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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts March 15,1993 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, DC. 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. 4. 5. 6. 7. GOLD PRICE-LONDON CALL MONEY RATES 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES 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 $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, Its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere. $35.00 per year or $.80 each. 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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 1973-100 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR |— 130 120 110 100 BELGIAN FRANC I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 90 240 220 200 —I 180 JAPANESE YEN SWISS FRANC i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i • i i I i •i i I i 160 i i l ' i i 140 100 90 U.K. POUND 80 —J 70 CANADIAN DOLLAR i i i I i i i I i i i i i i i ' i -1 ' ' ' I 60 ' ' ' I » i i 50 200 190 180 170 GERMAN MARK DUTCH GUILDER J__L i I i i i I i i i I i i i • ' ' I ' i i I i i i I 160 i ' ' 150 55 50 FRENCH FRANC 45 40 ITALIAN LIRA i i i I 1990 i i i I i i 1992 i I i i i i i 1990 i I i ' 35 ' I ' ' 1992 ' I ' ' i 30 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR M AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 2 2 U.K. POUND r - — i i i i 1 i i i M 1 , 1M i 1 i l l JAPANESE YEN CANADIAN DOLLAR i M i A 1 1 1 1 — A V VkM 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1I i i i l1 1 1 1 DUTCH GUILDER SWISS FRANC V " ' W — — — 8 2 + 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 I I 1 i i i 1 i i i 1 i i i 1 i i 2 + ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 0 2 4 2 6 4 8 6 10 12 8 14 10 12 i ' i i 1990 I i ' ' I ' i 1992 i I i i i I I 1990 I I 1 1 1 1 1 » » 1 1992 1 1 16 18 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 420 — 420 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 400 — — 400 380 — — 380 360 — 360 340 — — 340 320 1990 1991 1992 1993 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES DENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN 10 16 14 8 U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 12 FRANCE 10 6 8 4 6 JAPAN 4 • 2 ' I ' • ' i • • i I ' ' • i i i I i i i I i i ' I i i 2 10 10 9 9 8 8 GERMANY NETHERLANDS 7 7 6 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i i i I i i i l i i i l i i i 16 14 6 14 12 UNITED KINGDOM 12 — CANADA 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 SWITZERLAND i i i 1990 I i i i I i i 1992 i I i i i 1 1990 1 I 1 i 1 l 1 • i 1992 l i i i 4 CHARTS 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 15 12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 10 13 11 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER U.S. CD'S l l l I I l l I l l l I l l I I I I I i i I I I I I I I I I 3 10 16 13 10 U.K. INTERBANK STERLING I I I I I l l I NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE l l I I I I I I I I I l I l I I I I I I I I 7 14 12 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE JAPANESE CD RATE 10 1 1 1 3 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 ' I i i ' i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i I I I I 10 SWISS INTERBANK I I 1990 l I l I I I I I 1992 8 10 GERMAN INTERBANK RATE I I I I I I 1990 I I I I I I I I 1992 I I7 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 1990 PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH 7-DAY 6-MONTH 1-MONTH 1-YEAR 1992 1990 1992 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 10 10 OVERNIGHT 1-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS — FEDERAL FUNDS 90-DAY CD'S DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 4 — J I I I I I I I I I I I I I L J DIFFERENTIAL ''WVvv^^Vv 'y V V I I I 1990 I I i I 1 I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I L - L I I 1992 I I I DIFFERENTIAL ' / h \ / Y \ I I 1992 1 I I I J I I 1990 I I L CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 10 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 1 U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER DASHED LINE DASHED LINE i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i I i i i I i i I I I I I I i i i I I I I Jl AA/^ I I DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL 2 i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 10 10 SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT I I EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE I I I I I I I I I I I I I • ' I I I 1990 I I I ' • i I i I • i • I i i i ' • l i i ' DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL I » l — I I I 1992 I I I I i i 1990 i l i » • 1992 2 CHART9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES tCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNl 10 14 UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 9 12 8 10 7 8 6 5 i i i I ' i i I i i i I i i i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 12 CANADA 6 12 FRANCE 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 i i i I i i i I i r i I i i I I I I I I I I I I I I I 8 7 8 SWITZERLAND JAPAN 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 • i i l i i i I i i ' I i i I I I I I I I I I I I I VI I I 10 4 10 NETHERLANDS GERMANY 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 I I 1990 I I I I I I I I 1992 I I • i 1990 ' I i ' ' I » » i 1992 I i i » 6 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE 1986=100 RATIO SCALE 1986=100 200 UNITED STATES 200 UNITED KINGDOM 180 160 140 120 » I I ' ' ' I ' ' I I I ' » 100 250 SWITZERLAND 170 • JAPAN 210 170 150 130 130 90 110 90 130 i i i I i i i l ' ' ' I i i i I I ERMANY i I i i I ' ' ' I ' ' ' 50 155 FRANCE 120 145 110 135 100 125 90 115 ' 1 ' l 1 1 1 > • • • i CANADA ' • I i » ' I » ' i I i • i 105 130 NETHERLANDS 120 110 100 90 i ' i I 1990 i i » I » ' 1992 » i i i i i 1990 i i I i i 1992 i I ' i » 80 SERIES Chart 1. 10-Feb-93 17-Feb-93 24-Feb-93 3-Mar-93 10-Mar-93 Spot Exchange Rates and Indices Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, w e e k l y a v e r a g e s ) Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound 2.9288 79.085 17.870 60.452 0.06532 0.81264 53.710 65.329 143.77 2.9479 79.526 17.953 60.770 0.06474 0.83231 53.994 65.712 143.17 2.9846 79.417 18.141 61 .499 0.06352 0.84942 54.630 66.772 144.98 115.41 78.82 80.52 170.06 37.49 212.78 154.19 210.17 58.15 116.16 79.26 80.90 170.95 37.16 217.93 155.01 211.41 57.91 117. 61 79. 15 81. 75 173. 00 36. 46 222. 41 156. 83 214. 81 58. 64 116 79 80 171 36 222 155 211 58 .47 .76 .81 .23 .41 .13 .39 .20 .12 115 80 80 169 36 223 153 209 58 111. 88 73. 18 75. 04 180. 17 31. 43 229. 89 152. 41 53. 58 207. 31 52. 16 93. 14 111 74 74 179 31 230 151 53 204 51 93 .38 .22 .53 .13 .56 .98 .80 .06 .86 .95 .78 110 .52 74 .74 73 .97 177 .53 31 .46 232 .96 150 .67 54 .07 203 .64 52 .35 94..13 2,9558 80.026 17.932 60.870 0.06343 0.84838 54.128 65.647 143.69 2.9258 80.311 17.759 60.242 0.06305 0.85240 53.597 65.080 144.25 Indices, M a r c h 1973 base rates = 100 Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Weighted a v e r a g e e x c h a n g e value indices;, Mar. Belgian franc Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swedish krona Swiss franc U.K. pound U.S. dollar Chart 2. 111.12 73.76 74.67 178.88 32.28 226.22 151.47 55.30 205.17 51.78 93.85 -2.94 -8.41 -4.96 -7.73 -0.00 -4.75 -2.19 -2.84 -2.77 -8.56 -5.06 -7.93 -0.02 -4.80 -2.41 -2.89 - 2 . 82 - 8 . 46 -5. 10 - 8 . 09 -0. 05 - 4 . 82 - 2 . 34 -2. 88 - 2 .59 -8 .64 - 5 .04 -8 .10 -0 .01 - 4 .70 - 2 .27 - 2 .85 - 2 .26 -8 .09 -4..82 -7 .84 . 0 .07 -4..51 - 2 .06 - 2 .77 329.97 329. 99 328 .88 327,.67 2,.91 2 .91 5,.85 11..18 8..60 3..09 8 .24 5..38 5 .60 3 .24 3 .08 5 .55 11,.24 8 .67 3 .13 8 .27 5 .40 6 .03 3,.02 2 .94 5..38 11..00 8,.50 3..11 8..17 5..33 5..95 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine o u n c e Chart 4. 1973=100 3 - M o n t h Forward Exchange Rates, Premium or Discount Canadian dollar French franc German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands guilder Swiss franc U.K. pound Chart 3. 110.84 73.64 74.62 178.63 32.73 221.24 151.28 55.62 204.80 52.25 94.33 .29 .04 .03 .47 .19 .19 .87 .37 .34 328.32 Call M o n e y R a t e s U.S. federal f u n d s Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom 2 .92 2 .93 5,.90 11,.50 8,.54 3 .11 8 .29 5 .60 5 .75 3 3 6 11 8 3 8 6 5 ,06 .20 .08 .35 .54 .09 .28 .38 .60 SERIES 10- Feb -93 17- Feb-93 24-Feb - 9 3 3-Mai— 93 Chart 5. 3-Month Interest Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Canadian finance paper French interbank rate German interbank rate Japanese CD rate Netherlands interbank rate Swiss interbank rate U.K. interbank s t e r l i n g Weighted a v e r a g e foreign interest rate (G-10 C o u n t r i e s ) Chart 6. 