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DIVISION OF INTERllji'TTONAL. FINANCE

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

H. 13
No. 298

May 1 0 ,

rCAPITAL MARKER DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I..
II.

Ten C h a r t s on F i n a n c i a l M a r k e t s Abroad
L a t e s t F i g u r e s P l o t t e d i n H . 1 3 Chart S e r i e s ,

1967

Ten C h a r t s on F i n a n c i a l M a r k e t s Abroad
Chart

1

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2

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3

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5
6
7
8

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9
10

New York, London, M o n t r e a l : Y i e l d s f o r
U . S . D o l l a r I n v e s t o r s on 3-month Funds
London: Y i e l d s f o r U.S. D o l l a r I n v e s t o r s
on 3-month Funds
I n t e r e s t Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
I n t e r e s t A r b i t r a g e : New York/Canada.
I n t e r e s t A r b i t r a g e : New York/London
Short-term I n t e r e s t Rates
L o n g - t e r m Bond Y i e l d s
Spot Exchange R a t e s - - M a j o r C u r r e n c i e s
A g a i n s t U.S. D o l l a r
3-month Forward Exchange R a t e s
I n d u s t r i a l Stock I n d i c e s

Europe and B r i t i s h Commonwealth S e c t i o n .




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
( D e c o n t r o l l e d a f t e r s i x months)

1967.

NEW

YORK, LONDON, MONTREAL:

YIELDS FOR U . S . D O L L A R
DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

INVESTORS O N

RATES:

3-MONTH

FUNDS

NEW Y O R K - L O N D O N

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T

— U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

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EURO DOLLAR OVER
U . S . CERTIFICATE OF D E P O S I T

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RATES ( c o v e r e d ) :




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QUOTED

IN

1

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1

1 1

YORK

U.K. HIRE P U R C H A S E

1 1

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LONDON:

YIELDS

EURO-DOLLAR

FOR

U.S.

DEPOSIT

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

RATES

3 0 DAY
1 8 0 DAY

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

HIRE P U R C H A S E

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR H I R E P U R C H A S E
FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R
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LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSIT

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FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

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1965




1966

1

1

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FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
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1967

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I

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: F R A N K F U R T / L O N D O N , Z U R I C H / L O N D O N
FRANKFURT

INTERBANK

LOAN

RATE VS.

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )

IN

I N T E R B A N K LOAN R A T E

TERMS

OF

DM

EURO-DOLLAR

!

D I F F E R E DI T I A L

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FAVOR FRANKFURT

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FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE

(COVERED)
IN

TERMS

OF

SWISS

FRANCS

EURODOLLAR

S W I S S DEPOSIT RATE

i
F A f 0 t ZURICH

DIFFERENTIAL

I6LLAR
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PRICE OF G O L D IN L O N D O N

35.3

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INTEREST

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

UNITED

TREASURY

BILL

STATES/CANADA

RATES

C A N . F I N . CO. P A P E R

CANADA

UNITED S T A T E S

BILL

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L

AND

FORWARD

CANADIAN

DOLLAR

S P R E A D IN FAVOR OF CANADA

F O R W A R D RATE

3-MONTH

COVERED

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L S

(NET

INCENTIVES)

FAVOR C A N A D A

P R I M E FINANCE P A P E R

FAVOR U . S .
FAVOR C A N A D A ~

TREASURY D L L S

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1964




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ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

NEW

TREASURY

BILL

YORK/LONDON

RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY D E P O S I T S !

LONDON
W
NEW YORK

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

FORWARD

STERLING

S P R E A D IN F A V O R OF L O N D O N

PREMIUM

DISCOUNT

FORWARD RATE

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL
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1967

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SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES *

EURO-DOLLAR - LONDON +

U.K.

SWITZERLAND

JAPAN
GERMANY

CANADA

1963

1964




1965

1966

1967

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LONG-TERM BOND

YIELDS

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS'

1113

1114

New lenei f*r Germeny iHrlt 7*45




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1117

SPOT

EXCHANGE

RATES

-

MAJOR

CURRENCIES

AGAINST

U.S.

