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DIVISION

H. 13
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October 11, 1967.

(CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD
I.
II.

I.

Ten Charts 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--Major Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
9 - 3-month Forward Exchange Rates
10 - Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




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YIELDS FOR U . S . DOLLAR I N V E S T O R S O N 3 - M O N T H F U N D S
DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: NEW Y O R K - L O N D O N
Wednesdoy figures

Per cent per on

EURO DOLLAR D E P O S I T

U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

E U R O - D O L L A R OVER U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF DEPOSIT

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

CANADIAN FINANCE COMP ANY

U.S. FINANCE COMPANY

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Dec.

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LONDON:

YIELDS

EURO-DOLLAR

FOR

DEPOSIT

U.S.

DOLLAR

INVESTORS

ON

3-MONTH

30
180

90

FUNDS

RATES

DAY

DAY

DAY

CALL

HIRE

PURCHASE

AND

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

HIRE

DEPOSIT

RATES

(covered)

PURCHASE

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

HDTFFE RENTI AL

FAVOR HIRE P U R C H A S E

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

DEPOSIT

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO\DOLLAR
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INTEREST ARBITRAGE:

FRANKFURT/LONDON,

FRANKFURT

LOAN

INTERBANK

RATE V S . L O N D O N

ZURICH/LONDON
EURO

DOLLAR

RATE ( C O V E R E D )

Per cent per annum
1

INTERBANK

LOAN

I N TERMS

OF DM

RATE

EURO-DOLLAR

FAVOR F R A N K F U R T

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR
ZURICH

DEPOSIT

RATE

VS.

LONDON

EURO-DOLLAR

RATE

EURO-DOLLAR

(COVERED)
I N TERMS OF S W I S S

FRANCS

EURO-DOLLAR

SWISS

DEPOSIT

RATE
FAVOR

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR
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PRICE

OF

GOLD

IN

ZURICH

EURO-DOLLAR

LONDON
35.3

35.0
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Friday figures

ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH

TREASURY

UNITED

BILL

STATES/CANADA

RATES

CAN.

F I N . CO. P A P E R

CANADA

UNITED STATES

BILL

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

AND

FORWARD

CANADIAN

DOLLAR

PREMIUM

S P R E A D IN F A V O R OF C A N A D A

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3-MONTH

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DIFFERENTIALS

(NET

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INCENTIVES)

FAVOR C A N A D A

PRIME FINANCE PAPER

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FAVOR U . S .
FAVOR C A N A D A
TREASURY

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BILLS

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INTEREST ARBITRAGE, N E W

3-MONTH

YORK/LONDON

TREASURY BILL RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

LONDON

V

RATE

DIFFERENTIAL

AND

3-MONTH

NEW YORK

FORWARD

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STERLING

S P R E A D IN F A V O R OF L O N D O N

FORWARD RATE

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DISCOUNT

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NETHERLANDS

CANADA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

EURO D O L L A R B O N D S

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SPOT E X C H A N G E RATES - M A J O R CURRENCIES A G A I N S T U . S . DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U.K. STERLING

BELGIAN FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER
FRENCH FRANC

CANADIAN DOLLAR

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SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

POUND STERLING

DISCOUNT

FRENCH F R A N C
DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

A G A I N S T P O U N D STERLING — L O N D O N

S W I S S FRANC

GERMAN MARK

U . S . DOLLAR




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CANADA

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H. 13
No. 320

October 11, 1967.
(all figures per cent per annum)
Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Upper Panel

Uct

. 4

Euro-$ deposit

5.56

U.S. certif. of deposit

5.12

Lower Panel

(Friday,

Treasury bills:

Oct. 6

Finance co. paper:

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

Chart 5
(Friday, Oct. 6

)

Spread favor U.K.

+ .83

4.88
5.41
5.26

Forward pound

- .69

Net incentive (U.K. +)

+

Chart 6
(Friday,
Oct.
Treasury bills:

Euro-$ deposits:
4.62
5. 18

5.62
5. 75

90-day
180-day

4.96
Local-authority deposit
(Sept. 29)
Chart 3
Upper Panel
(Period:
Oct. 1-7
Interbank loan (mid-point)

4.18

Euro-$ deposit (average)

4.32

(Date:

)

Zurich 3-month deposit
(Date:
Sept. 15
Japan composite rate
(Date:
June 30

4. 50
5; 33
4. 65
4.18
5.62

)

2. 75

)

7. 29

Chart 7

)

2. 75

German Fed. (Fri.,

)

Oct. 4

U.K. War Loan (Thurs.,

Swiss Confed. (Fri.,
)

Oct. 5
0ct-

)

6

)

Sept. 29 )

Treasury bills:

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

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




5. 03
6.89
6.63
4.55

35.194
Canadian Gov't. (Wed., Oct. 4

Chart 4
(Friday,
Oct. 6

. 14

)

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

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

Sept. 15

Zurich 3-month deposit
Price of gold
(Friday,
Sept. 29

6

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

4.99

Hire-purchase paper
(Sept. 29)

Lower Panel

5.33
4. 50

U.K.
U.S.

)

Chart 2
(Friday, Oct. 6 )

Call
30-day

)

)

6.32

-

)

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual.
(Friday,
Sept. 22
)

4. 65
4.47
"+TTB.90
- .72

Euro- $ bonds (Fri.,

0ct

-

6

3%

5. 67
)

6.40

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

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