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DIVISION O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I N A N C E

BOARD OF G O V E R N O R S

F E D E R A L R E S E R V E SYSTEM

H. 13
No.

May 1 9 ,

1965

N i n e C h a r t s on F i n a n c i a l M a r k e t s A b r o a d
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 ,

1965

196

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CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD

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N i n e C h a r t s on F i n a n c i a l M a r k e t s A b r o a d
C h a r t 1 - I n t e r n a t i o n a l Money M a r k e t 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
Chart 2 - I n t e r e s t Arbitrage, United States/Canada
C h a r t 3 - I n t e r e s t A r b i t r a g e , New Y o r k / L o n d o n
C h a r t 4 - I n t e r e s t A r b i t r a g e f o r German C o m m e r c i a l
Banks
Chart 5 - Short-term I n t e r e s t Rates
C h a r t 6 - L o n g - t e r m Bond Y i e l d s
Chart 7 - I n d u s t r i a l Stock Indices
C h a r t 8 - Spot Exchange R a t e s - Major 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
Chart 9 - 3-month Forward Exchange R a t e s

OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled a f t e r s i x months)

INTERNATIONAL
3 -MONTH

MONEY

MARKET

YIELDS

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

VS.

|

FOR

U.S.

CERTIFICATE

EURO-DOLLAR

DOLLAR
OF

OVER

|

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL M O N E Y RATES
E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSIT RATES ( L O N D O N )

COMMERCIAL P APER-Fully
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INVESTORS

DEPOSIT

Mar.

INTEREST ARBITRAGE,
Frido'y' figure.*- '
3

- MONTH

BIL

RATE

UNITED

TREASURY

BILL

STATES / C A N A D A
' "

RATES

D I F PER E N T I A L _ A N D

FORWARD

CANADIAN

P O L LAR

- V.

3

- MONTH

COVERED

RATE

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YORK/LONDON

3 - M O N T H T R E A S U R Y BILL RATES

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

3-MONTH

STERLING

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

1962




WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

{NET

INCENTIVE)

INTEREST
Friday

ARBITRAGE

FOR

GERMAN

COMMERCIAL

BANKS

figures

3 - M O N T H

Par c e n t p e r a n n u m
TREASURY

EURO- DOLLAR

BILLS,

DEPOSIT

INTERBANK

RATES

;

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RATE

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AND
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DIFFERENTIAL

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RATES *

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and Switzerland (3 month depolit rot 4
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(Average rate on bonk loom and ducounti)

LONG-TERM

BOND

YIELDS

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LKM.

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1961




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INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES
Katit seal*;

SWITZHIAND^
! 250

200;

| 1$0

CANADA —

Swiss Bonk Corporation industrial slock.
* * Japan: index of 2 2 5 industrial and other




slocks traded on the Tokyo exchange.

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EXCHANGE
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RATES
—

-

MAJOR CURRENCIES
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-

T

AGAINST

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DOLLAR

Per

c e n t

Above par

Above par

T

Above par'

CANADIAN DOLLAR




J A P A N E S E YEN

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FORWARD

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RATES

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AGAINST

U.S.

AGAINST

POUND

STERLING

- LONDON

AGAINST

POUND STERLING

- LONDON




P O L I A RS

C . m p . . annua.

May 1 9 ,

H.13
No, 196
Latest Figures Plotted In H.13 Chart Series, 1965

II.

Per cent
per annum

Chart 1

Per cent
per annum

Chart 5

Upper panel

(Friday, May 14
,
except as noted)

(Wednesday, May 12

)

Euro-$ deposit

4 . 88

U.S. certif. of deposit

4.32

Treasury bills:

Lower panels
(Friday,May 14
Euro-dollar;

196:

)

Call
7-day
30-day
90-day
180-day

Finance Co. paper:

4.31
4.38
4 . 62
4.88
5.06

U.S.

4.25

Canada

4.88

Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

U.K.

6, 13

Germany

3. 12

Canada

3, 72

3,25

Euro-$ deposit (London)

4 . 88

Japan: composite rate
(Date: Dec. 31 )

7. 990

Chart 6

U.S. govt.
(Wed., May 12

)
Canada

3.72

U. S.

3. 87

Spread favor Canada

- 0 . 14

Forward Canadian dollar

+ 0 . 20

Net incentive (Canada +)

+0.04

(Friday, May 14

4 , 17

)

U.K. war loan
(Thurs., May 6
May 13
German Fed. Railway
(Fri. , May 14

)

6.81

Swiss Confederation
(Fri. , May 7

)

3^91

)
)

5.07
5. 07

Canadian govt.
(Wed., May 5
May 12

Chart 3

)
)

6.59
6.69

)
U.K.

6. 13

U.S.

3. 87

Spread favor U.K.

+ 2 . 26

Forward pound

-2.01

Net incentive (U.K. +)

+0.25

N e t h e r l a n d s government
perpetual
( T h u r s , , A p r i l 29)

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Additional
Mar. 23
Mar. 31
Apr. 7

5. 08

rates:
- 3.25
- 3.25
-3.25

For description and sources of data see special annex to H. 13 Number 164,

Digitized for September
FRASER 23, 1964.


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Bonds:

(Friday, May 14

Treasury bills:

3. 88

Swiss 3-month deposits
(Date: A p r i l 15 )

5.22

Chart 2

Treasury bills:

U.S.