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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

November 17,1986

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL* RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551




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Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

Weekly $ 1 5 . 0 0 per year or $ . 4 0 each in the United

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE

States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
m o r e of t h e same issue t o one address, $ 1 3 . 5 0 per
year or $ . 3 5 each. Elsewhere, $ 2 0 . 0 0 per year or $.50
each. Address requests t o Publications Services, Divi-

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




sion of A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Services, and make payment
remittance payable t o the order of t h e Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a f o r m
collectible at par in U.S. C u r r e n c y .

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

200
180

-

-

JAPANESE YEN

GERMAN MARK

160
140

/

120

y/v

—

100

80

w -

-

I

I

I




I

I

I

I

I M i i l u l i i

I IIIIIIIIII

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

U.K. POUND

FRENCH FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC

SWISS FRANC

1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 2

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

4 J

-

JAPANESE YEN
CANADIAN DOLLAR

+
0

4

8
4

12

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

+

0

4

8
8

GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

4

0
8

24

24

32




32
1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DC

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE 0

.ARS PER FINE OUNCE

520

520

500

480

t

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

I

260




1983

1984

I

I

I

I

I

1985

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

M

I
1986

M

I

I I

260

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PER

[NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER M

20

20

16

16

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

12

8

8

4

4

0

0

20

20

16

SWITZERLAND

16

CANADA

12

12

8

8

111

4

0

4

0

20

16

20

16

UNITED KINGDOM

12

12

GERMANY

8

8
VVVVS/V

4

4

NETHERLANDS

0




0
1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

[NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah

16

14
U. S. CD S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

12

14

•

10

8

k

-

—

12

10

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

4

I

I

I

l

l

l

6

16

14
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
-

14

v

^

-

12

10

12

10

1

i

8

i

i

I

I

-

8
6

I

10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

8

6

6

4

4

2

2

8

8

7

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

INT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Af

14

14
OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4

14

14
7-DAY

6-MONTH

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

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

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

12

12

10

10

90-DAY CD S
OVERNIGHT
E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

I

I

I

I

I

I

111111111111111111111111

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

4
2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
-

-

+
0

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 I

1984
1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1986

I

I

I

I

I
1984

I

I I I I I I I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I I
1986

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: F L U S H , INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER

PERCENT PER Ah

NT PER ANNUM

18

18

14

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

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

0

I I I I I I I I I II

2

2

I I I

18

18

14

INTERBANK DM

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

6

2

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

I

I

6

DASHED LINE

I

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+

+

0

0

2

III I I
1984

1986

PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1984

2
1986

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER M

16

16
UNITED STATES

CANADA

14

-

-

14

12

12

10

10

8

-

6

I

I

8
6

I

15

9

13

UNITED KINGDOM

7

SWITZERLAND

11

5

9

3

I

7

l l

l l

ll

II I II I I

1

10

10
GERMANY
JAPAN

8

-

8

6

6

4

I

I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ll

I

I

I

I

I

ii III h i l l i

4
17

17
U. S.

CORPORATE

15

MONTHLY

FRANCE

15

Aaa BONDS

13

13

11

11
NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

9

9

7

7

5

5




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

450
400

—

350

-

300
250

UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES

200
150

100

I

I

I

I

I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I

, , l u l l , h ,

450
400
350
300
250

-

INETHERLANDS

SWITZERLAND

200
150

100

A

i

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ill ii h i l i

i

I I I I I I I I I I I

FRANCE
GERMANY

-

-

450
400
350

CANADA

300

yv

250
200

-

I
1984

1986

I

I

I

I
1984

150

100

I
1986

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHABT 1 .

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AMD I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES, HO OH BUYING RATES ( U . S .

CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE I E N
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S 1 I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN L I R A
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES =

:GHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 2 .

12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

48.81
0.61544
43.21
142.97
72.07
14.94
58. $7
2.35086
0.07057
14.28

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

12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

137.31
161.14
124.05
57.83
71.84
67.34
188.76
9 2 . 64
4 0 . 09

NOV. 1 2
NOV. 1 2
NOV. 1 2
NOV. 12
NOV. 1 2
NOV. 12
NOV. 1 2
NOV. 1 2
NOV. 12
NOV. 12
NOV. 12

108.61
157.94
183.51
134.99
58.70
75.10
69.19
2 0 5 . 54
98.80
40.09
66.60

100

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

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.

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

100

J-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE BATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR
O . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



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

12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

-2.49
-1.92
1.34
-1.91
2.16
0.61
1.53
-4.39

LAST TALOE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SBBIBS BIBS
CHABT 3 .

GOLD P R I C E I I

0. § .
CHABT 4 .

LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

DOLLABS P E S E I N B OONCB

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

12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

5.98
5.89
10.95
7 . 82
4.46
3.88
7.47
5.30
1.00

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

12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12

5.78
4.65
4.37
8.45
10-98
3.88
7.55
5.38
6.60

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

12
12
12
12
12
12

5.89
5.89
5.98
5.96
5.96
6.09

EOBO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT BATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAI
1-HONTH
3-MONTH
6-MO NTH
1-IEAB
CHART 7 .

