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LIBRARY

(516/517)

MAR 1 0 1904
DATA F I L E
LIBRARY
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OE CHICAGO

iAN%cmcAGO

Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

March 5,1984
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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
a INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

160
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

100

JAPANESE YEN

-

80
120

240
-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

100

SWISS FRANC

-

:

/ft

V

200

80

160

60

11111111111

I ! I I I I I i120
I I I

180

—

— '

180

160

—

—

160

GERMAN MARK
140
120

V A ,

V

/

100

I

I

I

I

I

I

V

140

DUTCH GUILDER

<

120

J

100

111111111111

7

120
100
FRENCH FRANC

iU.K. POUND

80

60
50

" M I




I

I

:

I

80
BELGIAN FRANC

-

—I

1982

70

ITALIAN LIRA

1984

I

I

I

I
1982

I

—

60

-

50

-

11111111111 i 11111111111
1984

40

30

CHART 2

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (•) OR (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

ITALIAN LIRA

CANADIAN DOLLAR

24

6

DUTCH GUILDER

U. K. POUND

+
0

6
9
15

12
SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK

6

+
0
I I II I I I

8

16

FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

32




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

600

550

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500 -

500

-

450

400

450

400

-

—

350 —

350

300

300 -

I I I I I I

250
1981




1982

1983

1984

250

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER M

28
24
X

20

A

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

T/V

16
z

-

r

12
JAPAN

8
i

4

I

I

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11111111111

24
CANADA

20
EURO-SWISS
FRANC
16

12

8
NETHERLANDS
4

+

0

JLL

Mil

24

20

16

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

GERMANY

12
EURO-DM

8
4




I I IlllllI I I
1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCf

PERCENT PER ANN

T PER ANNUM

24

22

20

18
CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

U.S. CD S

16

14

12

10
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

8

Illllllll

6

16

20

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
16

12

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

12

4

I I I III II I I I

8

12

11

SWISS INTERBANK RATE
9

-

IV

8

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

4

7

I

5




1982

1984

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0

CHART 6

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANI

MT PER ANNUM

24
-

—

20
-

3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT
16

12

8

I

4

I

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I

I

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I

24

20
6-MONTH

7-DAY
16

12

8

4
24
—

20
1-YEAR

1-MONTH

-

16

12

8
—

I

4




1982

1984

I

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1982

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1984

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

22

-

FEDERAL FUNDS

18

3-MONTH

-

22

-

18

-

14

-

10

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

14

OVERNIGHT

90-DAY CD* S

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

10

1/*
i

111 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1

n

\

I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I

1DIFFERENTIAL

|

-

MLAI lln

1

1

1

! L.A

1

1

fVwwA

1

111II111111

1982
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




YX
AaaA
>|
(

DIFFERENTIAL

A

+
0

uyx

11111111111
1984

i

i

1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

i
1982

1 11II

111111

1984

CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28 —

— ] 28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

20

DASHED LINE

20

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12
INTERBANK STERLING

COVERED LONDON

- U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
4
4
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2
+
0

2
28

28

20

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM

20

COVERED FRANKFURT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

—DASHED LINE

2

DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

2
1982

1984

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 = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1982

1984

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AWSLUM

R PER ANNUM

19
CANADA
UNITED STATES

15

11

7
9
UNITED KINGDOM

SWITZERLAND
5

1
13
MONTHLY

GERMANY

JAPAN

9

I

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5

22
U. S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

FRANCE

18

Aaa BONDS

14

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS




A
10
NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

6
1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

240

—

-

UNITED STATES

JAPAN

200

z

160

120
I
210

210

1

A

-

—

.yv'

a

f\

-

I

70

I

I

I

I

I

II

I

II

-

-

-

-

r

y

1 /

I ill
I IiiI NIi lIii

1

—

170

—

130

-

90

J

FRANCE

UNITED KINGDOM

90

I

—

170

130

I

1

1

70

iiiiiiniii

190

-

GERMANY

-

J*

SWITZERLAND

—

150

-

110

-

-

I

I

I

I

I

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i

i

70

i

360

180
I
NETHERLANDS

CANADA

J

140

280

-

-

\

201

100

160

80

60

I

I




I

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1982

I

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1984

I

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1982

I

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1984

120

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E B I E S NAME
CHART

1. SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

MEEKLY

A V E R A G E S , NOON BUYING B A T E S

(U.S. C E N T S )

