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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts
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MAY 23, 1977

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 INDEXES
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 INDEXES




CHART

1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOi LAR

PRICES

OF

FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED A V E R A G E
A V E R A G E S FOR WEEK ENDING W E D N E S D A Y

VALUES

(DASHED

LINE)

MA l IV ^LHLL

RATIO S C A L E
WAY 1970 P4RTY-1C0

MAY

CANADIAN
FOREIGN
PRICE

140

1970

PARITY - 1 0 0

120

DOLLAR

CURRENCY

OF

U.S. D O L L A R

f
APANESE

FRENCH

YEN

FRANC

120

100

I I I I II I ! I I
200
SWISS

FRANC

180
ERMAN

MARK

160

140

120

160

> V / - \ DUTCH GUILDER

—

—

BELGIAN

FRANC

140

^ '
120

100

V

r

^

i

i

I

-I

I

!

I

ii III N i l ; i

100




-

\

U.K. POUND

ITALIAN

LIRA

4 \

—

!L \

\V^j—
N

" i l l
1975

1977

__

11 i 11 i 11! 11
1975

1977

120

CHART 2

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM ( + )
AVERAGES
PER

CENT PER

FOR

WEEK

OR

(-)

ENDING

WEDNESDAY

ANNUM

__

CANADIAN

I

I

DOLLAR

!

I ILL I H I L I

I
PER

U. K. POUND

CENT PER

DUTCH GUILDER
-

-

12




I

GERMAN

I

I

I

SWISS

MARK

II

I

FRANC

JAPANESE YEN
FRENCH

1975

ANNUM

2 PER CENT ON S C A L E EQUALS
1 PER CENT ON A L L OTHER

FRANC

1977

1975

1977

CHART

3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OuNCr

180

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

160

160

40

120

100

100

80

80




1975

1977

CHART

4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY

PER

CENT

SERIES

ANNUM

PER

15 1

CENT

PER

ANNUM

1
U.S. F E D E R A L

FUNDS

16

ARAN

T4

OVERNIGHT

EURO-DOLLARS

-

U.K. 2 - D A Y

LOCAL

V\
k

AUTHORITY

12
\

!

CANADA

... I

I




I

A

16

A.i

I

!

FRANCE

!

!

I

l i i h i i n h i

I ill! h i l l i

NETHERLANDS

i i l l i h i l l i"

16

12

EURO-DM

GERMANY

1975

EURO-SWISS

1977

1975

FRANC

1977

#

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER

r

#

ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

i

12

e

IA

12

v^

j UNITED STATES C D ' s

8

—

A
V

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

XA

-

1
—

e
4

!

!




1

iuililll

1

1

1

111111111II

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

EURO-DOLLAR
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPAN
MONTHLY

! III'll !II
1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
AVERAGES FOR
PER

CENT PER




WEEK

LONDON

ENDING WEDNESDAY

ANNUM
PER

OVERNIGHT

CENT PER ANNUM

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1977

1977

CHART

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
AVERAGES

FOR

WEEK

ENDING

WEDNESDAY

PER CENT PER ANNUM
PER CENT PER ANNUM

—

12

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSITS

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR
FEDERAL

DEPOSITS
-

FUNDS

DASHED LINE

90-DAY

CD'S

DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

FOR

FOR

RESERVE

REQUIREMENTS

RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

LLLLL1 I 1 I I 1 I i i I I i 1 | | | | |
1975
-AVORS

BORROWING




IN U. S. IF POSITIVE

1977

1977

8

CHART

8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PIUS(+). INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

fV/

PER CENT PER ANNUM

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

— 12
/lv,

/

INTERBANK STERLING

INTERBANK DM

COVERED LONDON

COVERED FRANKFURT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED

LINE

DIFFERENTIAL
DIFFERENTIAL

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER,

COVERED
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

6 f-

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
DASHED

LINE

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

j

DASHED LINE

r~




DIFFERENTIAL

1

„

o
DIFFERENTIAL

l u l l ! I I I II
1975

I I I I I ILL
1977

I

ILL
1975

1977

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY

SERIES

CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

CANADA
UNITED

STATES

/v\

J \

MM

III! I i !

\
\/N

,

JAPAN
INDUSTRIAL

SWITZERLAND

J
-

GERMANY

-

I

I

I

I I I I I I ! I I I I

i i 111 i ; i I ! !

3
19

FRANCE

UNITED KINGDOM

^

NETHERLANDS

15

A
till I Mill I

ilnliil

12

12

~~

0

10

U.S. C O R P O R A T E
MONTHLY

U.S. C O R P O R A T E
MONTHLY

-

~

EURO-DOLLAR
-

•

—

Y / " \ _

-z/

-

-

—

I ! 11! I I I

6




1975

BONDS

A

Aaa BONDS

8

11

E U R O - D M BONDS

! I I
1977

1975

1977

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY

UNITED

SERIES

STATES

100 M-A

UNITED
360

KINGDOM

!

