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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

May 19,1986

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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
8. 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
ICALE
1973=100

200
180

RATIO
MARCH 197 $=100

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

50
45

ITALIAN LIRA

160

40

140

35

120

30

100

25

200
180

200
180

160

JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

160

140

140

120

120

100

100

80

80

140
120

140
DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

120

100

100

90

90

80

80

70

70

60

60

90
80

90
U.K. POUND

80

FRENCH FRANC

70

70

60

60

50

50

40

40

120

240
BELGIAN FRANC

SWISS FRANC

100

200

90

180

80

160

70

140

60

120

I

50




1984

1986

I
1984

I

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100

1986

CHART 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER A>

:ENT PER ANNUM

4

8

JAPANESE YEN

+

0

—

A

—

0

4

I

8
4

4

I

I

I

I

4

I

12

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

0

8

4

4

I

8
8

I

I

I

I

0

I

8

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

4

4

0

0

8

8
FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA
+

+

0

0

8

8

16

16

24

24

J_L

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1986

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CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. c

.ARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE (

520

520

500

500

480

480

460

460

12.5 Kg BARS

440

440

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

420

420

400

400

380

380

360

360

340

340

320

320

300

300

280

280

260

260




1983

1984

1985

1986

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AN

:NT PER ANNUM

20

20

16

16

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS
12

12

8

8

4

4
JAPAN

0

0

li

20

20

16

SWITZERLAND

16

CANADA

12

. Al

VM/N

A

:

I

8

8

4

4

0

I

I

0

I

20

20

16

16

UNITED KINGDOM

12

-

i
GERMANY

8
y

4

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i

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4

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1984

12

8

NETHERLANDS

0




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1984

1

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1986

0

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah

14

16
U . S . CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO
PAPER

12

14

12

10

8

10

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6
4

8
I

I

I

I ill I I I

6
14

16

IFRENCH INTERBANK RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

14

-

12

10

10

h

I

8

I

I

I

I

-

I

8
6

10

8

12

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

6

6

4

4

2

2

8

8

7

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

6

6

4

5

2

4

0




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER AL

ENT PER ANNUM

16

16
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT
14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

16

16

7-DAY

6-MONTH

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

16

16
1-MONTH

1-YEAR

14

14

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER A

16

16

14

14
FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH

DASHED LINE

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

12

12

10

10

8

8

90-DAY CD' S

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

6

6

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4

n

I I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I I I 1 I 1 1 4I 1 M

n

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
1

1

0

0

1

J

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PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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1984

1986

1

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: FLUSH, INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER AN

:NT PER ANNUM

18

18

14

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

14

10

10

INTERBANK STERLING
6

COVERED LONDON

6

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

2

2
2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
+

+

0

0

1 I II I 1 I I I I I I

11

2

2
18

18

14

INTERBANK DM

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

6

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I IIlllll I

2
2

6

DASHED LINE

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

/\a>

1984

1986

1 PERCENT 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




II

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2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

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0

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1986

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER Ah

ENT PER ANNUM

17

17
15

„

UNITED STATES

CANADA

—

15

13

13

11

11

9

-

-

9

7

7

15

9

13

7

SWITZERLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

11

5

9

3

7

1
10

10
GERMANY
JAPAN

8

8

6

6

4

4
18

18
U. S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

16
v

16

I
FRANCE

Aaa BONDS
14

-

14

12

—

12

-

10

NETHERLANDS
I

10

MONTHLY

8

—

6

6




8

1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100
340
300

-

-

260

-

-

220

-

180

140

UNITED K I N G D O M

-

J*J

UNITED S T A T E S

-

-

I IIIIIIIIII

100

—

340
300

-

260

—

220

—

180

-

140

-

f

t \[^

-

-

J

-

IN E T H E R L A N D S

.

GERMANY

-

J

-

aA/

I,,

100

I,,

FRANCE

SWITZERLAND

340
300

340

/

—

—

300

CANADA
260

—

220

180

—

—

-

-

-

-

-

-

JAPAN

140




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-

220

—

180

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140

1986

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 1. SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S. CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES, MARCH 1973 BASE KATES =

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

45. SI
0.61471
40. 67
154. 12
72.52
14.36
55. 11
2.23907
0.06668
14. 19

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

128. 87
160. 95
116. 76
62. 33
72. 28
64. 80
177. 29
88. 23
37. 88

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

111. 32
149. 83
187. 28
129. 18
65. 14
77. 19
67. 73
196. 59
95- 79
38. 51
67. 47

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

-1. 89
-3. 35
2. 35
-0. 48
2. 74
1. 19
2. 28
-5. 02

100

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR
iG-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U. K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS F R A N C
BELGIAN F R A N C
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

,

1973 = 100
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

CHART 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS F R A N C
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA




MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

SERIES NAME

LAST 7ALIJE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING
HAY 14

344.39

HAY
HAY
HAY
MAY
HAY
MAY
MAY
HAY
HAY

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

6. 87
6. 81
1 0 . 30
8. 30
4.32
4. 20
7. 53
6. 25
1.00

MAY
MAY
HAY
HAY
HAY
HAY
HAY
HAY
HAY

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

6. 58
4. 56
4. 56
8. 66
10.28
4.09
7.30
5. 80
6.75

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

14
14
14
14
14
14

6.81
6. 85
6. 86
6. 79
6.79
6. 86

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

MAY 14
MAY 14
MAY 14

6.81
6.87
-0.06

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

HAY 14
HAY 14
MAY 14

6.79
6. 58
0.21

U.S. DOLLARS PEE FINE OUNCE
CHART 4. CALL HONEY RATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
IG-10 COUNTRIES PLUS S U T H E R L A N D )
CHART 6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-HONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES




SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

MAY 14
MAY 14
MAY 14

6.79
6.84
-0.05

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPEfi
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

MAY 14
MAY 14
MAY 14

6.56
6.73
-0.17

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFORT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

MAY 14
MAY 14
MAY 14

6.79
6.94
-0. 15

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SMISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

MAY 14
MAY 14
MAY 14

6.79
6.86
-0.07

9
9
9
2
2
9

7.44
5.66
4. 73
4.30
9.32
8.41
6.84
8.61

CHART 9. LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
FEB.
MAY

9

U.S. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
CHART 10,




9.67

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN

t

FEB.

HAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7

243.56
295.86
302.63
297.27
197.35
305.19
406.12
333.68

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512)

m
BAI 16, 1986

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB TUB BBBK E1DIBG

BAT 16, 1986

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:

COUBTRY

HONETARI
OBIT

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUB
BRAZIL
CABADA
CHINA,p.a.
DENMARK
FIBLABD
FRANCE
GERBABY
GREECE
H01G KOBG
IBDIA
•IRELABD
ITALY
JAPAB
HALAISIA
BETHERLABDS
•BEB ZEALABD
BOBMAX
PORTUGAL
SIBGAPORE
•SOOTH AFRICA
SOOTH KOREA
SPAIB
SRI 1ABKA
SBEDEB
SWITZERLAND
TAINAN
THAILABD
•UNITED KINGDOB

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRABC
CRUZADO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KROBE
BARKKA
FRANC
D. HARK
DRACHHA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUBD
LIRA
IEB
RIBGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KROBE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAED
BOB
PESETA
RUPEE
KROBA
FRABC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUBD

BEfav:
#0111 TED STATES

DOLLAR

flAI 12

CORRRBCY UNIT 55 PKR nOLlJB)
BAY 13
BAY 14

BAY 15

BAY 16

74. 65
15, 297
44. 470
13. 84
1. 3802
3. 1935
0500
4. 9600
6 . 9270
2m 1740
136. 200
7, 8085
12. 3200
139. 85
1493. 00
161. 15
2. 5850
2. 4490
58. 900
7. 4350
145. 900
2. 2050
47. 40
887. 80
138. 350
27. 923
7. 0400
1. 8045
38. 490
26. 230
154. 60

73. 07
15. 470
44. 900
13.84
1.3790
3. 1935
8. 1400
5. 0050
7. 0000
2. 1980
138. 250
7. 8090
12.3200
138.2 5
1509. 00
163.0 0
2. 5815
2. 4765
56. 100
7. 5100
147. 400
2. 2085
46. 80
887. 40
139. 900
27. 920
7. 1000
8260
38. 470
26. 200
153.48

71. 10
15. 3 7 7
44. 700
13. 84
1. 3780
3. 1935
8. 0965
4. 9930
6. 9650
2. 1845
137. 600
7. 8130
12. 3800
139. 10
1503. 00
163. 30
2. 5840
2. 4625
56. 300
7. 4650
147. 300
2. 2140
46. 10
887. 90
139. 450
27. 928
7. 0725
1. 8175
38. 460
26.290
153. 95

71. 48
15. 455
44. 880
13. 84
1.3755
3. 1935
8. 1325
5. 0140
7. 0090
2m 1970
137. 500
7. 8120
12.3600
138.2 5
1508. 00
163. 60
2. 5900
2. 4747
55. 950
7. 4830
147. 150
2. 2 1 3 5
46. 15
888. 40
139. 700
27. 925
7. 07*0
1. 8290
38. 660
26.250
153.,50

72. 08
15. 550
45. 150
13. 84
1.3760
3. 1935
8. 1940
5. 1210
7. 0450
2. 2110
138. 750
7. 8120
12. 4300
137. 45
1517. 00
165. 40
2. 5960
2. 4900
55. 050
7. 5440
14b. 500
2. 2130
46. 00
888. 40
140. 500
27. 930
7. 1100
1. 8415
38. 420
26. 280
152. 55

110. 85

111.89

111. 49

111.90

112. 58

8.

1.

COUBTBIBS. MAfiCH 1973 = 100. HEIGHTS ABB 1972-76 GLOBAL Til ADS OF BACB Of THE 10 COOBTBIBS.
SBBIBS BBVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOB D BS C M PT10* AID BACK DATA, SBE
OF 1KB
WEIGHTED-AVEBAGE BZCBABGE VALUE OF IBB U.S. DOLLA1: BEVISION" OB PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST
1978 FBOBBAL BBSBBVB BOLLBTIM.
*VALUE IS U.S. CBBTS