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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

March 1,1982

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 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

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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

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

120

120
U.K. POUND

100

80

100

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR
I

|

|

V

80

lllllllllll

60
180
160

JAPANESE YEN
140
X
V"v

120

X

^yj

GERMAN MARK

I

I

I

100

I

I

I

80
240

200

w

160
SWISS FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

I

I

I

BELGIAN FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

100
ITALIAN LIRA

80

60

CANADIAN DOLLAR

40




1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

6
-

y "V

CANADIAN DOLLAR

r

-

1

J

V

ITALIAN LIRA

I

-

/
24

-

-

U. K. POUND

DUTCH GUILDER
12

I

I

I




SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

JAPANESE YEN

FRENCH FRANC

1980

1982

1980

1982

L

CHART 3

PRICE diF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR W^Etf ENtilNG WEDNESDAY
U.S. Di

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE 0

LARS PER FINE OUNCE

800

75b

700

,

S...

650

600

5$0

500
' I tJBfl Kg BARS
' A R ^ E A ^ # N FIXING PRICEj

450

4jD0

3£0

3|00

^50

#00

iso

I li I 'I 1 I 1 i A

100
1979




CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCENT PER ANI

IT PER ANNUM

28
24
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

20
16

12

8
4

24

20
16

CANADA
EURO-SWISS
FRANC

12

8
NETHERLANDS
4
+

0

24

20
GERMANY

FRANCE

16

12

8
EURO-DM

4

0




1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PERCE

PERCENT PER ANN

• PER ANNUM

20

U.S. C D ' S

16

12
U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

8

4

26
GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

22

18

14

10

6
16
JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

12

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

8

4




1980

1982

1980

1982

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

London

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANN

JT PER ANNUM

24

20

16

12

8

3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

4
24

20

16

12

6-MONTH

7-DAY

8

I I I IllI I I I

4
24

20

16

12

1-YEAR

1-MONTH

8

4




1980

1982

1980

1982

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

26

26

3-MONTH
E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS

|y*>r 90-DAY CD' S
OVERNIGHT
E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

I IIIII

I IIIIIII

UvAvvvi

DIFFERENTIAL

11111

DIFFERENTIAL

1111

1980
1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1111111
1982

1980

1982

CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

ZO

28
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

20

INTERBANK STERLING

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

COVERED LONDON

1

4
4

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2
+
0

2

28

28
SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED
INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

20

20

12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

4

2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

2
1980
1 P E R C E N T ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E -




1982
2 P E R C E N T ON RATE S C A L E

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AL JNUM

19

U. S. CORPORATE

UNITED STATES

15

19

MONTHLY

Aaa BONDS

15

11

11

\ y
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

7

7

15

9
UNITED KINGDOM

SWITZERLAND

—

—

11

5

—

I

7
13

I

I

1
13

MONTHLY

JAPAN

-

—

9

9
GERMANY

-

5

5

22

22

18

18
CANADA

FRANCE

14

14

10

10
NETHERLANDS

6




6
1980

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO E
1969=1

RATIO Si
1969

ALE

180
160
140

120

100

JAPAN

UNITED STATES

80
—

140
120

SWITZERLAND

-

-

100
UNITED KINGDOM

I

_LL

80

I

I

140
FRANCE

GERMANY

120

Vv

100

A

Z M .

A/^V.

„

r

80
I

I

I

140
120

100

CANADA

NETHERLANDS

80

60




1980

1982

1980

1982

SERIES

I

L A S T V A L U E PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

HAST 1. SPOT E X C H A N G E R A T E S A N D I N D I C E S
WEEKLY

A V E R A G E S , NOON BUYING

RATES

(U.S. C E N T S )

G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. P O U N D
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN L I R A
INDICES, M A R C H 1973

24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24

42.,29
42716
38.,55
184.,24
82. 12
16. 60
53. 15
2. 37811
07886

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24

118.98
111.84
110.66
74.52
81.85
74.79
171.00
93.71
44. 80

24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24

110.54
135.28
123.82
121.25
78.85
87.73
78.99
188.34
101.47
45.86
82.67

0.

0.

BASE R A T E S = 100

G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. P O U N D
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E V A L U E I N D I C E S , MAR
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S P L U S S W I T Z E R L A N D )
U.S. D O L L A R
G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. P O U N D
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN L I R A
SWEDISH KRONA

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

1973 = 100

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

CHART 2. 3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E R A T E S , PREMIUM OR D I S C O U N T
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. P O U N D
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS F R A N C
DUTCH GUILDER
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN L I R A




FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24

0..22
1..25
5., 17
-0..09
7..02
5.,34
8. 79
- 5 .,69

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES N A M E

CHART 3. GOLD P R I C E IN L O N D O N , A F T E R N O O N FIXING
U.S. D O L L A R S PER

FINE OUNCE

F E B . 24

365.30

FEB. 24
F E B . 24
F E B . 19
5
FEB.
F E B . 19
FEB. 12
F E B . 19
F E B . 19
JAN.
1
FEB. 12

13. 86
14.,25
14.,25
14.75
10.,00
9.,86
6.,50
14.,63
10. 30
3. 32

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

24
24
24
24
24
24
24

14. 57
10. 24
6. 60
14. 90
14. 3 3
8. 13
11. 73

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

24
24
24
24
24
24

14.25
14.76
15.09
15.30
15.39
15.25

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. F E D E R A L F U N D S
D I F F E R E N T I A L ADJ. FOR R E S E R V E R E Q U I R E M E N T S

