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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts March 22,1993 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 SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES 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 SC/ MARCH 1973= 1 SCALE 1973=100 120 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 110 1 1 100 110 90 80 70 270 1100 BELGIAN FRANC i • ' i » 1 1 i 1 » • 1 I 1 • i • i i i » • 1 i 1 ' 1 » ' • S30 240 220 250 200 230 180 210 » I 170 ' ' 160 JAPANESE YEN SWISS FRANC 190 i I i ' i l i » i • » ' I 1 I 1 1 > 1 » I I » ' 140 100 100 90 < 90 U.K. POUND j80 80 70 70 CANADIAN DOLLAR — i60 60 1 1 1 1 l 50 200 1 1 I 1 i i 1 I i » » ' i I 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 50 200 180 190 160 180 140 170 120 GERMAN MARK DUTCH GUILDER i 100 i I i i i l i i i I i i i ' 1 • I ' ' I I I I I I 160 I I » 110 100 150 55 50 FRENCH FRANC 90 45 80 40 ITALIAN LIRA 70 60 • i i I 1990 ' i i I ' i 1992 i l i i I » » I 1990 I I 35 I I I I 1992 » I I I 1 30 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 2 PERCENT PER ANNUM 2 U.K. POUND CANADIAN DOLLAR JAPANESE YEN SWISS FRANC DUTCH GUILDER +9 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 1990 1992 1990 1992 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 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 400 — 380 — 360 — 340 320 1990 1991 1992 1993 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES DENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANI 10 16 14 8 U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 12 FRANCE 10 6 8 4 6 JAPAN 4 2 10 i ' i I i i i I • i i l i i i i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i 9 9 8 8 GERMANY NETHERLANDS 7 7 6 16 2 10 ' • • I • ' • I • ' ' I i i ' • ' i I i 1 1 I 1 1 1 14 I 1 ' » 6 14 12 UNITED KINGDOM 12 CANADA 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 SWITZERLAND i i i I 1990 i i i I i i 1992 i I i i 1990 1992 4 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES >ENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN 12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 10 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER 8 6 U.S. CD'S 4 I 2 16 » » i I i i i I i > i i ' i I i i i I i 1 i I 1 » i 13 10 U.K. INTERBANK STERLING NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE 7 4 9 1 ' 1 I 1 1 1 1 ' ' • I ' • » i i i 1 « i i I i i i 1 i i i 7 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE JAPANESE CD RATE 5 3 10 • ' ' I » ' « I i • « 1 ' « I ' 1 ' I ' ' 1 I 1 » I i i 1 8 SWISS INTERBANK 6 4 1 1 1 I 1990 » i 1 I 1 1 i 1992 GERMAN INTERBANK RATE I 1 1 i i 1990 i I i i i I i i 1992 i i CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANN )ENT PER ANNUM 10 10 3-MONTH OVERNIGHT 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 14 ' i i l 12 ' i i l i i i I i i i • i i I i ' ' I ' ' • I i i i 2 12 6-MONTH 7-DAY 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 10 ' ' i l i i ' l i « i l » 1 i • i i l i « i l i i i I » i i 2 10 1-YEAR 1-MONTH 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 I 1990 i i 1992 i I i i i i 1990 i I ' • • I ' i 1992 ' I ' • • 2 CHART? SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U.S. AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 A I OVERNIGHT 1-MONTH EURODOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO DOLLAR DEPOSITS 90-DAY CD'S DASHED LINE FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE i i i i I » I I I I I—I—I—I—L DIFFERENTIAL i i 1990 i I 1 1 1 1 1 i I I I I I I I I I—I—I—L DIFFERENTIAL V yv V win/vv i r vv V 1 1992 1 1 1 1 1 i i 1990 i I i I—I—I—L 1992 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 8 — 6 INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON — CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED 4 — EURO DOLLAR DEPOSITS' DASHED LINE ' • ' I ' • ' I ' ' U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER DASHED LINE • ' I I I l I I I i i i I i ' i I ' ' — DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL VJV AAV^ 2 10 -.