G E R M A N HARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA
S W E D I S H KRONA
I N D I C E S , M A R C H 1973

BASE BATES =

W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E E X C H A N G E VALUE I N D I C E S , MAR
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S PLUS S W I T Z E R L A N D )

1973 =

U.S. DOL1AB
G E R M A N HABK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
C A N A D I A N DCLLAB
FRENCH F R A N C
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
S W E D I S H KRONA

CHART 2. 3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E B A T E S , P R E M I U M OR




29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

38. 10
0.42843
33.74
147.70
79.91
12.37
45. 96
1. 86118
0.06134
12.77

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

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

107. 17
112. 18
96. 85
59. 74
7 9 . 64
5 5 . 74
147. 86
73. 34
34. 85

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

129.21
138.27
142.54
119.90
70.74
97.24
65.26
184.01
82.22
39.94
68.31

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

G. 17
1. 02
4. 33
-7. 12
6.,57
4. 12
3.,58
- 7 .,52

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. POUND
C A N A D I A N DCLLAB
FRENCH FBANC
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
G E R M A N MARK
F R E N C H FRANC
SWISS FRANC
D U T C H GUILDER
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEE.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

100

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
DISCOUNT
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.

SERIES

C H A R T 3, G O L D
U.S.
CHART

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

P R I C E IN L O N D O N , A F T E R N O O N

DOLLARS

FEB-

29

396.20

FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
FEB.
MARCH
FEB.
FEB.
JAN.
MARCH

29
29
24
10
24
2
24
24
1
2

9. 62
9. 54
9. 13
9.,70
5.,50
5. 42
6.,06
12. 00
10.,30
9. 32

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

29
29
29
29
29
29
29

9. 70
5. 84
6 . 25
9. 87
9. 28
3. 63
8. 44

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

29
29
29
29
29
29

9.54
9.69
9. 83
10.10
10.35
10.74

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

F E B . 29
F E B . 29
F E B . 29

9. 54
9. 62
- 0 . 08

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

F E B . 29
F E B . 29
F E B . 29

10. 10
9. 70
0. 40

4. C A L L

HONEY

PER

FIXING

FINE O U N C E

RATES

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U. K .
CANADA
GERMANY
EURG-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC

C H A R T 5. 3 - M O N T H I N T E R E S T R A T E S
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
G E R M A N INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E BANK L O A N S 8 D I S C O U N T S
C A N A D I A N FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK 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 )

C H A R T 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. S E L E C T E D EURO-DOLLAR




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

S E B 1 E S NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. I N T E R E S T A R B I T R A G E , 3-MONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

F E B . 29
F E B . 29
F E B . 29

10., 10
10. 33
- 0 .,22

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

F E B . 29
F E B . 29
F E B . 29

9. 42
10.,04
- 0 .,62

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSIT
I N T E R B A N K DM (FRANKFORT), C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

F E B . 29
F E B . 29
F E B . 29

10., 10
10. 23
- 0 . 13

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

F E B . 29
F E B . 29
F E B . 29

10. 10
10. 25
- 0 . 15

FEB.
FEB.
JAN.
FEB.
FEB.
OCT.
NOV.
FEB.

11.97
8.01
6.94
4.54
11.90
14. 17
8.57
9.85

CHART 9. LONG TERM G O V E R M E N T BOND YIELDS
U N I T E D STATES
GERMANY
J A P A N (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
N E T H E R L A N D S (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

24
17
17
10
28
24

- CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART

10.

JAN.
NOV.

