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DIVISION O F I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I N A N C E

H. 13
No. 274

BOARp OF GOVERNORS

November 16, 1966
(CAPITAL MARKET!DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I.
II.

Ten C h a r t s on F i n a n c i a l Markets Abroad
L a t e s t F i g u r e s P l o t t e d in H.13 Chart S e r i e s , 1966

Ten C h a r t s on F i n a n c i a l Markets Abroad
Chart

1

Chart

2

Chart

3

Chart
Chart
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4
5
6
7
8

Chart 9
C h a r t 10

New York, London, M o n t r e a l : Y i e l d s f o r
U.S. D o l l a r I n v e s t o r s on 3-month Funds
London: Y i e l d s f o r U.S. D o l l a r I n v e s t o r s
on 3-month Funds
I n t e r e s t Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
I n t e r e s t A r b i t r a g e : New York/Canada
I n t e r e s t A r b i t r a g e : New Vork/London
S h o r t - t e r m Bond Y i e l d s
Long-term Bond Y i e l d s
Spot Exchange R a t e s - - M a j o r C u r r e n c i e s
Against U.S. D o l l a r
3-month Forward Exchange R a t e s
I n d u s t r i a l Stock I n d i c e s

Europe and B r i t i s h Commonwealth S e c t i o n .




OFFICIAL USE ONLY
( D e c o n t r o l l e d a f t e r s i x months)

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QUOTED

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NEW

YORK

CANADIAN FINANCE
COMPANY

U.K. HIRE P U R C H A S E
U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

Mar.

Jun.

1964

Sept.

Dec.




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RATES

180

DAY

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CALL

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[HIRE PURCHASE A N D

LOCAL

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AUTHORITY

D E P O S I T RATES ( c o v e r e d ) ,

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DIFFERENTIAL

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FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R

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EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

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FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
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EURO-DOLLAR

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US

SWITZERLAND

JAPAN

GERMANY
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CANADA

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1962

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1966

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SWITZERLAND

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CURRENCIES A G A I N S T

U.S.

DOLLAR
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1.6
S W I S S FRANC

G E R M A N MARK

f/V
U.K. STERLING

BELGIAN FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

JAPANESE YEN

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INDUSTRIAL

STOCK

INDICES
Ratio scale

300

SWITZERLAND

250

GERMANY
U.K.

200

U.S.
150

100

300

250
JAPAN

200

CANADA

150

100
1963

1964

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1965

1966

November 16, 1966
H. 13
No. 274

II. Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1966
(all figures per cent per annum)

Upper Panel

Chart 1
(Wednesday, Nov.

_)

Euro-$ Deposit

6.75

U.S. certif. of deposit

5. 73

Lower Panel

(Friday, Nov.

Treasury bills:

5. f
6.57
6. 81

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

6.25
6.38
6.56

+ 1 . 00

Forward pound

-0.75

Net incentive (U.K. +)

+0.25

6. 75
6.75

90-day
180-day

6.89
6. 74

1-7

)

Interbank loan (mid-point)

7. 24

Euro-$ deposit (average)

6. 98

Lower Panel

Spread favor U.K.

Treasury bills:

Hire-purchase paper
(Nov. 4)
Local-authority deposit
(Nov. 4)
Chart 3
Upper Panel
(Period: Nov.

(Date:

Oct.

15

5.38
6.38
5.08

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

7.24

Interbank loan rate (German)
(Nov. 1 - 7 )
Euro-$ deposit (London)

6. 75

Zurich 3-mo. deposit
(Date:
O c t . 15
Japan composit rate
(Date:
S e p t . 30

7-42

)

4 . 79

U.K. War Loan (Thura. . N o v - 1 0 )

6.87

German Fed. (Fri., Nov. 4

8.32

U.S. Gov't. (Wed.. Nov. 9
)

35. 154

)

Swiss Confed. (Fri., Nov. 4 )
Canadian Gov't.

Chart 4
(Friday, Nov. 11

)

Chart 7

Zurich 3-mo. deposit
Price of gold
(Friday, Nov. 4

6.38
5.38

U.K.
U.S.

Chart 6
(Friday, Nov. 11

)

Euro-$ deposits:.
Call
7-day
30-day

11 )

11

Finance co. paper:

Chart 2
(Friday, Nov. 11

Chart 5
(Friday,
Nov.

(Wed. .Nov. 9 )

5.85

Netherlands Gov't perpetual 3%
(Friday, Nov. 4
)

Treasury bills:

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

5.08
5.38
- 0 . 30

Euro-$ bonda (Fri.,

Forward Canadian $

+ 0. 26

Net incentive (Canada +)

- 0 . 04

For descriptions and sources of data,
see special supplement to H.13,
Number 239, March 16, 1966,

Canadian finance paper




6.38

Nov.

11)

6.43