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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

(NOVEMBER 14, 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 RATESH.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
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MAY 1 9 7 0 PARITY=100

RATIO SCALE
MAY 1970 PARITY=100

120

CANADIAN DOLLAR
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR
-

100

80
FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

-

120

100

200
SWISS FRANC

180
-

GERMAN MARK

—

160
-

140

-f

120

I

I

"

I
DUTCH GUILDER

BELGIAN FRANC

100
ITALIAN LIRA

U.K. IPOUND

\
-

80

60

—

I

I




I

I"

I

1975

I
1977

1975

1977

CHART

2

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

ANNUM

6

+

AA

CANADIAN DOLLAR

0
-

6

PER

CENT PER ANNUM

0
U. K. POUND

DUTCH GUILDER

GERMAN MARK

SWISS FRANC

6

12

18

6

+

0

6
6

JAPANESE YEN

0

2 PER CENT ON SCALE E Q U A L S
1 PER CENT ON A L L OTHER

FRENCH FRANC

6
-

12




12

24

1975

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 OUNCE

200

200

180

-

160

-

140

-

180

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

160

140

120

100

-

-




120

100

I I I I I I I I
1975

1977

80

CHART

4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

16

16
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

Vvv

JAPAN
-

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

-

I I I II I II I I I

-

-

U.K. 2 - D A Y LOCAL AUTHORITY




-

V

I

CANADA

I

FRANCE

kJ

I

NETHERLANDS

u

EURO-DM

GERMANY

1975

EURO-SWISS FRANC

1977

1975

1977

12

CHART

5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER

PER ANNUM

CENT PER

EURO-DOLLAR
12
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

8
CD'S




4

18

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

14

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

10

6

4

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

SWISS INTERBANK RATE
4

+

0
I I II I II I I I
1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM




OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART

7

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

DEPOSITS

8
FEDERAL FUNDS
DASHED LINE

90-DAY CD'S

rj

DASHED LINE

4

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

FOR

1975
FAVORS

BORROWING




IN U . S . IF

POSITIVE

RESERVE

FOR

RESERVE

REQUIREMENTS

REQUIREMENTS

1977

1975

1977

CHART

8

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

/!/1

PER CENT PER ANNUM

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

12

INTERBANK STERLING

INTERBANK DM

COVERED LONDON

COVERED FRANKFURT

— 6

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL
DIFFERENTIAL

I I I I I III I I I
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER,

COVERED
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

-

6

-

12

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL




—z>v\JW\vv —
DIFFERENTIAL

iiliiIiiIiiIiiIiiliiIii

Mill
1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART

9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PER

9

:ENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER A

-

CANADA

UNITED STATES

10

-

7

5

8

I

I

I

I

N I I I I I I I M

6

11
7 \
7

^
*

\

8

JAPAN
INDUSTRIAL

v\

SWITZERLAND

9

6

GERMANY

7

4

5

2

13

18

11

16
UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

9

14

7

12
NETHERLANDS

5

10

12
U. S.

CORPORATE

11

MONTHLY

U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

/ \
.

Z / V .

EURO-DOLLAR

BONDS

10

9
Aaa

BONDS

8

EURO-DM

7

BONDS

6




5
1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART

10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
SCALE
00

-

-

UNITED STATES

-

RATIO S C A L E
1969=100

140

I II!IIIIIII
UNITED KINGDOM
—

100

JAPAN

200

60

160

120
180

100

140
SWITZERLAND

- X

CANADA

vx -

80

100

60

80
-

60

I

I

I

40

180

180
140
FRANCE
GENERAL

-

140

-

100

-

80

INDEX

GERMANY

100

80

60




1975

60
1977

1975

1977

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
LALFC
VALUE

CHART 1 . SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED 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

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

9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9

87.70
145.08
162.21
146.63
75.27
97.43
114.36
196.90
141.45
71.12

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

9
9
9
9
9
9
9

-0.47
1.80
3.27
-4.02
5.21
1.83
3.14

NOV.

9

164.10

9
NOV.
9
NOV.
4
NOV.
NOV.
4
4
NOV.
NOV.
4
4
NOV.
4
NOV.
OCT. 28
4
NOV.

6.58
6.80
3.75
7.25
3.95
3.84
4.63
8.75
3.76
0.52

9
9
9
9
9
9
9

6.60
4.09
5.25
7.23
7.38
4.83
2.02

CHART 2 . 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
3.

GOLD PRICE I N LONDON

U.S.

DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE

4 . CALL MONEY RATES
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN



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

LAST VALUE PLOT I L L
u A Tc
ValLC

S E R I E S NAME

CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

RATES:

LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART

9

6.OL
5.9c
c.?9
7.23
7.44
7 . 56

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

9
9
9
9
9
9

6.60
6.56
0.50
7.23
6.60
0.51

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

9
9
9

7.23
6.63
0.60

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
C A N A D I A N FINANCE C O . PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

NOV.
NOV .
NOV.

9
9
9

6.57
6.90
-0.33

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

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

9
9
9

7.23
7.36
- 0 . 13

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

9
9
9

7.23
7.23
-0.01

J,

NOV .

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR

AND U . S .

INTEREST

ARBITRAGE,

3 - M O N T H FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G ( L O N D O N ) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
SWISS I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL




9

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
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 D E P O S I T 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

i.

9
9
S
9

COVERED

COVERED

SERIES NAME
„HART 9 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND Y I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

NOV.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
NOV.
OCT.
OCT.
NOV.

4
28
26
4
21
28
4

7 ,. 6 5
5,. 7 1
6 .. 7 2
3 .. 6 5
8 . .72
10., 7 5
7 . .12
10..08

U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

7.92
6.56
7.52

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




NOV.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
NOV.
OCT.
OCT.

4
14
14
14
4
21
28

9 3 .. 9 1
2 5 1 .. 9 1
8 5 .. 6 1
8 7 .. 7 0
113. , 4 4
7 6 . . 17
9 7 .. 6 6

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L

R

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S

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R

V

E

s t a t i s t i c a l

r e l e a s e

NOVEMBER

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FUR THE WEtK

ENDING

NOVEMBER

11,

15,

1977

1977

T-he 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:

uLUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

NOV.

AUSTRALIA
AH S I k 1 A
bt lGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANufc
GEKMANY
INUIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH A F R I C A
SPAIN
S K I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZER LAND
U N I T t u KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PfcSATA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND

112.5000
6.2*250
2.82600
90.2000
16.3650
24.0500
20.5400
44.2250
11.5000
1BO.3300
0.11360
0.40210
41.6500
4.4100
40.9400
98 . 6 5 0 0
18.2300
2.4575
114.9000
1.2038
11.6300
20.8150
44.9600
160.3300




7

NOV.

H

0

L

1

0

A

Y

6

(RATE U . S .
NOV.

CENTS)
9

112.6500
6.22500
2.61700
89.8000
16.3500
24.0900
20.4950
44.2500
11.5000
160.9000
0.11374
0.40470
41.6600
4.4100
40.9*00
99.7000
16.1800
2.4575
114.9000
1.2024
11.6300
20.6200
44.9600
160.9000

NOV.

10

112.5600
6.24250
2 *o1900
90.1400
16.3200
23.9800
20.5200
44.5300
11.5000
161.9500
0.11375
0.40620
41.7000
4.4100
41.2600
99.3000
16.2000
2.4575
115.0500
1.2031
11.6300
20.6500
45.2200
161.9500

NOV.

H

0

L

I

0

A

Y

11