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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

I May 29, 1984

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
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

160

160
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

140
120

JAPANESE YEN

—

~

-

^

140
120

—

100

-

-

80

I

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120

i

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SWISS FRANC

CANADIAN DOLLAR
-

80

—

I

60

I

—

wf

200
^ — -

-x,

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/V ^

W

I I I I I I I II II II II I I I I I iI I i

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240

—

—

100 _

100

160

I I I I I I I 120
I I I I

i

180
160
GERMAN MARK
-

DUTCH
GUILDER
i

r

140
120
100

i
120

—

100

-

i

, iI, 7
I I I I I I Ix fIuI, iI, I

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:

120

—

100

-

i
FRENCH FRANC

—

U.K. POUND

80

80

60

A

-

-

i

-

50

50
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—

160
140 ""

BELGIAN FRANC
I

100

-

80

-

70

ITALIAN LIRA

120

60

60

—

60

—

50
-

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I

MIMIMIM

40

30
1984

1982

1984

CHART 2

3 - M O N T H FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR (-)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER

PERCENT PER AN

•NT PER ANNUM

6
-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

+

ITALIAN LIRA

-

0

Th.lMlM

I III

6
6

DUTCH GUILDERI
U. K. POUND

/V

0

v :

6
I

9
12

6

+

0

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SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

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8
FRENCH FRANC

0
JAPANESE YEN

8

16

24

32




1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

600

550 -

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

-

500

450

-

450

400

400 —

350 -

-

350

300 -

-

300

250

250
1981




1982

1983

1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PER

PERCENT PER Al

[NT PER ANNUM

28
24
\

20

n

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

zr

16

-

12
JAPAN

8
i

4

I

I

I

I

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24
CANADA

20
EURO-SWISS
FRANC
16

12

8
NETHERLANDS
4
+

0
I I II II
24

20
16

U. K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

GERMANY
-

12

iEURO-DM

*

8
4




i
1982

1984

i

i

1 1 1
1982

1984

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANI

•JT PER ANNUM

22

18
U.S. CD S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

14

10
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

20

U K INTERBANK STERLING

16

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

8
11

SWISS INTERBANK RATE
9

-

\

-jy

'

-

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

\

7

5

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I

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I

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1984

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

24




OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART 7

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

26

22

26

22

-

FEDERAL FUNDS

18

18

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

14

-

OVERNIGHT
10

-

90-DAY CD S

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

10

I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I

I II II

I I I II II II I I

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IDIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

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1982
1 P E R C E N T 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




1984

I

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I
1982

I

1984

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: P L U S M , INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
20

20

DASHED LINE

-

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12

12
INTERBANK STERLING

COVERED LONDON

- U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
I

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J_L

1_1

4

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

—

^
fVs/VxyVuV^/x/A/

-

A

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2

I

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4

28

28

20

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

12

I

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11

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DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
A

^

A IA

.

1

A AA

'Ay/fxyX_/vAv,A

1982

I

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1984

1 P E R C E N T O N DIFFERENTIAL S C A L E = 2 P E R C E N T O N R A T E S C A L E




12

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—

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DASHED LINE

U -

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20

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS^,

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

—DASHED LINE

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1
1982

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CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PER ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Af

19

19

» jh CANADA
I

—
UNITED STATES
15

-

15

11

-

11

I

7

I

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7

—

15
UNITED KINGDOM

—I

SWITZERLAND

—

—

11

5

I

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13

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1
13

MONTHLY

GERMANY

JAPAN

-

9

9

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5

22

9

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5

22

MONTHLY

U. S. CORPORATE

FRANCE

18

18

Aaa BONDS

14

14

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
10

V

10

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY




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1982

1984

1982

1984

6

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES

1969=

240

200

JAPAN

UNITED STATES

160

120

210
170

FRANCE

UNITED KINGDOM
130

90

70
190

150

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

w

A

-

110

I

70

I

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180
CANADA

NETHERLANDS
140

-

100

80

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60




1982

1984

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SERIES

CHART

1. S P O T

WEEKLY

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

E X C H A N G E R A T E S AND I N D I C E S

A V E R A G E S , NOON

BUYING RATES

(U.S. C E N T S )

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LISA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

MARCH

1973 B A S E R A T E S =

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES,
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S P L U S S W I T Z E R L A N D )

MAR

1973 =




36.25
0.42944
32.22
138.73
77.23
11.79
43.98
1.78491
0.05885
12.35

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

101. 98
112.,44
92. 51
56, 11
7 6 . 97
53., 14
141. 49
70.33
33.,43

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

134. 48
135.,30
148.,06
118.,07
68. 36
96..97
64.,09
181.66
88.,25
39.52
6 8 . 19

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

0. 19
2. 45
5. 72
- 1 . 18
7. 86
5. 52
5. 31
- 4 . 00

100

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

U.S. DOLLAR
G E R M A N MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DCLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

CANADIAN DCLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERflAN M A R K
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

100

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

C H A R T 2. 3 - M O N T H F O R W A R D E X C H A N G E

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
HAY
MAY
MAT
MAY
MAY

,

P R E M I U M OR

DISCOUNT
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

#
L A S T V A L U E PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME

CHART 3. G O L D P R I C E IN L O N D O N , A F T E R N O O N F I X I N G
U . S . D O L L A R S PER FINE O U N C E

C H A R T 4. C A L L

MAY 23

378.18

MONEY R A T E S
MAY
HAY
MAY
APRIL
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
JAN.
MAY