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I i 1 i 1 1 1 Vvy- r* 1 1 1 I I SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE ' 1 1 I ' 1 1 I 1 1 ' EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE I I ' ' I I DIFFERENTIAL 2 ' 1 ' I 1990 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I ' I I » I I I « » ' I I I DIFFERENTIAL * 1 ' ' 1992 ' ' 1 1 I I 1990 I I I I I 1992 ' I 2 10 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 UNITED KINGDOM CANADA FRANCE SWITZERLAND JAPAN NETHERLANDS I I I 1990 I I GERMANY I I 1992 1990 1992 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO S< 1986 SCALE 1986= 00 200 UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 180 160 140 120 100 i 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 i i i I i i i I i i i i i l i i i I i i i ' I i i i I 190 JAPAN SWITZERLAND 170 150 130 110 90 130 < ' i l ' i » l i i i I i i i i ' FRANCE GERMANY 120 110 100 90 80 140 ' • i I i i i I i i i I i i i i i i I i NETHERLANDS CANADA 130 120 110 i i i I 1990 i i i I i i 1992 i l i i i I I 1990 I I i 1992 JL_L SERIES C h a r t 1. 17-Feb-93 24-Feb-93 3-Mar-93 S p o t Exchange R a t e s a n d I n d i c e s Noon b u y i n g r a t e s (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Indices, M a r c h 1973 b a s e r a t e s 2.9479 79.526 17.953 60.770 0.06474 0.83231 53.994 65.712 143.17 2.9846 7 9 . 417 1 8 . 141 6 1 . 499 0.06352 0.84942 5 4 . 630 66 . 772 144 .98 2.9558 8 0 . 026 1 7 . 932 6 0 . 870 0.06343 0.84838 5 4 . 128 6 5 . 647 143 . 6 9 2.9258 80.311 17.759 60.242 0.06305 0.85240 53.597 65.080 144.25 2.9182 80.169 17.687 60.112 0.06227 0.85040 53.486 65.572 143.95 116.16 79.26 80.90 170.95 37.16 217.93 155.01 211.41 57.91 117 . 6 1 79 . 1 5 81 .75 173 . 0 0 36 .46 222 . 4 1 156 . 8 3 214 . 8 1 58 . 6 4 116 .47 79 .76 80 . 8 1 171 . 2 3 36 . 4 1 222 . 13 155 . 3 9 211 . 2 0 58 . 12 115.29 80.04 80.03 169.47 36.19 223.19 153.87 209.37 58.34 114.99 79.90 79.70 169.10 35.74 222.66 153.55 210.95 58.22 111 . 3 8 74 . 2 2 74 . 5 3 179 . 1 3 31 .56 230 . 9 8 151 . 8 0 53 .06 204 .86 51 . 9 5 93 . 7 8 110.52 74.74 73.97 177.53 31.46 232.96 150.67 54.07 203.64 52.35 94.13 110.57 74.83 73.88 177.70 31.14 233.12 150.81 53.11 205.85 52.40 94.48 .59 .64 . 04 .10 . 01 .70 .27 .85 -2.26 -8.09 -4.82 -7.84 0.07 -4.51 -2.06 -2.77 -2.14 -8.02 -4.63 -7.82 0.05 -4.30 -1.87 -2.65 = 100 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Weighted average exchange v a l u e i n d i c e s , Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swedish krona Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r Chart 2. U.S. 3 - M o n t h Forward Exchange R a t e s , Gold P r i c e i n Call 111 .88 73 . 18 75 . 0 4 180 .17 31 . 4 3 229 .89 152 . 4 1 53 .58 207 . 3 1 52 .16 93 . 1 4 -2 -8 -5 -8 -0 -4 -2 -2 .82 .46 .10 .09 .05 .82 .34 .88 -2 -8 -5 -8 -0 -4 -2 -2 London, A f t e r n o o n F i x i n g 329.97 329 .99 328 . 8 8 327.67 327.93 3.06 3.20 6.08 11.35 8.54 3.09 8.28 6.38 5.60 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 . 2 4 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 2.96 2.99 4.75 10.91 8.44 3.11 7.90 5.35 6.18 Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Overnight E u r o - d o l l a r Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom 1973=100 Premium o r D i s c o u n t -2.77 -8.56 -5.06 -7.93 -0.02 -4.80 -2.41 -2.89 d o l l a r s p e r f i n e ounce Chart 4. Mar. 111.12 73.76 74.67 178.88 32.28 226.22 151.47 55.30 205.17 51.78 93.85 Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Chart 3. 1Q-Mai—93 1 7 - M a r - 9 3 deposits SERIES Chart 5. 17-Feb-93 24-Feb-93 3-Mar-93 3-Month I n t e r e s t Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Canadian f i n a n c e paper French i n t e r b a n k r a t e German i n t e r b a n k r a t e J a p a n e s e CD r a t e Netherlands interbank r a t e Swiss i n t e r b a n k r a t e U.K. i n t e r b a n k s t e r l i n g Weighted average f o r e i g n i n t e r e s t r a t e (G-10 C o u n t r i e s ) Chart 6. Euro-Dollar deposits 3-month E u r o - d o l l a r d e p o s i t U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Differential Interest Arbitrage, Euro-dollar deposit Interbank s t e r l i n g (London), Differential U.S. commercial paper Canadian f i n a n c e paper, Differential covered covered Euro-dollar deposit Swiss i n t e r b a n k , covered Differential 20 01 01 13 26 63 3 . 11 6 . 08 1 1 . 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 08 04 06 09 19 46 2 .94 2 .99 3 .06 3 .10 3 .20 3 .43 3,.12 5,,58 10. 