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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts May 4 , 1 9 9 2 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, D.C. 20551 Table of Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere. $35.00 per year or $.80 each. 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CHART 1 SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 120 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 120 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 110 110 100 100 90 90 BELGIAN FRANC 80 80 70 » i » I i i i I i i » I i i i • I • I ' ' I I I I 1 I I I I 70 280 280 260 260 SWISS FRANC 240 240 JAPANESE YEN 220 220 200 200 180 180 160 160 140 100 I 90 I I I I I I I I I I I ' I » • • 1 1 I 1 ' > 1 1 • 1 ' 1 • 140 100 90 UNITED KINGDOM 80 80 70 70 CANADIAN DOLLAR 60 60 50 200 i i ' l i i » I i i i I i ' » I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 200 180 — 180 DUTCH GUILDER 160 160 GERMAN MARK 140 140 120 120 100 120 50 • • • I • ' I I I ' I I I ' ' I I » I I I I I ' I I I I I 100 60 100 55 ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 50 45 40 80 35 60 ' : i I i ' 1990 ' I i i i I i ' 1992 i i i i I i i 1990 i i i i i I i i 1992 i 30 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 f PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 CANADIAN DOLLAR 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 U.K. POUND 1 I 1 I I I I ' • ' > I 1 i 1 l ' 1 i l i » i 12 8 GERMAN MARK » « » l i JAPANESE YEN « ' ' • SWISS FRANC DUTCH GUILDER — X V \zv>V x, W V VAx - 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 FRENCH FRANC ITALIAN LIRA 1 1 1 1 1 1 I1 I I , — 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 1990 1992 1 1 1 V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1990 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1992 1 12 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 420 — 420 — 400 — 380 — 360 — 340 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 320 1989 1990 1991 1992 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 12 FRANCE U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS JAPAN GERMANY NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM CANADA SWITZERLAND i i i I i i 1990 i i i i i I i i 1992 i 1990 1992 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE 8 U.S. CD'S 6 CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER 4 5 2 16 14 12 NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE U.K. INTERBANK STERLING 10 4 8 9 7 5 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE JAPANESE CD RATE 6 3 10 8 6 4 SWISS INTERBANK GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 5 1990 1992 1990 1992 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY 12 CENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN 12 OVERNIGHT 10 3-MONTH 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 12 i ' ' l i i i I i i i I i i i I I ' I I I » I I 1 I 1 I I I 2 12 7-DAY 10 6-MONTH 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 12 ' i i I i i i l i ' i I » i ' 1 ' 1 l 1-MONTH 10 1 1 1 1 l 1 • 1 1 1 1 2 12 1-YEAR 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 • ' ' I • 1 1990 1 i 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1992 i i i I i i 1990 i I i i i I i i 1992 i 2 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 12 12 10 