FEB. 24
F E B . 24
FEB. 24

14.25
13.86
0.39

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , S E C O N D A R Y M A R K E T
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB. 24
F E B . 24
F E B . 24

15.30
14.57
0.73

CHART 4. C A L L MONEY R A T E S
U.S. F E D E R A L F U N D S
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K. 2 - D A Y L O C A L A U T H O R I T Y D E P O S I T S
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5. 3 - M O N T H I N T E R E S T R A T E S
U.S.. 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , S E C O N D A R Y M A R K E T
G E R M A N I N T E R B A N K LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER
I N T E R B A N K STERLING
SWISS I N T E R B A N K LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S P L U S S W I T Z E R L A N D )

CHART 6. E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T R A T E S : L O N D O N
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR




AND U.S. M O N E Y M A R K E T R A T E S

SERIES N A M E

L A S T V A L U E PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8 . I N T E R E S T A R B I T R A G E , 3-MONTH F U N D S
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
I N T E R B A N K S T E R L I N G (LONDON), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

F E B . 24
FEB. 24
FEB. 24

15. 30
15. 62
- 0 . 32

U.S. C O M M E R C I A L PAPER
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER, C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

FEB. 24
F E B . 24
FEB. 24

14. 05
15.,13
-1.,08

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
I N T E R B A N K DM (FRANKFURT), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

F E B . 24
F E B . 24
F E B . 24

15..30
15..55
-0..25

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS I N T E R B A N K , C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

F E B . 24
F E B . 24
FEB. 24

15..30
15..29
0..01

FEB. 19
5
FEB.
JAN.
F E B . 19
5
FEB.
1
JAN.
1
JAN.
F E B . 19

14. 39
9. 78
7. 86
5. 52
15. 97
16. 44
11. 12
12. 58

JAN.
DEC.

15.18
12.70

CHART 9. LONG TERM G O V E R M E N T BOND Y I E L D S
UNITED S T A T E S
GERMANY
J A P A N (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED K I N G D O M
U.S. C O R P O R A T E
AAA BONDS
E U R O - D O L L A R BONDS

C H A R T 10.

STOCK

INDICES

UNITED S T A T E S
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




F E B . 17
F E B . 17
F E B . 17
F E B . 17
F E B . 17
F E B . 17
F E B . 17
F E B . 17

117.10
123.91
164.26
97.82
81.80
82.63
101.03
150.21

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
-.farm?

H.10(512)

FEBBUARY 26, 1982

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

FEBBOABY 26, 1982

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 followinfgnoon
buying rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY
ARGENTINA
*AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA, P.R.
COLOMBIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

MONETARY
UNIT
PESO
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
PESO
YUAN
PESO
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
RUPIAH
RIAL
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
SOL
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR

• V A L U E IN U.S. C E N T S




FfiB. 22
10200.00
108.22
16.480
42.770
141.15
1.2164
39.100
1.8136
60.450
7.8600
4.4920
6.0120
2.3515
60.800
5.8925
9.2300
649.00
NA
150.30
18.020
1261.50
232.10
2.3030
38.0000
2.5800
79.360
5.9675
545.25
8.2830
68.800
2.1020
102.50
710.80
101.340
20.700
5.7400
1.8720
23.050
184.75
4.2960

(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
FfiB. 23
FEB. 24
10200.00
107.75
16.550
43.370
141.15
1.2207
39.100
1.8136
60.450
7.9460
4.5100
6.0380
2.3730
61.200
5.9050
9.2600
649.00
NA
148.50
18.040
1277.00
234.90
2.3020
38.8000
2.6020
79.050
6.0190
545.25
8.2830
69.300
2.1040
102.16
710.80
102.150
20.700
5.7675
1.8790
23.050
183.10
4.2960

10200.00
107.77
16.580
43.550
141.15
1.2203
39.100
1.8282
60.450
7.9350
4.5120
6.0370
2.3670
61.250
5.9030
9.2700
649.00
NA
149.25
18.040
1272.00
234.45
2.3060
39.5000
2.6020
78.650
6.0050
545.25
8.2830
69.300
2.1050
102.50
710.80
102.730
20.700
5.7730
1.8770
23.050
182.95
4.2960

FEB. 25

FEB. 26

10200.00
107.53
16.670
43.400
141. 15
1.2216
39.100
1.8282
60.450
7.9535
4.5270
6.0395
2.3697
61.400
5.9020
9.2700
649.00
NA
148.80
18.160
1274.00
236.05
2.3080
39.5000
2.6005
78.570
5.9880
545.25
8.2830
69.600
2.1085
102.55
710.80
102.970
20.700
5.7720
1.8800
23.050
183.27
4.2960

10200.00
107.35
16.720
43.720
141.15
1.2290
39.100
1.8355
60.650
7.9875
4.5490
6.0890
2.3880
61.750
5.8950
9.3100
649.00
NA
147.75
18.130
1282.50
237.25
3.3120
44.5000
2.6200
78.500
6.0235
551.25
8.2950
70.000
2.1140
102.00
711.45
103.270
20.700
5.7975
1.8990
23.050
182.00
4.2960