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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts March 30,1992 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. 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 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=100 140 130 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 120 120 110 110 100 100 90 BELGIAN FRANC 90 80 80 ' 70 280 260 240 220 ' ' I • ' ' l ' • i I i i i i i i I i i i I i ' i I i i i SWISS FRANC — JAPANESE YEN 200 200 180 180 160 160 140 120 100 140 i i i 90 I i i i l i i i I i I I I „ U.K. POUND I I ' ' I I ' I I I ' • CANADIAN DOLLAR 80 70 70 60 60 I 50 200 180 i i i l i i i I ' i i • ' 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 ' I I I I 50 200 DUTCH GUILDER 180 160 160 140 140 GERMAN MARK 120 120 • I ' I I I ' I ' ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J I 100 60 110 100 55 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC — | 50 90 45 80 40 70 35 60 50 120 100 90 80 100 120 70 280 260 240 220 30 • i i I i i 1990 i I i i i l i i 1992 • i ' I i i 1990 i I ' ' ' I i i 1992 i 25 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY RCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNl 4 CANADIAN DOLLAR U.K. POUND + 0 4 — V — 8 12 8 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 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I I JAPANESE YEN 4 + 0 4 I 8 8 SWISS FRANC I I I I I I I DUTCH GUILDER VX 4 + 0 X VxZ I I — ' vwx 4 8 4 i i ' l ' i i l i i i I i i i FRENCH FRANC I I I I 1 I I I 1 1 1 1 1 ITALIAN LIRA + 0 4 8 12 i i ' I ' i 1990 i l ' i • I ' i 1992 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1990 1992 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON A V E R A G E S FOR W E E K ENDING W E D N E S D A Y U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 460 U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 460 440 — — 440 — 420 — 400 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 420 — 400 380 380 — 360 — 340 — 320 360 340 320 1989 1990 1991 1992 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES CENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN 16 12 FRANCE — U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 8 4 JAPAN ' 0 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 1992 16 12 CANADA GERMANY 8 4 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i i I i 16 12 UNITED KINGDOM SWITZERLAND 8 NETHERLANDS 4 0 i l i i i 1990 i i CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANIS ENT PER ANNUM 12 WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 10 8 SWISS INTERBANK RATE U.S. CD'S 6 4 2 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 16 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER 14 12 10 U.K. INTERBANK STERLING 8 6 I I I I I • ' I I I I I ' i I i i I i i • I i i i 12 10 8 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 6 4 I I I I I ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • I ' ' I 12 10 JAPANESE CD RATE 8 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE 6 4 I 1990 1992 ' I I I I 1990 I I I I I I I I 1992 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 12 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH 7-DAY 6-MONTH 1-MONTH 1-YEAR 1990 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 14 14 12 12 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 10 10 90-DAY CD'S FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE i i i I i I I I L I I I J I DIFFERENTIAL L_J I J L I L I 1990 I I L DIFFERENTIAL y/J W J I I I I I • n n Ayl . I I I I 1992 I I I I i 1990 I I L I I 1992 I CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 16 12 12 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED INTERBANK STERLING COVERED LONDON — U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 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 i i I i i i DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL 2 16 I i i i i i i i i i i l i i i i 2 16 12 12 INTERBANK DM SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED COVERED FRANKFURT 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 I I I I ' I 1 I I I I DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL •W, jt-AAA I I I I I I I 1990 I I I I I I I I 1992 ' i i I l ' ' 1990 I I 1992 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 14 e CANADA UNITED STATES 12 12 10 10 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 14 6 14 UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE 12 12 10 10 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 10 SWITZERLAND i i i l 6 10 JAPAN 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 NETHERLANDS 2 12 GERMANY 10 10 ' i ' l ' i i 1990 I i ' i I i i i 1992 I I I I I I I 1990 I I I I I I I I 1992 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE 1986=100 RATIO SCALE 1986=100 200 200 _ 175 _ UNITED STATES 175 NETHERLANDS 150 150 125 125 100 100 75 75 GERMANY JAPAN SWITZERLAND FRANCE CANADA UNITED KINGDOM 1990 1992 1990 1992 SERIES 2 6 - F e b - 9 2 4-Mai—92 Chart 1. Spot Exchange Rates and 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, 2.9516 84.414 17.855 60.682 0.08091 0.77448 53.930 67.036 174.92 M a r c h 1973 b a s e r a t e s 116 . 3 1 84 . 1 3 80 .46 170 .70 46 ,. 4 4 202 .78 . 154,.82 2 1 5 . . 66 70 ..75 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 m a r k 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 2. Chart U.S. Chart 3. 3 - M o n t h F o r w a r d Exchange Rate Gold P r i c e dollars 4. per Call fine London, ounce 2.9244 83.552 17.725 60.192 0.08016 0.74928 53.459 66.489 171.95 0.07975 0.74833 53.284 66 . 0 3 0 171.68 116 . 1 1 84 . 0 5 80 ,.36 1 7 0 , .48 46 ..37 2 0 1 ..07 1 5 4 . .58 2 1 4 . 72 7 0 , 59 114 . 8 5 83 . 5 9 79 . 5 3 168, .58 4 5 .. 9 2 1 9 7 .. 8 1 1 5 2 ., 9 1 2 1 2 . 32 6 9 . 53 115 . 2 4 83 .28 79 ,.87 169 ,.33 46 . 0 1 196 ..19 1 5 3 . .47 2 1 3 . .90 69 ..55 114 .88 83 .48 79 . 7 1 168 .80 45..78 195 .94 152. .97 212. .43 6 9 . .44 106 . 6 8 75 . 8 5 71 .06 170 . 2 7 39 . 3 7 196 . 8 5 144 . 9 9 66 . 9 0 200 . 3 9 61 .48 90 . 6 4 106 75 71 170 39 194 145 67 201 61 90 .96 .47 .34 .98 .41 .85 .42 .07 .73 .44 .54 106 . 8 2 75 . 8 2 71 .32 170 . 7 4 39 .28 194 .98 145 . 2 0 6 6 .94 200 . 6 9 6 1 .46 90 .76 2.9154 83.761 17 .688 60.006 1973=100 Vemium o r - 3 . . 04 - 5 . .62 - 5 . .27 - 7 ..46 - 0 . .87 - 5 . 28 - 3 . 34 - 5 . 80 in 2.9146 83.872 17.648 59.927 0.08000 0.75547 53.265 65.997 171.92 106 . 8 9 75 . 5 5 71 .17 170 . 7 0 39 . 4 0 198 . 4 6 145 . 2 7 67 . 0 2 200 . 8 2 61 .89 89 . 6 1 Discount - 3 . 05 - 5 .86 - 5 ..43 - 1 . 62 - 0 .88 - 5 .. 4 1 - 3 ..63 - 5 . ,98 - 3 .20 - 5 ..75 - 5 . .38 - 7 . 54 - 0 . .58 - 5 ..32 - 3 ..93 - 5 , .98 - 3 .20 - 5 .76 - 5 . .35 - 7 ..62 - 0 ..53 - 5 . .28 - 4 . .14 - 6 ,.16 - 3 . 00 - 5 .82 - 5 .44 - 7 . .69 - 0 .57 - 5 . .35 - 4 . 33 - 6 . 32 3 5 0 . 79 3 5 1 . 76 3 4 9 . 09 3 4 3 . 43 3 3 8 . 99 3 . 96 4 . 03 7 . 05 9 . 81 9 . 51 5. 61 9 . 34 6 . 68 1 0 . 45 4 . 08 4 . 11 7 . 05 9 . 93 9 . 57 5 . 55 9 . 33 6 . 88 1 0 . 55 3 . 95 3 . 90 7 . 05 9 . 90 9 . 58 5 . 51 9 . 43 7 . 38 1 0 . 45 4 . 04 3 . 98 6 . 73 9 . 89 9 . 56 5 . 57 9 . 42 7 . 88 1 0 . 48 A f t e r n o o n F ii xx ii n g Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Overnight Euro-dollar Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom Mar. 106 .86 75 .47 71 . 1 1 170 .56 39 . 3 8 199 . 9 1 145 . 2 0 66 . 9 7 201 . 3 2 61 . 9 1 89 . 3 8 Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German m a r k Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U.K. pound 2.9466 84.330 17.834 60.602 0.08079 0.76794 53.846 66.742 174.53 = 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 Chart 11-Mai—92 18-Mai—92 25-Mai—92 deposits 3. 3. 6. 9. 9. 5. 9. 7. 10. 94 94 88 93 61 59 35 88 20 SERIES C h a r t 5. 3-Month I n t e r e s t Rates U.S. 9 0 - d a y C D ' 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 Japanese CD r a t e Netherlands interbank rate 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 S e l e c t e d E u r o - d o l l a r & U.S. 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 p a p e r , Differential 4 .03 4 . 09 4..13 4,.18 4..31 4. 70 4 .11 4 .13 4 .15 4 15 4. 29 4. 68 3 .90 4 . 09 4 .21 4 ..25 4..39 4..81 3 .98 4 . 06 4..25 4..31 4. 51 5., 08 3 .94 4 .23 4..24 4..29 4. 49 5. 