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS FEDERAL FUNDS 90-DAY CD'S DASHED LINE J I I I I I—J DIFFERENTIAL DASHED LINE I i i I i i i 1990 I I I L J I i I I I I I I l I l I l I I I I I L DIFFERENTIAL HMA AA.U i I I lvy^/vVv\v^^ i I i i Aajl/vA / V i i i ,.rVAs., i i 1992 J I I I I I I 1990 I I I L 1992 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 8 COVERED LONDON INTERBANK STERLING CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER — 4 — DASHED LINE DASHED LINE i i i I i i i I i i i I i i ' i i » i i ' I i i i I i i l i t i l1 M i — DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL 2 12 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • i i I i i i i INTERBANK DM COVERED FRANKFURT SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED i\ 4 — EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i I I ' I I ' I 1990 ' I I I I I I I I I I I i • • • ' « ' DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL I I I I ' I I I I 1992 I 1 • • I I 1 • 1990 1992 • •2 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES 10 RCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANN I 13 UNITED STATES UNITED KINGDOM 9 12 8 11 7 10 6 12 1 » ' I 1 » 1 1 1 ' 1 » ' ' ' ' i i l ' » i I ' 1 i iv i I 1 9 12 CANADA FRANCE 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 8 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I ' SWITZERLAND » » l i ' ' I • » i I i i i 7 8 JAPAN 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I i i i I i i i I i i i I i i 10 NETHERLANDS i 4 10 GERMANY 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 1 1 1 l • • 1990 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1992 ' ' 1 l » 1 1990 1 I » i i I i » i 1992 6 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SCALE 1986=100 RATIO SCALE 1986=100 200 200 UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES GERMANY JAPAN FRANCE SWITZERLAND 135 135 NETHERLANDS CANADA 120 120 105 105 90 90 75 i i i Ii i i Ii ii Ii i i 1990 1992 • i i l i i 1990 i l • • ' l i i 1992 ' 75 SERIES l-Apr-92 Chart 1. (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U.K. pound Indices, Weighted average exchange v a l u e i n d i c e s , Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swedish krona Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r 2.9578 84.416 17.966 60.827 0.08082 0.75235 54.025 66 .084 176.36 2.9144 84.594 17.738 59.934 0.07978 0.74540 53.242 64.722 174.89 2.9364 83.966 17.904 60.406 0.08034 0.74738 53.667 65.410 177.22 115 .97 83 .74 80 .52 170,.42 46 ..11 196 . 12 154. 44 2 1 3 . 68 7 0 . 03 117 . 6 4 83 .79 81 . 7 1 172 .77 46 ,.69 196 .67 156 ..57 215. 49 7 0 . 54 116 .55 84 . 1 4 80 .96 171 . 1 1 46 .39 196 .99 155..09 212. 60 7 1 . 33 114 . 8 4 84 . 3 1 79 . 9 3 168 .60 45 .79 195 .17 152 . 8 5 208 . 2 2 70 .74 115 . 7 1 83 .69 80 .68 169 .93 46 ..12 195,.69 154. 07 2 1 0 . 43 7 1 . 68 107 . 2 5 75 .59 71 .71 171 . 3 3 39 .39 193 . 8 3 145 .69 67 . 4 2 198 .66 62 .57 89 .54 106 .60 76 .50 71 . 4 1 170 .16 39 . 2 2 193 .77 144 . 8 3 67 .06 196 .27 62 . 6 1 90 .57 106 .86 75 .46 71 . 7 4 170 .69 39 .30 193 . 2 2 145 . 2 5 67 .30 197 .36 63 . 17 89 .97 Mar. 1973=100 107 .96 75 .00 72 . 2 1 172 .68 39 . 5 3 192 .80 146 .68 67 .56 200 . 8 1 61 .59 89 .18 3 - M o n t h F o r w a r d Exchange R a t e s , Premium o r D i s c o u n t - 2 .91 - 5 .79 - 5 .42 - 7 .64 - 0 .62 - 5 ,. 