollar deposits

FEDERAL FUNDS

10

OVERNIGHT
Euro-dollar deposits

60-89 DAY CD'S

5

0

DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements
DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements
1
1973


Favors Borrowing in U.S. if Positive


1975

1973

1975

Chart 8

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

PER CENT PER

26

20

15

INTERBANK DM,
Covered Frankfurt

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

IS

INTERBANK STERLING
Covered London
.
10

10

5

0

s

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

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DIFFERENTIAL

/DIFFERENTIAL
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5

6

10

to
1

15 - C A N A D I A N FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

1S .

10

5

ie

UNCOMMERCIAL PAPER

s
SWISS DEPOSITS (SF)
COVERED '

8

0
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
5

 1973


1
1975

s
1973

1975

Chart 9

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

•NT PER ANNUM

9

UNITED STATES
CANADA if

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12
SWITZERLAND

GERMANY
10

8

/

JAPAN
Industrial

6
14
UNITED KINGDOM
12
FRANCE
10

6
NETHERLANDS
6

4
12

U.S. CORPORATE
Monthly

10

-

U.S. CORPORATE
Monthly
Euro-Dm bonds

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Euro-dollar bonds — ^ /

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Chart 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

180

UNITED STATES
100

60
45
320

140

UNITED KINGDOM

JAPAN
240

100

35
180
CANADA

SWITZERLAND
100

80

#0

45
180
FRANCE. .
General index

GERMANY

100

45
1973




1975

1973

1975

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SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

79 . 0 9
123 . 5 7
156 . 3 9
150 . 8 7
96 . 5 9
105.36
138 . 2 6
175 . 2 6
143 . 0 5
100 . 1 9

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

4
4
4
4
4
4
4

-1.16
-4.83
1.47
-2.33
2.24
2.30
-0.71

JUNE

4

165.60

JUNE
JUNE
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

4
4
30
23
30
30
23
30
23
30

5.24
5.49
9.25
6.88
5.40
5.10
10.75
7.50
0.88
5.42

JUNE 4
JUNE 4
MAR. 28
JUNE 4
JUNE 4
JUNE 4
JUNE 4

5.25
4.76
9.40

CHART 2 . 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
CANADIAN DOLLAR '
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
CHART 3 . GOLD PRICE I N LONDON
U . S . DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE
CHART 4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS DEPOSIT




6.01

7.27
9.83
6.50

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SERIES NAME
CHART 6 ,

LAST VALUE PLOTTEt
DATE
VALUE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
4
4
4
4
4
4

5.49
5.43
5,63
6,01
6.96
7,94

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

4
4
4
4
4
4

5.49
5.24
0.48
6.01
5.25
0.67

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

4
4
4

6.01
5.00
1.01

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

4
4
4

5.43
6.12
-0.69

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

4
4
4

6.01
6.23
-0.21

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS DEPOSIT ( S F ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

4
4
4

6.01
8.74
-2.73

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

JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE

7 . SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
CHART 8 .

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS




SERIES NAME
CHART 9 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY>
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

23
23
2
9
23
23
23
23

8 .00
8 •22
9 •76
6 .88
8 .73
10 . 1 2
7 .59
14.79

MAY
MAY
MAY

2
2
2

8.95
8.50
8.87

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

30
16
16
23
23
30
23

94.86
219.16
103.98
100.66
84.56
66.06
86.37

U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 . INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

H.10

JUNE

6,

19TS

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

JUNE

6,

1975

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

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




JUNE

2

134.1000
6.01000
2.85650
97.5600
18.3500
28.2600
24.8300
42.7300
12.3500
232.0000
0.16030
0.34310
44.1700
8.0000
41.6800
131.6500
20.2700
4.1000
147.1000
1.7910
15.4000
2 5.4600
40.0300
232.0000

JUNE

3

(RAT E U . S . CENTS)
JUNE 4

134.2000
6.05000
2.86520
97.3200
18.4000
28.2600
24.9500
42.7900
12.3500
232.0300
0.16050
0.34360
44.1900
8.0000
41.7900
131.650KI
20.3500
4.1000
147.1000
1.1920
15.4000
25.5800
40.2000
232.0300

134.2000
6.04000
2.86350
97.2700
18.4100
28.3500
24.9900
42.7000
12.3500
231.8000
0.16040
0.34330
44.1900
8.0000
41.6400
131.8500
20.4000
4.1000
147.1000
1.7945
15.4000
25.5400
40.0600
231.8000

JUNE

5

134.1500
6.02000
2.86350
97.4700
18.4200
28.3100
24.9600
42.7200
12.3500
232.2500
0.16040
0.34220
44.1200
8.0000
41.6600
131.7000 ,
20.3700
4.1100
147.1000
1.7925
15.4000
25.5200
40.0900
232.2500

JUNE

6

134.1500
6.020QO
2.85900
97.5100
18 . 4 1 0 0
28.3500
24.8800
42.6400
12.3500
231,9706
0.16040
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AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM

MONETARY
UNIT

44.1300"
8.0000
41.6300
131.850#
20*34#
4.120#
147•1000
1.7935
15.40#
25.5400
39 .&&&&
231.9700