12.20
10.29

STOCK INDICES

U N I T E D STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




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

22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22

160. 86
179. 49
234. 35
149. 65
124. 06
156. 38
162. 11
20 4. 14

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
10(512)

MARCH

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE SEEK ENDING

MARCH

5 , 1984

2, 1981

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:

CCUNTFY
ARGENTINA
•ADSTBA1IA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BBAZIL
CANADA
CBILE

MONETARY
OUT
PESO
DOLLAB
SCHILLING
FBANC

CBUZEIBO
DOLLAB
PESO
TOAN
CHINA, P.R.
PESO
COLOMBIA
KBONE
DENMARK
MARKKA
FINLAND
FBANC
FBANCE
D. BARK
GERMANY
DRACHMA
GBEECE
DOLLAB
HCKG KONG
RUPEE
INDIA
BOPIAH
INDONESIA
POUND
•IRELAND
SHEKEL
ISBAE1
LIBA
HALT
TEN
JAPAN
DOLLAB
MALAYSIA
PESO
MEXICO
GUI1DEB
NETHERLANDS
DOLLAB
NEW ZEALAND
KRONE
NCBNAY
SOL
PIBO
PESO
PHILIPPINES
PCBTOGAL
ESCUDO
SINGAPORE
DOLLAR
•SOUTH AFRICA
BAND
HON
SOUTH ROBEA
PESETA
SPAIN
RUPEE
SBI LANKA
KRONA
SWEDEN
FRANC
SWITZERLAND
DOLLAR
TAIWAN
BAHT
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM POUND
BOLIVAR
VENEZUELA
eso:
UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

FEB. 27
NA
94.28
18.607
54.010

1182*00

1.2535
NA
2.0519
NA
9.6775
5.6860

8.1120

2*6362
101.450
7.7790
10.7400
NA
116.60
134.680
1639.00
233.30
2.3340
170.7500
2.9745
66.280
7.5825
NA
14.0500
132.500
2.1260
82.45
796.10
151.240
25.240
7.8600
2.1780
40.250
23.000
147.30
13.2000
129.60

ICUBBENCl OMITS PER DCI1AB
FEB. 29
FEB* 28
NA
94.41
18.345
53.300

1182.00

1.2521
NA
2.0519
NA
9.6375
5.6230
8.0175
2.6044
100.850
7.7780
10.7000
NA

118.10

134.680
1619.00
233.52
2.3320
170.7500
2.9400
66.630
7.5200
NA
14.0500
131.500

NA

94.35
18.313
53.080
1213.00
1.2519

BAB.
NA
94.42
18.395
53.430
1213.00
1.2416

NA

NA

2.0519

2.0519

NA

NA

9.5350
5.6160
7.9950
2.5983
100.900
7.7870
10.6900
NA

118.35
137.880

1616.00

233.43
2.3315
170.9500
2.9360

66.620

7.5025
NA

9.5675
5.6450
8.0390

2.6110
100.950
7.7800

10.6800
NA

117.80
138.550
1623.00
233.43
2.3330
171.2500
2.9450
66.500
7.5225
NA

83.30
797.10
149.400
25.240
7.7975
2.1665
40.260
23.000
149.15
12.7000

83.50
795.30
149.450 '
25.200
7.7700
23.000
149.05
13.1000

14.0500
131.500
2.1220
83.03
795.30
149.750
25.210
7.7990
2.1760
40.200
23.000
147.80
13.1000

128.44

128.25

128.68

2.1220

14.0500
131.500

2.1210

2.1680
40.220

TAB.
NA
94.39
18.235
52.940
1213.00
1.2511
NA
2.0519
NA

9.4750
5.6090
7.9700
2.5855
100.900
7.7810
10.6700
NA

118.70
139.860

1610.00
228.20

2.3245
171.4000
2.9190

66.620

7.4800

NA

14.0500
130.650
2.1150
83-40
795.40
149.020
25.240
7.7600
2. 1545
40.190
23.000
148.10
13.1000
127.60

•INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10
COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND. BIRCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF F«CH
OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE
"INDEX OF TBE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700
OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
•VALUE IS U.S. CENTS