408.10

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T BATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A I C D ' S * SECONDARI HABKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPEB
INTEBBANK STERLING
SWISS INTEBBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTEBBANK BATE
NBIHBBLANDS INTEBBANK RATE
BEIGHTED AVERAGE FOBBIGH INTEREST BATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 .

12

CALL HOME! BATES

U . S . FBDEBAL PONDS
OVERNIGHT BUBO-DOLLAB D E P O S I T S
O.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHABT 5 .

HO?.

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

HONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT BURO-DOLLAB DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFEBENTIAL

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

12
12
12

5.89
5.98
-0.09

3-MONTH BUBO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT BATE
U . S . 9 0 - D A I C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

NOV.
NOV.
NOV.

12
12
12

5.96
5.78
0 . 18




SERIES

NAHB

LAST 7ALOE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8 . INTEREST ABBXTBAGB, 3-MONTH FUNDS
EUBO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT
INTEBBANK STERLING (LONDON), COYEHED
DIFFERENTIAL

NOT. 12
NOV. 12
NOV. 12

5.96
5.92
0.05

U . S . COMBEBCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPEB, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

NOV. 12
NOV. 12
NOV. 12

5.75
5.91
-0.16

EUBO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT
INTBBBANK DM (FBANKFUBT), COVEBED
DIFFERENTIAL

NOV. 12
NOV. 12
NOV. 12

5.96
6.00
-0.04

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
S S I S S INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

NOV. 12
NOV. 12
NOV. 12

5.96
6.06
-0.10

NOV. 7
7
NOV.
NOV. 7
OCT. 3 1
OCT. 2 4
NOV. 7
AUG.
NOV. 7

7.31
6 . 05
4.83
4.17
9 . 58
8.97
6.03
1 0 . 13

CHART 9 .

LONG TEBH GOVERHBNT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GBBflANI
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
S8ITZEBLAHD
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U . S . COBPOBATE
AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

9 . 13

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JUNE

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

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

253.34
284.99
3 0 3 . 14
285.87
191.92
331.73
378.65
368.87

•ea

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512)

NOVEMBER 1 4 #

1986

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING

NOVEMBER 1 4 ,

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

MONETARY
OMIT

•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CAMADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
• NEW ZEALAND
NORMA*
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOOTH AFRICA
SOOTH KOfiEA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAJt
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZADO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCODO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KSONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

MEMO:
#UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

(CflfiKEMCT

MOV.

10

NOV.

11

6 4 . 60
14. 400
42. 460
14. 09
1. 3 8 7 9
3. 7314
7. 7130
4. 9 6 7 0
6. 6 9 1 0
2. 0 4 6 0
1 3 9 . 600
7. 8010
1 3 . 0100
1 3 3 . 40
1 4 1 5 . 00
162. 8 5

PER

MO?.

DOLLAR

12

64,51
14.255
42.060
14.09
1.3858
3.7314
7.6400
4.9325

6.6160

2.0225
138. 400
7.8020
13.0900
134.65
1402.00

160.62

2. 6160
2. 3 1 1 5

5 1 . 700
7. 5000
149. 750
2. 1 8 9 0
4 4 . 10
875. 50
136. 760
28. 4 5 5
6. 9 9 0 0
1. 6 9 9 0
3 6 . 500
270
143. 54

26.

108.51

OBITS

0.25

MOV.

13

64.
14.
41.
14.

50
179

820

09
1. 3 8 4 4
3. .7314
7. 5 9 8 0
4. 9 3 0 0
6. 5 8 6 0

2.

0110

138.
7.
13.
135.
1392.

650
7995
1300
35

00

160. 9 0

2. 6 1 7 0
2. 2 7 1 0

MOV. 14
64. 53
14, 115
41. 700
14. 09
1. 3 8 4 3
3. 7 3 1 4
7. 5 9 3 0
4. 9 2 0 0
6. 5 5 7 5
2. 0 0 2 5
138. 300
7. 8 0 0 5
1 3 . 1000
135. 9 5
1 3 8 9 . 00
161. 4 5
2. 6 1 5 5

2.6140
2.2850
51.800
7.4800
149.200
2.1890
44.25
872.90
135.940
28. 460
6.9525
1.6795
36.460
26.250
142.65

51. 650
7. 5 0 5 0
149. 300
2. 1 9 0 5
44. 45
871. 50
135. 850
28. 4 b 0
6. 9 3 7 5
1. 6 6 9 0
36. 450
142. 45

51. 650
7. 4 8 ^ 5
148. 350
2. 1 9 4 0
4 5 . 00
8 7 1 . 60
1 3 4 . 800
28. 4 6 2
6. 9 2 5 0
1. 6 6 1 5
3 6 . 440
26. 2 3 0
143. 03

107. 63

107.27

107.01

26. 2 1 0

2. 2620

#IWUEA UF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF 0 . 5 . D O L L A R AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G - 1 0
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ARE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
S E R I E S REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOB DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE " I # D E X OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: R E V I S I O N * ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST
1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
•VALUE I S U . S .




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