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DIVISION 0 T T N T E R N A T I O N A L F I N A N C E
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

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OF THK

H.'13

May 17, 1967

N<|. 299

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-i CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
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II.

Ten C h a r t s on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H-13 Chart Series

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
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Chart 9
Chart 10

New York, London, Mortreal: Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
London: Yields for U. S, Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
Interest Arbitrage : Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
Interest Arbitrage; New York/Canada
Interest Arbitrage; New York/London
Short-term Interest Rates
Long-term Bond Yields
Spot Exchange Rates—Major Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
3-month Forward Exchange Rates
Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)

NEW

YORK,

LONDON, MONTREAL:

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

DEPOSIT

INVESTORS O N 3 - M O N T H

RATES:

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

E U R O - D O L L A R OVER
U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

FINANCE

CO.

PAPER

RATES




(covered):

QUOTED

IN

NEW

YORK

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

LONDON:

Y I E L D S FOR U . S .

DOLLAR

INVESTORS ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T RATES

3 0 DAY
1 8 0 DAY

9 0 DAY

CALL

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

HIRE P U R C H A S E

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR HIRE P U R C H A S E
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

v

LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

FAVOR EURODOLLAR

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1967

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INTEREST A R B I T R A G E : 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

INTERBANK LOAN RATE

TERMS OF

DM

| EURO-DOLLAR

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR FRANKFURT

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

|

VS.

LONDON

RATE ( C O V E R E D )
IN TERMS

1

:

EURO-DOLLAR

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OF SWISS

FRANCS

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3-MONTH

TREASURY

UNITED

STATES/CANADA

BILL RATES

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

CANADA

UNITED STATES ;

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 C A N A D A

FORWARD RATE

3-MONTH

COVERED

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

DISCOUNT

(NET I N C E N T I V E S )

PRIME FINANCE PAPER

|
FAVOR U.S.
FAVOR CANADA ~

TREASURY BILLS

FAVOR U . S .

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INTEREST

3-MONTH

ARBITRAGE,

TREASURY

NEW

BILL

YORK/LONDON

RATES

!

LOCAL AUTHORITY D E P O S I T S

LONDON
/V
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

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

(NET

INCENTIVE)

IN F A V O R OF L O N D O N

IN F A V O R OF N E W Y O R K
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1966

1967

SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES *




E U R O - D O L L A R - LO N D O N t

SWITZERLAND

on (Averoge
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LONG-TERM

BOND

YIELDS

Weekly figure!

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

U.K.

EURO-DOLLAR B O N D S

Xx

1963

1964

1965

Average of yield* for four foreign government dollor bond* quoted m London
New series for Germany start* 7 9 65




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1967

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SPOT

EXCHANGE

RATES

-

MAJOR

CURRENCIES

AGAINST

U.S.

COLLAR

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AGAINST
Friday figures

FORWARD
U.S.

EXCHANGE

DOLLARS —NEW

RATES

YORK

PREMIUM

GERMAN MARK i

< : V ^ X - / - v 4 V

SWISS FRANC

POUND STERLING

DISCOUNT

|

2

PREMIUM*

DUTCH GUILDER '
FRENCH FRANC

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
DISCOUNT-

AG AI N S T POUND
Friday figures

STERLING — L O N D O N
Per cent per annum
PREMIUM

S W I S S FRANC

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U . S . DOLLAR

DISCOUNTM

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INDUSTRIAL STOCK

INDICES

360
320
280
SWITZERLAND
240

200

U.S.

GERMANY

160

120
360
320
280
JAPAN

240

200

CANADA

160

120
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1966

1967

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H. 13
No. 299

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 10

4. 88

U.S. c e r t i f .

of d e p o s i t

4.47

Lower P a n e l

(Friday,

)

May 12

Finance co. paper:

U.S.
Canada
H i r e - p u r c h a s e p a p e r , U.K.
Chart 2
( F r i d a y , Mav 12

Chart 5
( F r i d a y , Mav 12

)

Euro-$ d e p o s i t

4.38
4.64
4.91

Treasury b i l l s :

Hire-purchase paper
(May 5)
Local-authority deposit
(May 5)
Upper P a n e l

F o r w a r d pound

-0. 78
+0. 78

Chart 6
( F r i d a y , Mav 12 )

4.92
5.06
4.94
4.94

Chart 3
(Period:
May 1-7

)

Interbank loan (mid-point)

3. 97

E u r o - $ deposit ( a v e r a g e )

4. 78

Lower P a n e l

(Date:

April 15

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,
May 5

)
4.25
35.179

Chart 4
(Friday,
Mav 12 )
U.S.
Spread f a v o r Canada

4.02
3. 63
+9, 5?

Forward Canadian $

-0.

N e t i n c e n t i v e (Canada + )

+Q. 22




M

4. 88

3.63
5.09
4.02

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

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
( D a t e : Aoril 15
Japan composit r a t e
( D a t e : January 31

3.97
4.92

)

4.25

)

7.35

Chart 7
U.S. G o v ' t .

(Wed.,

)

4.85

U.K. War Loan ( T h u r s . , May 11 )

6,58

German F e d .

6. 87

(Fri.,

Swiss Confed. ( F r i . ,
Canadian Gov't.

Canadian finance paper

+1.46

N e t i n c e n t i v e (U.K. + )

)

90-day
180-day

5.09
3. 63

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

Treasury b i l l s :

4.75
5- 00

)

U.K.
U.S.

Euro-$ d e p o s i t s :
Call
30-day

1967

May 10

May 5

)

April 21)

4.29

( W e d . , May 10 )

5-79

N e t h e r l a n d s G o v ' t , p e r p e t u a l 37.
(Friday,
May 5
)

5,45

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

6,26

Mav 12

)

F o r d e s c r i p t i o n s and s o u r c e s of d a t a , see
s p e c i a l s u p p l e m e n t t o H . 1 3 , Number 2 3 9 ,
March 1 6 , 1966.