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H . 13
No. 323

...

November 1, 1967.

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I.
II.

I.

CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad

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1 - New York, London, Montreal: Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
2 - London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
3 - Interest Arbitrage: Frankfart/London,
Zurich/London
4 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
5 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
6 - Short-term Interest Rates
7 - Long-term Bond Yields
8 - Spot Exchange R a t e s — M a j o r Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
9 - 3-month Forward Exchange Rates
10 - Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(Decontrolled after six months)

NEW

YORK,

YIELDS
DOLLAR

FOR

LONDON,
U.S.

DEPOSIT

MONTREAL:

DOLLAR
RATES:

INVESTORS
NEW

ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

YORK-LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

EURO-DOLLAR OVER U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

FINANCE

CO.

PAPER

RATES

(covered):

QUOTED

IN

NEW

YORK

U.K. HIRE PURCHASE

V

3 ^

CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY

U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

Mar.

iun.

Sept.

Dec.

Mar.

1965




Jun.

1966

Sept.

Dec.

Mar.

Jun.

1967

Sept.

Dec.

Mar.

Jun.

1968

Sept.

Dec.

LONDON:

YIELDS

EURO-DOLLAR
Friday figures

FOR

DEPOSIT

U.S.

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

O N

3 - M O N T H

FUNDS

RATES
Per cent per

30
180

90

^

DAY

DAY

DAY

A j
CALL

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

HIRE

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

PURCHASE

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

^DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR

HIRE

PURCHASE

FAVORTUWDOLLAR
;

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

1965




1966

1967

i

v

i

i—

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INTEREST ARBITRAGE:

FRANKFURT/LONDON,

FRANKFURT

LOAN

INTERBANK

RATE VS. L O N D O N

ZURICH/LONDON
EURO-DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )

1

1
INTERBANK

IN TERMS

LOAN RATE

DM

1
1

/\f*r

| A -

1

OF

EURO-DOLL AR

( y /

:

;

!

1

L~.

; . : . .
ZURICH

1

i

FAVOR F R A N K F U R T

1

: :

RATE

VS.

i

r ^ v V \ A

: . 1

DEPOSIT

I

1

T

DIFFERENTIAL

I

LONDON

'
EURO

! .

i

l/V'

DOLLAR

RATE

!

!

i

!

(COVERED)
!

IN TERMS OF SWISS F R A N C S

EURO-DOLLAR

S W I S S DEPOSIT RATE
F A V O R ZURICH

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R
XL

PRICE

OF

,

GOLD

,

IN

LONDON

1

35.3

T

35.0
1965




1966

1967

1968

INTEREST

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

TREASURY

UNITED

BILL

STATES/CANADA

RATES

CAN. FIN. CO. PAPER

CANADA j

UNITED STATES

BILL

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

FORWARD

CANADIAN

DOLLAR

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF CANADA

FORWARD RATE

I

3-MONTH

COVERED

RATE

DIFFERENTIALS

(NET

INCENTIVES)

PRIME FINANCE PAPER

FAVOR CANADA

TREASURY BILLS

1964




1965

1966

1967

INTEREST

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

TREASURY

NEW

BILL

YORK/LONDON

RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

LONDON

NEW YORK

r

IRATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

FORWARD

I

STERLING

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF LONDON

FORWARD RATE

|RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

j

COVER

DISCOUNT

(NET

IN FAVOR OF LONDON

INCENTIVE)

y/

IN FAVOR OF NEW YORK

1965




1966

1967

1968

SHORT-TERM

INTEREST

RATES *
Per

EURO-DOLLAR - LONDON +

U.S.

SWITZERLAND

9

JAPAN
GERMANY

CANADA

US

1963
S*it:finna

vj

1964
month depots rc«e. and Germany 'interbank Loan Ro»e




1965

1966

1967

45
LONG-TERM BOND

YIELDS

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

EURO-DOLLAR BONDS

1963

1964

* * New senf, 'or Germnnv Vnm 7 9 65




1965

1966

1967

SPOT

EXCHANGE

RATES - M A J O R

CURRENCIES A G A I N S T

U.S.

DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.K. STERLING

T
BELGIAN FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

FRENCH FRANC

CANADIAN DOLLAR

I T A L I A N LIRA

v/'

JAPANESE YEN

M

S

s

0

1965




1966

I
1967

s

D

S

1968

Chart 9

1 jj

3-MONTH
AGAINST

FORWARD
U.S.

EXCHANGE

DOLLARS —NEW

RATES

YORK

S W I S S FRANC

G E R M A N MARK

P O U N D STERLING

DISCOUNT-

PREMIUM

FRENCH F R A N C |

DUTCH GUILDER

C A N A D I A N DOLLAR
DISCOUNT

AGAINST

POUND

STERLING — L O N D O N
PREMIUM

S W I S S FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT-

1965
(




1966

1967

INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES

, 9 58 , c c

360
3?0

280
SWITZERLAND
240

200

GERMANY

160

360
320

280
JAPAN

240

200

CANADA

160

120

1964




1965

1966

1967

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November 1, 1967.

H. 13
No. 323

II.

Upper Panel

Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)

Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Oct.

Chart 5
(Friday,
net. 27

25
5. 56

Euro-$ deposit

Treasury bills:

)
5. 58

U.K.
U.S.

6. sn

5.28

U.S. certif. of deposit

Spread favor U.K.
Lower Panel

(Friday,

Oct. 27
5.00
4.87

Finance co. paper:

U.S.
Canada
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

. 98

Forward pound
Net incentive (U.K. +)

5. 33
Chart 6
(Friday, -OCT. 27

Chart 2
(Friday, Oct. 2 7 )

Treasury bills:
Euro-$ deposits:
Call
30-day

4. 38
4. 81

5.62
5.81

90-day
180-day

Hire-purchase paper
(Oct. 20)
Local-authority deposit
(Oct. 20)
Chart 3

5.48

Interbank loan (mid-point)

4. 18

Euro-$ deposit (average)

4.27

Lover Panel

(Date:

5.29

Oct. 15

Zurich 3-month deposit

35.196

Zurich 3-month deposit
(Date :
Oct. 15
Japan composite rate
(Date :
Aug. 31

)
4.85

Treasury bills:

Canada
U. S.
Spread favor Canada

+

Forward Canadian $

-1.44

Net incentive (Canada +)

-1.09

4. 50
.35

Canadian finance paper Oct. 20

6.38

Oct. 27

6.44




4. 18
5. 62

)
)

7. 28

Chart 7
U.S. Gov't.

(Wed.,

German Fed.

Oct. 25

(Fri.,

Swiss Confed.

)

5.27

Oct. 26 )

6.99

Oct. 27

)

6. 64

Oct. 20

)

4.55

(Wed., Oct. 25

)

6.57

(Fri.,

Canadian Gov't.
Chart 4
(Friday, Oct. 27

5.58
4.85

Interbank loan rate (German)
(Oct. 16-23)
Euro-$ deposit (London)

U.K. War Loan (Thurs.,
3.50*

4.50

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday,
Oct. 20
)
Euro-$ bonds (Fri.,

Oct. 27

J

5.91
6. 46

For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.
*Sept. 23
30
Oct.

7

3.00
3.00
3.50