View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

(516/517)

1

i

Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

i
,!
i

November 10,1986

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

2. D A I L Y CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE-LONDON
4. C A L L MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR A N D
U.S. MONEY M A R K E T RATES
a INTEREST A R B I T R A G E : 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. I N D U S T R I A L STOCK INDICES




collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
tLE
MARCH

RATIO
MARCH 197 1=100

73=100

200
180

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

50
45

ITALIAN LIRA

160

40

140

35

120

30

100

25

200

200

180
160

180

JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

160

140

140

120

120

100

100

80

80

140
120

140

—

— D U T C H

CANADIAN DOLLAR

GUILDER
r \ J

~

120

100

100

90

90

80

80

70

70

60

I

I

I

I

I

I

II I I i l l i l l !

90

80

90
UK. POUND

80

FRENCH FRANC

70

70
y/ vv vv ^ ~

60
50

60
50

I

40

I

I

40

120
100

60

240
BELGIAN FRANC

SWISS FRANC

200

90

180

80

160

70

140

60

120

50




100
1984

1986

1984

19S6

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

JAPANESE YEN
CANADIAN DOLLAR

4

12

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

+
0

4

8
8

GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

4

0

8

0

8

16

24

24

32

32




1984

1986

1984

1986

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

500

480

520

til

500

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




i
1983

1984

i

I n

I i i
1985

I i

i I i

i I n

I i
1986

i

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

20

20

16

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS
12

8

4

0

20

16

SWITZERLAND
CANADA

12

8

4

i

0

M i

20

16

UNITED KINGDOM

12

GERMANY

8

Wvwv
4

0




NETHERLANDS
I

I I
1984

h
1986

1984

1986

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

r PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

14

16
U.S. CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

12

10

14

L

8

-

10

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8
I

4

I

I

I

I

I

I IIIIIIIIII lllllllllll

6

16

14
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
'

/A

U K INTERBANK STERLING
14

-

12

12

10

1

10

8

I

I

I

I

I

I

-

lllllllllll

8
6
10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

8
6

6

4
2

12

-

I

I

I

I

I

I

I I I I I II

I I I I I I II I I

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

8

6
7

4

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

NT PER ANNUM

14

14
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT
12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4

14

14
6-MONTH

7-DAY
12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

I I II I! II

4

III

4

14

14
1-MONTH

1-YEAR

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4




4
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
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16

16

14

14

FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH

DASHED LINE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

-

12

10

-

10

90-DAY CD* S

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

-

J

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1111

I

I

I

I I l I I I I I l I I I I I I II I

I

DIFFERENTIAL

4

DIFFERENTIAL

+

'

J_J

I

1111111111111 n 111111111

1984
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1986

i

i

i

i

i
1984

i

I I I I I I I I I I I

1

0

11 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1986

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al>

18

14

18

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
DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+

+

0

0

I IIII

2

II

I IIIIIIIIII

I I I I III I I I

18

18

14

INTERBANK DM

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

10

a

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

2

I

2

2

I

I

I . I

I

ill

m

T I I I M

6

I

2
2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

+

0

0

I

2
1984

1986

I 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




I

I

I

I
1984

I

2
1986

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

' PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

16

16
UNITED STATES

CANADA

14

-

14

-

12

12

10

' \

—

8

10

8

I

6

I

I

I I I -

6

15

9

13

UNITED KINGDOM

7

SWITZERLAND

11

5

9

3
Mllllll

7

1
10

10
GERMANY

8

8

6

6

I

4

I

I

I

I

I

4
17

17
U. S . CORPORATE

15

MONTHLY

FRANCE

-

Aaa BONDS

13

13

\

-

11




15

-

11

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

VA

-

/ -

9

7
I
1984

1986

I

I

I

I
1984

I

IIIllllllII

5
1986

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE

RATIO SCALE

1969=100

1969=100

UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES

NETHERLANDS

SWITZERLAND

FRANCE
GERMANY

450
400

—

350

-

300

-

250

—

yA

-

150

—

V_

J

__

200

100

A v ~~

JAPAN

—

-

I

I

I




I

I
1984

I

l l l l l l l l l l l

l l l l l l l l l l l

1986

450
400

-

350

V A —

300

-

y

CANADA

-

/ ' V

-

—

/ s v %

-

-

I

I

I

I

I
1984

I

l l l l l l l l l l l

-

250

-

200

-

150

l l l l l l l l l l l

1986

100

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALOE

CHAMI 1. SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND INDICES
HEtiKLK AVERAGES, NOON bUXING BATES (U.S. CENTS)
GERMAN HARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN fRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

48. 55
0.61157
42. 98
141.04
71.95
14.88
58.31
2. J3733
0.07022
14.21

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

136. 56
160. 13
123.37
57.04
71.71
67.05
187.60
92. 10
39. 89

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

109.27
157.81
183.19
13 4. 89
58. 13
75. 34
69. 22
205.24
98.69
40.08
66.59

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

-2.55
-5.03
1.29
-1.89
2.05
0.52
1.36
-4. 48

INDICES, MARCH 1973 BASE HATES = 100
GEEMAN HARK
JAPANESE XEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, HAS 1973 = 100
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U. K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
S U S S FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
MOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

SERIES HARK

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AFTERNOON FIXING
U.S. DOLLARS PEE FINE OUNCE

NOV.