05 3.98 4.04 -0.07 -0.00 4.18 4.18 -0.01 4 .15 4 .16 - 0 .01 4 .25 4 .24 0 .01 4 .31 4 .30 0 .01 4 .29 4 .27 0 . 02 4.18 4.25 -0.07 4 .15 4 .16 - 0 .01 4 .25 4 .22 0 . 03 4 .31 4 .31 0 . 00 4 .29 4 .23 0 . 06 4.20 4.44 -0.24 4 .23 4 .37 - o .14 4 .29 4 .48 - 0 .19 4 .35 4 .54 - 0 .19 4 .31 4 .52 -0 .21 4.18 4.10 0.07 4 .15 3 .96 0.,19 4 .25 4 . 04 0..22 4 .31 4,.12 0..20 4 .29 4.. 06 0 ..23 4.18 3.97 0.20 4. 15 3. 80 0. 35 4. 25 3. 94 0. 31 4. 31 3. 97 0. 34 4. 29 3. 95 0. 34 8.44 8.48 7.91 5.52 6.13 8.30 9.34 7.42 8 . 44 8 . 41 7 . 84 5 . 53 6 . 18 8 . 20 9 . 33 7 . 37 8 . 64 8 . 50 7 . 89 5 . 54 6 . 29 8 . 25 9 . 55 7 . 47 9 . 07 8 . 58 7 . 93 5 . 54 6 . 35 8 . 29 9 . 75 7 . 65 8 . 78 8 . 71 8 . 00 5 . 47 6 . 41 8 . 38 9 . 81 7 . 58 119 .32 143 .30 105.. 4 1 117..36 I l l ..14 141..42 155. 39 168 . 51 119 .55 146 .14 107 . 0 1 116 .24 112..33 143,.62 154. 28 166 . 63 115 .03 144,.46 105..44 106 ..45 I l l . .41 142. .05 149. .41 166 . 10 115.05 143.19 104.54 109.55 111.03 143.25 149.73 165.70 covered i t- vex J. we mer u t nd Y i e l d s where a v a i l a b l e Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands U n i t e d Kingdom United States Stock I n d i c e s (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 , Tokyo 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 3.94 3.94 3 - M o n t h Funds covered vw irt 10-year m a t u r i t y , Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States 4 .27 7 .57 10 . 03 9 .63 4 .89 9 .53 8 ,.38 10,.73 8..95 90 95 -0.05 Euro-dollar deposit Swiss i n t e r b a n k , c o v e r e d Differential C h a r t 10. 4 .30 7 .80 9 .99 9 .59 4 .94 9 .53 8 .20 10 .64 8 .96 4.11 4.08 0.03 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 4 .24 7 .74 9 .96 9 .54 4 .96 9 .48 7 .95 10 .35 8 .90 4.03 3.96 0.06 3-month E u r o - d o l l a r d e p o s i t U.S. 90-day C D ' s , s e c o n d a r y market Differential Interest 4.16 7.47 9.91 9.51 5.13 9.47 7.50 10.29 8.88 Money M a r k e t R a t e s Overnight Euro—dollar d e p o s i t s 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. 4 .18 7 .54 9 .88 9 .50 5 .15 9 .46 7 ..38 10..19 8..88 D e p o s i t Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 11-Mar - 9 2 18-Mar -92 25-Mar C\l ~eb - 9 2 4-Mai—92 116 147 106 111 111 140 152 164 .76 .09 .00 .80 .74 .67 .58 .34 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 COVr FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.10(512) March 30, 1992 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 27, 1992 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 . 23 ^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 .7605 11 .748 34 .370 1 .1930 5 .4929 6.4810 1 .2248 4 .5545 5 .6630 1 .6695 193 .95 7 .7450 29 .250 1 .5983 1255,.25 133..70 2..5730 1.,8799 0..5489 6.5540 143. 70 1. 6655 2.8840 777. 90 105. 25 43. 100 6. 0570 1.5175 25.562 25. 700 1. 7150 0.7614 11.709 34.240 1.1920 5.4929 6.4670 1.2287 4.5390 5.6450 1.6645 193.00 7.7400 29.250 1.6025 1252.50 133.69 2.5760 1.8743 0.5484 6.5390 143.40 1.6560 2.9025 N.A. 105.08 43.073 6.0410 1.5145 25.555 25.650 1.7200 0.7638 11.623 33.990 1.1891 5.4887 6.4100 1.2370 4.4990 5.6015 1.6510 191.40 7.7405 29.000 1.6155 1245.75 133.35 2.5765 1.8595 0.5495 6.4890 142.18 1.6570 2.8740 778.40 104.28 N.A. 5.9930 1.5000 25.500 25.660 1.7320 0 .7645 11 .693 34 .210 1 .1898 5 .4837 6 .4470 1 .2301 4 .5285 5 .6355 1 .6620 193 .25 7 .7400 29 .000 1..6025 1251,.75 133,.95 2..5890 1..8720 0. 5504 6. 5280 143. 45 1. 6615 2.8950 778. 60 104. 98 N. A. 6. 0300 1.5165 25. 510 25. 630 1. 7220 0.7659 11.577 33.840 1.1888 5.4837 6.3810 1.2432 4.4860 5.5765 1.6445 191.10 7.7400 29.050 1.6195 1240.00 133.12 2.5890 1.8517 0.5490 6.4590 141.90 1.6660 2.8625 778.60 104.05 N.A. 5.9740 1.4965 25.540 25.660 1.7395 MEMO: ^UNITED STATES DOLLAR 90.87 90.65 90.08 90.58 89.77 COUNTRY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Mar. 24 Mar. 25 Mar . 26 Mar. 27 **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS 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. THIS RELEASE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S ECONOMIC BULLETIN BOARD. FOR INFORMATION, CALL (202) 377-1986. 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