95 7,,73 3,,24 7,.36 4 .96 5,.85 6..89 2. 2. 3. 3. 3. 3. 91 95 00 06 19 49 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 2 3 3 3 3 3 .99 .03 .06 .13 .23 .48 3 . 20 3 . 06 0 . 14 2 . 91 2 . 91 0 . 01 3 . 08 3 . 24 - 0 . 17 2 .94 3 . 02 - 0 .09 2. 99 2.,96 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 3. 13 3..12 0..00 3 . 13 3 . 17 - 0 . 05 3 . 06 3 . 19 - 0 . 12 3 . 09 3 . 12 - 0 . 04 3 .10 3 .09 0 .01 3 .13 3 .16 - 0 , .04 3 . 20 3 . 43 - 0 . 23 3 . 15 3 . 40 - 0 . 25 3 . 15 3 . 45 - 0 . 30 3 .16 3 .44 - 0 .28 3 .19 3 .41 - 0 .23 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 .13 3. 01 0..11 3 . 13 2 . 98 0 . 14 3 . 06 2 . 98 0 . 09 3 . 09 2 . 97 0 . 12 3 .10 3 .02 0 .08 3. 13 3..07 0..05 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 7 ..59 7 ..33 6..54 4,.16 4,.63 6 ..47 7 ..72 6 ,.06 Long Term G o v e r n m e n t B e l l w e t h e r Bond Y i e l d s 1 0 - y e a r m a t u r i t y , where a v a i l a b l e 7. 7. 6. 4. 5. 6. 7. 6. 70 83 98 34 11 88 89 34 7 . 48 7 . 69 6 . 84 4 . 15 4 . 99 6 . 75 7 . 80 6 . 07 113. 136. 97. 97. 111. 164. 168. 175. 89 90 45 79 74 47 79 51 1 1 5 . 49 1 4 1 . 95 97 . 00 9 6 . 43 1 1 3 . 80 1 6 0 . 06 1 6 8 . 58 1 7 8 . 27 Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands U n i t e d Kingdom United States C h a r t 10. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3. 3 . 09 6 . 26 1 1 . 58 8 . 26 3 . 25 7 . 97 5 . 35 6 . 11 7 . 29 3 - M o n t h Funds covered Euro-dollar deposit I n t e r b a n k DM ( F r a n k f u r t ) , Differential Chart 9. 12 24 74 27 26 00 43 10 31 S e l e c t e d E u r o - d o l l a r & U . S . Money M a r k e t R a t e s Overnight Euro-dollar U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Di f f e r e n t i a l Chart 8. 3. 6. 11. 8. 3. 8. 5. 6. 7. D e p o s i t Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 10-Mar-93 17-Mar-93 Stock Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States Indices (Wednesday f i g u r e s ) I n d i c e s ( i n o r d e r , r e b a s e d t o 1986=100) a r e T o r o n t o C o m p o s i t e , T o k y o SE ( T o p i x ) , CBS A l l - G e n e r a l , S w i s s Bank I n d e x , F i n a n c i a l 115. 146. 100. 96. 115. 164. 175. 181. 54 35 09 23 91 15 68 88 118 146 101 101 119 166 178 184 .37 .89 .13 .47 .44 .58 .40 .78 118,.00 145 .23 99,.84 103 .27 119 .22 166 ,.21 174 .49 181 .82 CAC G e n e r a l , FAZ A k t i e n , T i m e s O r d i n a r y , NYSE C o m p o s i t e QtCOv/ FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.10(512) March 22, 1993 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 19, 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: MONETARY UNIT Mar. 15 •AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK •EURO COMMUNITY 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 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 0.7031 11.690 34.230 1.2465 5.7624 6.3890 1.1665 6.0425 5.6480 1.6620 224.90 7.7363 31.800 1.4625 1605.00 118.45 2.6020 1.8678 0.5266 7.0630 154.25 1.6458 3.1975 796.80 118.75 46.910 7.8430 1.5220 26.075 25.480 1.4340 0.7051 11.698 34.220 1.2505 5.7624 6.3900 1.1665 6.0360 5.6550 1.6635 225.40 7.7363 31.900 1.4600 1607.00 116.90 2.5970 1.8695 0.5275 7.0775 153.80 1.6460 3.1950 795.30 118.72 46.960 7.8000 1.5230 26.100 25.470 1.4445 0.7096 11.708 34.290 1.2518 5.7624 6.3985 1.1652 6.0200 5.6595 1.6650 226.10 7.7350 31.800 1.4585 1607.00 117.25 2.5955 1.8709 0.5335 7.0860 153.46 1.6452 3.1990 795.40 119.12 N.A. 7.8190 1.5335 26.115 25.435 1.4510 0.7137 11.630 34.050 1.2472 5.7624 6.3675 1.1705 5.9865 5.6390 1.6540 224.60 7.7332 31.800 1.4664 1597.50 116.88 2.6000 1.8585 0.5347 7.0270 152.93 1.6455 3.1925 796.00 118.40 47.230 7.7840 1.5215 26.108 25.435 1.4755 0.7157 11.490 33.650 1.2455 5.7442 6.2930 1.1855 5.9040 5.5705 1.6340 222.10 7.7310 31.750 1.4845 1580.25 115.95 2.5940 1.8363 0.5336 6.9480 151.25 1.6420 3.1750 795.80 117.05 47.230 7.7060 1.5095 26.115 25.390 1.4892 MEMO: ^UNITED STATES DOLLAR 94.57 94.38 94.45 93.83 92.91 COUNTRY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Mar. 16 Mar. 17 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 *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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