3 1 - 4 ..54 - 6 ..37 Gold P r i c e i n Call .86 .72 .47 .75 .50 .29 .51 ..47 - 2 .82 - 5 .86 - 5 .49 - 7 .80 - 0 .52 - 5 , 29 - 4 . 38 - 6 . 16 3 4 1 . 98 3 3 9 . 32 4 . 09 4 . 14 6 . 90 9 . 86 9 . 61 5 . 39 9 . 44 7 . 88 9 . 98 3 . 98 4 . 05 6 . 85 9 . 76 9 . 64 4 . 68 9 . 17 7 . 88 9 . 33 -2 -5 -5 -7 -0 -5 -4 -6 .62 .82 .53 .75 .52 .31 .52 ,.13 - 2 .61 - 5 .97 - 5 .78 - 7 .98 - 0 .62 - 5 .60 - 4 . .72 - 6 ..32 3 3 9 . 82 337 . 63 336 . 88 3 . 65 3 . 83 6 . 95 9 . 88 9 . 59 4 . 67 9 . 17 6 . 88 10. 30 3 . 47 3 . 73 6 . 55 9 . 81 9 . 62 4 . 70 9 . 16 7 . 21 1 0 . 23 ND 3 . 64 6 . 30 9 . 91 9 . 63 4 . 70 9 . 32 7 . 88 1 0 . 53 Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l funds Overnight Euro-dollar Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom -2 -5 -5 -7 -0 -5 -4 -6 London, A f t e r n o o n F i x i n g d o l l a r s p e r f i n e ounce Chart 4. 2.9855 84.071 18.133 61.415 0.08134 0.75112 54.538 66.983 174.41 107 . 2 3 75 .60 71 .66 171 .50 39 . 3 4 193 . 9 2 145 .78 67 .19 200 .70 61 . 6 4 90 . 09 Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. 2.9431 84.020 17.868 60.583 0.08034 0.74902 53.796 66.418 173.15 M a r c h 1973 b a s e r a t e s = 100 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Chart 3. 15-Apr-92 22-Apr-92 29-Apr-92 S p o t Exchange R a t e s a n d I n d i c e s Noon b u y i n g r a t e s Chart 2. 8-Api—92 deposits SERIES Chart 5. 1-Api—92 3-Month I n t e r e s t 4. 21 7 . 47 10. 02 9. 65 4. 88 9 ,55 8 .58 10 .83 8 .97 4 4 4 4 4 4 S e l e c t e d E u r o - d o l l a r & U.S. Overnight Euro-dollar U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Differential deposits Interest Arbitrage, Euro-dollar deposit Interbank s t e r l i n g (London), Differential U.S. commercial paper Canadian f i n a n c e paper, Differential covered covered Euro-dollar deposit Swiss i n t e r b a n k , covered Differential 95 16 89 60 69 34 20 38 79 .14 .16 .14 .23 .41 .94 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 05 06 11 16 26 73 3. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. 83 95 95 01 14 50 3 .73 3 .95 4 .00 4 .05 4 .18 4 .58 3 3 3 3 4 4 .64 .84 .88 .97 .16 .58 4 .14 4 .09 0 .05 4 . 05 3 . 98 0. 07 3. 83 3. 65 0. 18 3 .73 3 .47 0 .25 3 .64 ND ND 4 .23 4 .21 0 .01 4 . 16 4 . 14 0. 02 4..01 3, 95 0. 06 4 .05 3 .97 0 .09 3 .97 3 .93 0 .04 4 .23 4 .29 - 0 .06 4 . 16 4 . 29 - 0 . 13 4. 01 4. 05 - 0 . ,04 4 .05 4 .04 0 .01 3 .97 3 .95 0 .02 4 .26 4 .50 - 0 .24 4 . 20 4. 45 - 0 . 25 3..99 4..29 - 0 . .30 3 .97 4 .34 - 0 .36 3 .95 4 .18 - 0 .23 4 .23 4 .10 0 .13 4..16 4..05 0. 12 4 .01 3 .98 0 ,03 4 .05 3 .94 0 .11 3 .97 3 .74 0 .23 4 .23 3 .93 0 .29 4..16 3. 99 0..17 4 .01 3 .73 0 .28 4 .05 3 .76 0 .29 3 .97 3 .87 0 .10 8 , .80 8 . 68 7 ..97 5..67 6 ..58 8 ..36 9..98 7 ,.43 8 8 7 5 6 8 9 7 .68 .65 ,.89 .63 .53 .27 .28 .35 8 .80 8 .65 7 .92 5 .69 6 .54 8 .28 9 .17 7 .55 8 .89 8 .74 7 .97 5 .75 6 .60 8 .34 9 .19 7 .58 110,.57 146 ..05 105..08 92 .24 111 ..30 141 ..95 143 .89 160..20 113 147 106 99 113 145 159 168 .68 .61 .13 .96 .53 .71 .28 .46 .23 .75 .85 .02 .12 .39 .87 .71 111 .60 148 .85 105 . 2 3 99 .74 l i b .10 148 .10 161 .10 165 .49 Long Term G o v e r n m e n t B e l l w e t h e r Bond Y i e l d s 1 0 - y e a r m a t u r i t y , where a v a i l a b l e 8 .78 8 .70 8 .02 5 .45 6 .56 8 .41 9 .92 7 .53 Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands U n i t e d Kingdom United States Chart 10. 