5

405.39

CHAHT 4. CALL HONEY BATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U. K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND

»
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

6.02
5. 82
10.47
7.75
4.60
4.19
7. 26
5. 23
1.00

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
MOV.

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

5.64
4.61
4.52
8.45
11.03
3.90
7.38
5.31
6.59

MOV.
MOV.
NOV.
NOV.
MOV.
NOV.

5
5
5
5
5
5

5.82
5.85
5.85
5.84
5.84
5. 94

CHAHT 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
&G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART b. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON
OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-flONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART 7. SELECTED SUR0-D0I4.AR AND U.S. HOIST MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
O.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

MOV.
MOV.
MOV.

5
5
5

5.82
6.02
-0. 19

3-80NTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

MOV.
MO».
NOV.

5
5
5

5.84
5.64




0.20

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

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

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

5
5
5

5.84
5.86
-0.02

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

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

5
5
5

5.65
5.84
-0.19

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

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

5
5
5

5.84
5.92
-0.08

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

5
5
5

5.84
5.97
-0.14

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
AUG.
OCT.

31
31
31
17
24
24

7.39
6.05
4. 99
4. 18
9.58
9. 23
6. 03
10. 11

CHART 9. LONG TERM G0VERM2NT BOSS YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

31

U.S. CORPORATE
AAA BOMDS
(

CHART 10.

JOMB

9.13

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SUTHERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29

246.86
278.60
298.30
277.$2
189.37
322.72
380.76
364.72

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
'•ftALtfSV:
H.10 (512)

NOVEMBER

7,

1986

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE MEEK ENDING

NOVEMBER

7, 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:

COUNTRY

MOBETARY
UNIT

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.&.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
BONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
•NEB ZEALAND
NORMAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SMEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIMAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZADO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KROBE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
BOB
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRA8C
DOLLAR
BABT
POUND

MEMO:
#UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

NOV.
6 4 . 02

14. 510
42. 850
14. 09
1.3913
3. 7314
7. 7720
5. 0175
6.7370
2. 0640
140. 000
7. 8030
12. 9500
132. 18
1424. 75
164. 00
2.6230
2 . 3320
50. 450
7, 5310
151. 300
2.1995
43. 62
877, 50
138. 450
28.467
7. 0430
1.7182
36. 530
26.320
141. 13
109.44

CURRENCY OMITS PER DOU.AR)
BO?,
NO?.
64. 13
14. 480
42. 760
14. 09
1.3905
3. 7314
7. 7520
5. 0120
6.7170
2. 0580
139. 750
7. 8015
12.9600
132. 47
1422. 00
163, 92
2.6225
2.3245
50. 300
7. 5260
150. 800
2 . 1955
44. 00
877. 60
137, 870
28.467
7, 0270
1.7160
36. 520
26.330
141. 48
109.21

64. 2 8
14. 530
42. 840
14. 09
1. 3885
3m7314
7. 7810
5. 0120
6.7340
2.0680
140. 750
7. 8030
12.9400
132. 07
1426. 50
164. 50
2.6240
2.3320
50. 430
7. 5400
151. 050
2 . 1980
43. 90
876. 70
138. 050
28.462
7. 0380

1.7260

36. 510

26.320

142. 30

109.42

NOV.

64. 21
14. 510
42. 760
14. 09
1, 3876
3. 7314
7. 7640
5. 0020
6.7225
2.0615
140. 500
7. 8025
12. 9900
132. 40
1424. 00
163. 30
2.6250
2.3280
50. 700
7. 5220
150. 950
2 . 1950
43. 85
87b, 60
137. 600
28. 458
7. 0330
1. 7195
36. 500
26. 310
143. 10
109.07

MOV.

64 , 3 8
14 , 5 2 8
42 .880

14, , 0 9
1 »3885
3 7314
7 7760
4,, 9 9 o 0
6 ,7375
2,, 0 6 5 5
140,, 4 0 0
7 8020

13
132
1427
1*3

,0100
12
75

20

2, , 6 2 4 5

2. 3 3 3 0

51 ,180

7 ,5350

151 150

2, , 1 9 3 0

44 , 0 5
876 ,00
137 , 9 5 0

28. , 4 8 0
7 .0300
1 , 7200
36 , 4 9 0
26 ,290
142 , 5 8

109.26

•INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF fl.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTflES 5-10
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. BEIGBTS ARB 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION ABD BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE
BEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALOE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISIOB" OB PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST
1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BOLLETIB.
•VALUE IS U.S. CENTS