DOLLAR

SWI S S FRANC

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FRENCH FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC,

DUTCH GUILDER

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR

I T A L I A N LIRA

J A P A N E S E YEN

M

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1965




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1966

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1967

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3-MONTH
AGAINST

FORWARD
U.S.

EXCHANGE

DOLLARS —NEW

RATES

YORK

PREMIUM

: G E R M A N MARK

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, I

/

'V /

V

SWISS FRANC

POUND STERLING

, DISCOUNT —

2

PREMIUM

DUTCH GUILDER i

AGAINST

POUND

FRENCH FRANC

+

STERLING — L O N D O N

1

SWISS FRANC

PREMIUM

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT —
M

J

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1964




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1966

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INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES

3IC
321
210
SWITZERLAND
240

200

GERMANY ;

110

120

201
JAPAN

240

111

CANADA

189

111
1964




1965

1966

1967

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H. 1 3

10,

May

NO.298

I I . L a t e s t F i g u r e ; s P l o t t e d i n H. 13 C h a r t S e r i e s ,
( a l l f i g u r e s p e r c e n t p e r annum)
Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Upper P a n e l

May 3

Euro-$ d e p o s i t

4.62

U.S.

4. 46

certif.

of d e p o s i t

Lower P a n e l

(Friday,

Finance co.

May 5

Treasury b i l l s :

paper:

U.K.
U.S.

S p r e a d f a v o r U.K.

+L..47

Forward pound

-0,81

4 . 64

Net i n c e n t i v e

(U.K. + )

Chart 6
( F r i d a y , May 5

90-day
180-day

U.S.

3.65

U.K.

' 5.12

Canada

~T. 9 3

4.81

4.88
4.82
4.89

)

May 1--7

I n t e r b a n k l o a n r a t e (German)
(May 1 - 7 )
E u r o - $ d e p o s i t (London)
* Z u r i c h 3-month d e p o s i t
(Date:
A p r i l 15
Japan composit r a t e
(Date:
January 31

Interbank loan (mid-point)

3.97

Euro-$ d e p o s i t

4.78

U.S.

Gov't. ( W e d . ,

)

U.K.

War

(average)

(Date:

April

Z u r i c h 3-month d e p o s i t
P r i c e of g o l d
(Friday,
April

15

_AJ5
_35^188

28

Chart

Loan

German F e d .

(Fri. ,

Swiss Confed.

_J=_2L
4.81

)

Ju25

)

_7._35_

7

May 3

(Thurs.,

)

4.73

May

4

)

__6i.iL

May

5

)

6.87

(Fri. , April

21 )

4.29

(Wed. , A p r i l 26)

5.63

)
Canadian Gov't.

Chart 4
(Friday,
May 5
Treasury b i l l s :

Canada
U.S.
S p r e a d f a v o r Canada

)

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual
(Friday,
May 5
)
3,, 9 3
3,, 6 5
+ 0 .,28

E u r o - $ bonds ( F r i . ,
For

descriptions

Forward C a n a d i a n $

- 0 . 17

special

Net

+ 0 . 11

"Zurich

March

incentive

)

)

Euro-$ d e p o s i t s :

*Lower P a n e l

+0. 66

4.88

Treasury b i l l s :

H i r e - p u r c h a s e paper
( A p r i l 28)
Local-authority deposit
( A p r i l 28)
Chart 3
Upper P a n e l
(Period:

5.12

4.50

Chart 2
(Friday,
May 5

4.50
4.81

)

)

U.S.
Canada
H i r e - p u r c h a s e p a p e r , U.K.

Call
30-day

1967

Chart 5
( F r i d a y , May 5

)

(Canada + )

Canadian f i n a n c e paper




19

4.88

16,

March

5.46

May 5

and

supplement

3%

sources

to H . 1 3 ,

)

6.17

of d a t a ,
Number

see

239,

1966.

Deposit

Rate:

15

4.50

23
30

4.50
4.50

April

7

4.50

15

4.25