3 .13 6 .51 11 .55 8 .29 3 .24 7 .97 5 .28 6 .09 7 .28 3.12 6.24 11.74 8.27 3.26 8.00 5.43 6.10 7.31 3 .09 6 .26 11 .58 8 .26 3 .25 7 .97 5 .35 6 .11 7 .29 3 .11 6 .08 11 .53 8 .22 3 .27 7 .80 5 .28 6 .01 7 .23 3 .12 5 .73 11 .06 7 .90 3 .26 7 .49 5 .10 5 .90 7 .00 .93 .99 .04 .15 .26 .60 3.20 3.01 3.01 3.13 3.26 3.63 2 .91 2 .95 3 .00 3 .06 3 .19 3 .49 3 .08 3 .04 3 .06 3 .09 3 .19 3 .46 2 .94 2 .99 3 .06 3 .10 3 .20 3 .43 3 .08 3 . 24 -0 .17 2,.94 3..02 -0 . .08 Euro-Dollar Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 10-Mar -93 2 2 3 3 3 3 Selected Euro-dollar & U.S. Money Market Rates Overnight Euro-dollar d e p o s i t s U.S. federal funds Di fferential 2,,93 2, 92 0. 01 3.20 3.06 0.14 2..91 2 .91 0. 01 3-month Euro-dollar deposit U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Differential 3. 15 3. 13 0. 02 3.13 3.12 0.01 3. 06 3. 09 -0. 03 3 .09 3 .11 -0..02 3..10 3.,12 -0.,02 Euro^dollar deposit Interbank sterling (London), covered Differential 3. 15 3. 20 -0. 05 3.13 3.17 -0.05 3. 06 3. 19 -0. 12 3..09 3..12 -0..04 3. 10 3. 09 0. 01 U.S. commercial paper Canadian finance paper, covered Differential 3. 19 3. 53 -0. 34 3.20 3.43 -0.23 3. 15 3. 40 -0. 25 3 .15 3..45 -0. 30 3. 16 3. 44 -0. 28 Euro-dollar deposit Interbank DM (Frankfurt), covered Differential 3. 15 3. 23 -0. 08 3.13 3.11 0.01 3. 06 3. 06 0. 01 3. 09 3. 07 0. 02 3. 10 2. 99 0. 11 3. 15 3. 06 0. 09 3.13 2.98 0.14 3. 06 2. 98 0. 09 3. 09 2. 97 0. 12 3. 10 3. 02 0. 08 7. 80 7. 81 7. 01 4. 43 5. 18 6. 99 7. 98 6. 38 7.70 7.83 6.98 4.34 5.11 6.88 7.89 6.34 7. 48 7. 69 6. 84 4. 15 4. 99 6. 75 7. 80 6. 07 7. 34 7. 53 6. 68 4. 05 4. 89 6. 58 7. 72 5. 97 7. 36 7. 31 6. 53 4. 11 4. 71 6. 51 7. 56 5. 89 114 .74 136 .34 97 .21 97,.99 112,.50 164,,84 168,.72 180..79 113 .89 136 .90 97 .45 97 .79 111 .74 164 .47 168 ,79 175,.51 115 .49 141 .95 97 .00 96 .43 113 .80 160 .06 168,.58 178,.27 115 .54 146 .35 100,.09 96 , .23 115,.91 164,.15 175,.68 181,.88 Chart 8. Interest Arbitrage, 3-Month Funds Euro-dollar deposit Swiss interbank, covered Differential Chart 9. Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Y i e l d s 10-year m a t u r i t y , w h e r e available Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom United States Chart 10. Stock Indices (Wednesday figures) Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom United S t a t e s 118 146 101 101 119 166 178 183 .37 .89 .13 .47 .44 .58 .40 .94 Indices (in order, rebased to 1 9 8 6 = 1 0 0 ) are Toronto C o m p o s i t e , CAC General, FAZ Aktien, Tokyo SE (Topix), CBS All-General, Swiss Bank Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.10(512) March 15, 1993 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 12, 1993 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 •EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA •IRELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEH ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND •UNITED KINGDOM DOLLAR SCHILLING FRANC DOLLAR YUAN KRONE ECU 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: "UNITED STATES DOLLAR Mar. 8 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Mar. 9 Mar. 11 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 0.7062 11.702 34.230 1.2435 5.7443 6.3740 1.1714 5.9995 5.6340 1.6627 224.70 7.7325 32.000 1.4641 1577.50 116.62 2.6160 1.8684 0.5265 7.0435 152.65 1.6470 3.1850 795.90 118.15 46.670 7.6125 1.5385 25.900 25.470 1.4455 0.7010 11.738 34.320 1.2462 5.7443 6.3950 1.1646 6.0740 5.6570 1.6681 225.50 7.7327 31.800 1.4580 1609.00 117.40 2.6160 1.8750 0.5280 7.0850 153.60 1.6475 3.1830 795.90 118.77 N.A. 7.6310 1.5433 25.939 25.410 1.4345 0.7044 11.719 34.290 1.2458 5.7443 6.3880 1.1661 6.0520 5.6500 1.6655 225.00 7.7368 31.800 1.4614 1602.00 118.12 2.6115 1.8717 0.5271 7.0825 153.93 1.6490 3.1875 795.90 118.53 N.A. 7.6090 1.5362 25.980 25.460 1.4320 0.7067 11.728 34.330 1.2446 5.7443 6.3825 1.1671 6.0845 5.6450 1.6618 225.25 7.7355 31.900 1.4619 1604.00 117.57 2.6070 1.8690 0.5271 7.0710 153.78 1.6480 3.1895 795.20 118.65 46.770 7.7810 1.5245 N.A. 25.480 1.4349 0.7108 11.710 34.270 1.2435 5.7443 6.4110 1.1645 6.1170 5.6615 1.6655 225.50 7.7360 31.800 1.4577 1607.00 117.80 2.6045 1.8710 0.5278 7.0855 154.02 1.6465 3.1915 796.60 119.05 N.A. 7.8005 1.5223 25.982 25.455 1.4330 94.01 94.55 94.51 94.44 94.57 •VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS ••INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. 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