:

/ v u

V ,

/VV

JAPAN

SWITZERLAND
CANADA

FRANCE
GENERAL

100

INDEX

GERMANY

h-




1975

1977

1975

1977

S t R i e S NAME
CHAR ? • •• ' i f Of

EXtrtAfNSc RATES

U . S . D O l L A K , WEIGHTLD AVERAGE
JAPANESE YEN
GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN" DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA
CHART 2 .

18
18
16
16
18
LTI
18
18
18
18

90.,02.
129.64
155.10
147.30
71.t>3
103.09
112*08
173.29
138. 24
70.50

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

18
18
18
18
1818
18

-1.58
-2.14
1.89
-4.69
I TM
2.64
0.18

DOLLAR PER F I N E OUNCE

MAY 18

147.54

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2 - D A Y LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
APRIL
MAY

18
18
13
13
13
13
13
13
29
13

MAY
MAY
MARCH
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

18
18

. 5t34

5.38
6.75.
7.65
3.80
3.89
5.23
9.00
0.90
5.33

CHART 5» 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES




„

GOLD PRICE IN LONDON

U.S.
CHART 4 .

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
CHART 3 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOS 11E LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN

18
18
18
18

5.24
4.43
. 8.13 .
5.80
7.387.50
3.82

.

LAST VALUE PLOTTED.,
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 6 ,

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

RATES: LONDON

OVERMGiil
7-OAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART 7 ,




SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

18.
18
IB

5.48
5.50
5.80
6.19
6.49

18
18

18

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . C D ' S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

MAY 1 8
MAY 18

3»38L .
B »34
-QjuZfe-

MAY 18
MAY 18
MAY 18

5.80
5.24
0.47

MAY 1 0 _
MAY 18
MAY .16

5.80
5.36
0^44

I M . E R E S_1_A_R B LTRAGE_J_3—MONT H_ F UNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

,

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL
EURODOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

-

MAY 18
MAY 18
MAY 18

5.35
5.80
. -0.45

MAY 16
MAY 18
MAY 18

5,80
6.32
-0.52

MAY I B
MAY 18
WAY 18

.

5.66
0*14

—

g

1

DATE

SERIES NAME

VALUE

CHART_9. LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
ARAPA.
FRANCE

....

- N E l H £ R t ANPS

UNITED KINGDOM

U.S.




Li5fl
6.20
7*8.4
4.10
A . 80
10.94
7.28
11.61

___

CORPORATE

AAA__BOND§.
EURO—DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

HAX.il
APRIL 2 9
APRIL
MAY 6
.MAY 1 3
MAY 6
APRIL-22
MAY 13

——£L»J19L
6.87
7.70

MARCH
MARCH
MARCH

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
-SMlTZjEftLANP

GERMANY

MAY
APRIL
APRIL
APRIL
MAY
APRIL
APRIL

6
22
22
25
6
22
29

102.92
94.20
TBl.16
107.22
74-97
96.78

....

#

FEDERAL

H»10

RESERVE

statistical

release
23

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

® 1977

WAY 2 0 » 1977

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:

COUNTRY ^
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BE LGIUM
CA NA DA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SW ED EN
SWITZERLAND
UN I T ED KINGDOM




MONETARY
UNIT
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D , MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PESATA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

MAY 16
110.2600
5.95000
2.76300
95.3600
16.6300
24.5100
20 . 1 7 0 0
42 . 3 2 0 0
11.3500
171.8800
0.11280
0.36010
40.2600
4 #4000
40.6600
95.9500
18.9400
2.5850
115.0000
1.4497
13.7000
22.9000
39.5800
171.8800
J

MAY 1 7

(RAJHE U . S . CENTS
MAY 18

110.3000
5.95000
2.76500
95.5100
16.6300
24.5400
20.1900
42.4100
11.3500
171.8700
0.11280
0.36030
40.3000
4.3900
40.7200
95.9500
18.9300
2.5800
115.0000
1.4499
13.7000
22.9200
39.6700
171» 8 7 0 0

110 . 3 0 0 0
5 .96000
2 .76900
95*4900
16.6000
24.5275
20 . 2 0 0 0
42.4150
11 . 3 5 0 0
171.8500
0.11282
0.36050
40.3000
4.3600
40.7750
95.9500
18 . 9 5 0 0
2 .5825
115 . 0 0 0 0
1.450 3
13 .7COO
22.9350
39*6800
171 .8500

MAY 1 9
110.3000
5.96000
2.77400
95.4000
16.6100
24.5300
20.2000
42® 4 4 0 0
11.3500
171.7800
0.11280
0.36105
40.3100
4.3600
40.7700
95®9500
18.9550
2.5800
115.0500
1 e 4 4 51
13.7000
2 2 . 9 5 50
39*690©
17 1 ® 7 8 0 0

MAY 20
1 1 0 . 3 500
5,95000
2.77100
95® 1 9 0 0
16.6200
24.4900
20.1800
42.3800
11.3200
171.7400
0.11280
0.36070
40.2300
4.3600
40.7200
96.0000
18,9400
2,.5 8 0 0
115.0000
1.4461
13 . 7 0 0 0
22.9300
39 , 6 9 0 0
171.740'