23
23
18
27
18
25
18
18
1
25

S.,75
9.,77
8.,75
10.,43
5.,50
5.,23
5.75
11.50
10.3ft
0.88

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

23
23
23
23
23
23
23

11. 14
6. 10
6. 25
11. 66
9. 26
3. 82
8. 59

MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY
MAY

23
23
23
23
23
23

9.77
10.31
10.73
11.57
12.16
12.80

OVERNIGHT EURO-COLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L ADJ. F O B R E S E R V E R E Q U I R E M E N T S

M A Y 23
MAY 23
MAY 23

9. 77
9. 75
03

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT BATE
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , S E C O N D A R Y M A R K E T
DIFFERENTIAL

MAY 23
MAY 23
MAY 23

11. 57
11. 14
72

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
C H A R T 5. 3 - M O N T H I N T E R E S T R A T E S
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E EANK L O A N S 6 D I S C O U N T S
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
S U S S INTERBANK LOAN
W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E FOREIGN I N T E R E S T R A T E
(G-10 C O U N T R I E S P I U S S W I T Z E R L A N D )

C H A R T 6 . E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T R A T E S ; LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR




AND U . S . MONEY M A R K E T R A T E S

0.

0.

SERIES

CHART 8. INTEREST

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALOE

NAME

ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

HAY 23
MAX 23
MAY 23

11.57
11-77
-0.19

U.S. C O M M E R C I A L PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

MAY 23
MAY 23
HAY 23

10.59
11.86
-1.27

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
I N T E R B A N K DM ( F R A N K F U R T ) , C O V E R E D
DIFFERENTIAL

H A Y 23
HAY 23
23

11.57
11.90
-0.33

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

HAY 23
MAY 23
H A Y 23

11.57
11.76
-0.18

M A Y 18
M A Y 18
MARCH
MAY 11
A P R I L 27
9
MARCH
FEB.
M A Y 18

13.49

C H A R T 9. L O N G

TERM

G O V E R M E N T BOND

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
J A P A N (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
N E T H E R L A N D S (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

YIELDS

8.10

6.64
4.66
13.31
13.91
8.56

10.26

U.S. C O R P O R A T E
AAA B O N D S
EURO-DOLLAR

CHART

10.

STOCK

BONDS

12.81
10.29

INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




APRIL
NOV.

M A Y 16
M A Y 16
M A Y 16
M A Y 16
M A Y 16
M A Y 16
M A Y 16
M A Y 16

165.62
193.34
224.86
149.74
126.67
158-54
178.31
220.39

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.K> 012)

BAT 25, 1984

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB TBI UEEK ENDING

HAT 25, 1984

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:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUfl
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,PR.
DENflARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•HEM ZEALAND
NORWAY
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR

MEMO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

MAY 21

IPTIRRRNCV I!MT«rs PEP DOLLAB)
MAY 23
MAY 22

MAY 24

MAI 25

89.58
19.370
56.000
1534.00
1.2943
2.2042
10.0890
5.8310
8.4720
2.7555
108.750
7.8175
11.0400
111.42
195.150
1698.00
233.00
2.3175
205.0000
3.0995
64.640
7.8380
14.2500
140.800
2.1135
78. 10
803.20
154.130
25.140
8.0900
2.2695
39.750
23.010
139.05
15.6500

89.81
19.283
55.830
1534.00
1.2950
2.2042
10.0465
5.8055
8.4360
2.7420
108.400
7.8175
11.0400
111.95
196.100
1692.00
233.25
2.3115
204.0000
3.0870
64.650
7.8020
14.2500
140.000
2.1075
78.30
803.20
153.450
25.140
8.0675
2.2670
39.760
23.010
138.90
15.8000

90.35
19.337
55.850
1534.00
1.2952
2.2042
10.1050
5.8070
8.4870
2.7585
108.200
7.8170
11.0400
111.70
197.310
1696.00
232.37
2.2940
205.0000
3.1030
64.800
7.8400
14.2500
139.750
2.0940
78.10
802.20
153.440
25.160
8.1150
2.2775
39.770
23.010
137.65
16.1000

90.15
19.258
55.690
1534.00
1.2972
2.2218
10.0450
5.8415
8.4440
2.7430
108.880
7.8170
11.0600
112.00
197.510
1692.00
231.83
2.3140
207.0000
3.0900
64.650
7.7850
14.2500
140.800
2.1120
77.90
801.20
154.810
25.160
8.0450
2.2680
39.790
23.010
138.20
16.2000

89.80
19.135
55.640
1558.00
1.2948
2.2063
10.0075
5.7880
8.3975
2.7280
107.950
7.8160
11.0500
112.50
197.510
1687.00
231.70
2.3095
208.0000
3.0725
64.680
7.7800
14.2500
139.400
2.1045
78.20
801.20
153.400
25. 160
8.0450
2.2490
39.820
23.010
138.30
16.3000

134.37

134.06

134.56

134.05

133.62

IINDBI OF H E I G H T E D A V B B A G B E X C H A N G E VALUE OF 0.S. DOLLAS AGAISST C U B B B N C I B S OF OTHER G-11
CCOMTBIBS. HABCH 1973 « 100. HEIGHTS ARB 1972-76 GLOBAL TBADB OF EACH
OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
SBBIBS H B t l S B D AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOB DBSCBIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE
BBIGHTBD-AVBBAGB E X C H A N G E VALOE OF THE U.S. DOLLAB: B B V I S I O N " ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST
1978 F E D Z B A 1 B B S B B T B BULLETIN.
•VALUE IS O.S. C E N T S