3..93 6. 84 9..93 9. 65 4..71 9..43 8..69 10 .44 8 .80 3. 7. 9. 9. 4. 9. 8. 10. 8. 3 - M o n t h Funds covered Euro-dollar deposit I n t e r b a n k DM ( F r a n k f u r t ) , Differential Chart 9. .97 .00 .88 .60 .72 .33 .38 .33 .77 14 36 93 65 74 49 60 93 93 Money M a r k e t R a t e s 3-month E u r o - d o l l a r d e p o s i t U.S. 9 0 - d a y C D ' s , s e c o n d a r y market Differential Chart 8. 3 7 9 9 4 9 8 10 8 4. 7. 9. 9. 4. 9. 8. 10. 8. E u r o - D o l l a r D e p o s i t Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 15-Apr-92 22-Apr-92 29-Apr-92 Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, secondary market Canadian f i n a n c e paper French i n t e r b a n k r a t e German i n t e r b a n k r a t e J a p a n e s e CD r a t e Netherlands interbank rate Swiss i n t e r b a n k r a t e U.K. i n t e r b a n k s t e r l i n g Weighted average f o r e i g n i n t e r e s t r a t e CG-10 C o u n t r i e s ) Chart 6. 8-Api—92 Stock Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States Indices (Wednesday f i g u r e s ) 113 144 104 102 110 142 145 164 .70 .92 .61 .81 .49 .35 .77 .24 I n d i c e s ( i n o r d e r , rebased t o 1986-100) a r e Toronto Composite, T o k y o SE ( T o p i x ) , CBS A l l - G e n e r a l , S w i s s Bank I n d e x , F i n a n c i a l 112 147 106 97 114 146 157 165 CAC G e n e r a l , 1 FAZ A k t i e n T i m e s O r d i n a r y , NYSE C o m p o s i t FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.101512) May 4, 1992 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 1, 1992 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: MONETARY UNIT Apr. 27 •AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA *1RELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND •UNITED KINGDOM DOLLAR SCHILLING FRANC DOLLAR YUAN KRONE ECU MARKKA FRANC D. MARK DRACHMA DOLLAR RUPEE POUND LIRA YEN RINGGIT GUILDER DOLLAR KRONE ESCUDO DOLLAR RAND WON PESETA RUPEE KRONA FRANC DOLLAR BAHT POUND 0.7562 11.625 33.970 1.1940 5.5254 6.3840 1.2423 4.4885 5.5655 1.6510 193.40 7.7380 28.800 1.6170 1241.00 133.13 2.5420 1.8579 0.5348 6.4530 139.85 1.6545 2.8795 783.20 103.58 N. A. 5.9610 1.5300 25.270 25.680 1.7800 MEMO: HHJNITED STATES DOLLAR COUNTRY 89.72 (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Apr. 28 Apr. 29 Apr. 30 0.7552 11.652 34.060 1.1954 5.5254 6.4030 1.2397 4.5025 5.5840 1.6555 193.60 7.7510 28.700 1.6125 1244.75 133.33 2.5360 1.8635 0.5376 6.4610 139.45 1.6555 2.8745 783.60 103.80 N. A. 5.9720 1.5173 25.270 25.650 1.7750 89.91 0.7589 11.657 34.090 1.1941 5.5239 6.4070 1.2385 4.5045 5.5860 1.6574 193.70 7.7565 28.700 1.6125 1245.50 133.50 2.5255 1.8655 0.5386 6.4660 139.75 1.6550 2.8790 783.90 103.91 N.A. 5.9800 1.5220 25.236 25.640 1.7698 90.01 0.7565 11.628 34.010 1.1960 5.5239 6.3980 1.2415 4.4960 5.5780 1.6525 193.60 7.7590 28.700 1.6153 1242.75 133.30 2.5270 1.8593 0.5372 6.4555 139.20 1.6595 2.8720 783.40 103.80 N.A. 5.9660 1.5170 25.222 25.640 1.7750 89.82 May. 1 0.7555 11.627 33.760 1.1888 N.A. 6.3500 1.2499 4.4600 5.5350 1.6410 192.40 7.7580 28.400 1.6257 1234.00 132.75 2.5240 1.8468 0.5380 6.4070 138.30 1.6530 2.8550 783.00 103.15 N.A. 5.9225 1.5010 25.181 N.A. 1.7860 89.23 •VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. WEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. 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