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D I V I S I O N OF II

H. 13

No.

324

November 8, 1967.

^APIIAbKARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I.
II.

I.

Ten C h a r t s 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: Frankfurt/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 Rates--MajorCurrencies
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,

LONDON, MONTREAL:

Y I E L D S FOR U . S . D O L L A R
DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

INVESTORS O N

RATES: NEW

YOfcK

3-MONTH

FUNDS

LONDON

r_.
EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

EURO DOLLAR OVER U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

FINANCE
Fndoy figures

CO.

PAPER RATES ( c o v e r e d ) :

QUOTED

IN

NEW

YORK

; U.K. HIRE PURCHASE

$

CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY

U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

Mar.

Jun.

Sept.

Die.

Mar.

1965




Jun.
1966

Sept.

Dae.

Mar.

Jaa.
1967

Sept.

Dae.

Mar.

Juw.
1968

Sept.

Dec.

LONDON:

YIELDS

EURO-DOLLAR
Friday figures

FOR

U.S.

DEPOSIT

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

FUNDS

RATES

30 DAY

90 DAY
180

DAY

CALL

HIRE P U R C H A S E
Friday figures

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

Per cent per a n n

HIRE P U R C H A S E

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR HIRE PURCHASE
FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

[^EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL AUTHORITY

I

DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

J

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

D

1965




S
1966

S
1967

M

J
1968

s

D

v\
INTEREST ARBITRAGE:

FRANKFURT/LONDON,

FRANKFURT INTERBANK

LOAN

ZURICH/LONDON

RATE V S . L O N D O N

E U R O D O L L A R RATE ( C O V E R E D )

I N TERMS O F D M

INTERBANK LOAN RATE

FAVOR F R A N K F U R T

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR
ZURiCH

JcPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE

(COVERED)

I

1

I N T E R M S OF S W I S S F R A N C S

EURODOLLAR

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE
FAVOR Z U R I C H

DIFFERENTIAL

PRICE

OF

GOLD

IN

LONDON

U S dollar equivalent per hoe

!
1965




1966

f

1

:
1967

:

!

1

!

-

35.3

INTEREST

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

TREASURY

UNITED

STATES/CANADA

BILL RATES

CAN. FIN. CO. PAPER

CANADA

UNITED STATES
Vf

BILL

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L

AND

FORWARD

CANADIAN

DOLLAR

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF CANADA

FORWARD RATE

3-MONTH

COVERED

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L S

(NET

INCENTIVES)

PRIME FINANCE PAPER

FAVOR U.S.

TREASURY BILLS

lAVOfc U.S.

1964




1965

1966

1967

INTEREST A R B I T R A G E ,

3-MONTH

NEW

TREASURY BILL

YORK/LONDON

RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

LONDON

NEW YORK

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

FORWARD

STERLING

SPREAD IN FAVOR OF LONDON

PREMIUM

FORWARD RATE
/ V V X

RATE D I F F E R E N T I A L

WITH

FORWARD

EXCHANGE

COVER

(NET

IN FAVOR IF LONDON

INCENTIVE)

/A

IN FAVOR OF NEW YORK

1965




1966

1967

1968

S H O R T - T E R M INTEREST RATES,

EURO-DOLLAR - LONDON

SWITZERLAND

2

JAPAN
GERMANY

CANADA

1963

1964




1165

1966

1967

L O N G - T E R M B O N D YIELDS

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

EURODOLLAR BONDS

1963

1964




1966

1967

SPOT E X C H A N G E RATES - M A J O R

CURRENCIES A S A I N S T U.S. DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.K. STERLING

B U I I A N FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

FRENCH FRANC
CANADIAN BOLLAR

I T A L I A N LIRA

X/'

JAPANESE YEN

s
1965




M
1966

S
1967

D

J
1968

s

D

3-MONTH
AGAINST

FORWARD

E X C H A N G E RATES

U.S. D O L L A R S — N E W

YORK

PREMIUM

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK
POUND STERLING

DISCOUNT

PREMIUM

FRENCH FRANC|

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR
DISCOUNT-

AGAINST
Friday figures

POUND

STERLING — L O N D O N

Per cent per onnum
PREMIUM

* SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

1965




1966

1967

I N D U S T R I A L STOCK

INDICES
360
320

280
SWITZERLAND
240

200

GERMANY

160

120
360
320

280

JAPAN
240

200

CANADA

160

120
1964




1965

1966

1967

H. 13
No. : 24

November 8, 1967.
II. Latest Figures Plotted la H.13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)
Chart 5
(Friday,
Nov. 3

Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Upper Panel

Euro-$ deposit

5. 62

U.S.

5.26

cert if. of deposit

Treasury bills:

+ .06

Chart 6
(Friday, Nov. 3
Treasury bills:

Euro-$ deposits:
4.38
5.00

-1.11

Net incentive (U.K. +)

Chart 2
(Friday, Nov. 3 )

Call
30-day

4-1.17

Forward pound

5.13
5.42
5.20

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

5.73
4.56

Spread favor U.K.

Nov. 3
Finance co. paper:

)

U.K.
U.S.

5.68
5.81

90-day
180-day

5.48
Hire-purchase paper
(Oct. 27)
5.39
Local-authority deposit
(Oct. 27)
Chart 3
Upper Panel (Period:
Oct. 24-31

)
4.56
5. 73
""5782""

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

4.18
4.18
5. 68

Interbank loan^ape ^3e^qan)
Euro-$ deposit (London)

:

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

3.50
7.28

Chart 7

4.18
Interbank loan (mid-point)
Nov. 1-7
4.18
4.23
Euro-$ deposit (average)
Nov. 1-7
4.13
Oct. 15
Lower Panel (Date:

Nov.' 1

5.33

U.K. War Loan (Thurs., Nov. 2

6.97

3.50

Nov. 3

6. 64

Oct. 27

4. 60

Zurich 3-month deposit
Price of gold
(Friday,

Oct. 27

Chart 4
(Friday,
Nov. 3
Treasury bills:

Canada
U.S.
Spread -favor Canada

Forward Canadian $
Net incentive (Canada +)
Canadian finance paper




U.S. Gov't. (Wed.,

German Fed. (Fri.,
Swiss Confed. (Fri.,

35.192

)
4.82
4. 56

+ .26

-1.01
- .75
6.56

6.48

Canadian Gov't. (Wed.,Nov. 1
Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday,
Oct. 27
)
Euro-$ bonds (Fri.,

Nov. 3

)

6.46

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