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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

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October 14,1986

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 t o 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 RATES-H.10 RELEASE
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




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1973=100

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

200
180
160

-

—

„

-

140
y v

120
100

JAPANESE YEN

, -

GERMAN MARK

-

-

m

80

1 1

M

i

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DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

—

90
U.K. POUND

80

FRENCH FRANC

-

70

-

60
50

-

-

I

40

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120
SWISS FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC
100
90

-

—

-

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A

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80
70

-

60

—

-

50

—

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1984

1986

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1986

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

JAPANESE YEN
CANADIAN DOLLAR

4

12

U. K. POUND
SWISS FRANC

+

0

4

8

8

GERMAN MARK

DUTCH GUILDER

FRENCH FRANC

ITALIAN LIRA

4

0

8

0

8

16

24

24

32




32
1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

— | 520

520 | —

500

480

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

260

260




1983

1984

1985

1986

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

4T PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Af

20

20

16

16

FRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

12

8

8

4

4
JAPAN

0

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I

20

16

20

SWITZERLAND

16

CANADA

12

12

8

8

4

4

0

UL

0

20

20

16

16

12

12

GERMANY

6
V\A
4

__ V

8
*

-aVWWV

_

4

NETHERLANDS

0

0




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

r PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

14

16
U . S . CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

12

14

10

12

8

10

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

4

6

16

14
IFRENCH INTERBANK RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
14

-

12

10

10

1

8

I

I

I

I

I

-

I

8
6

10

10
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

8

6

6

4

2

12

-

I

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1

1

2

1

8
7

8
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
-

W

v

V

6

6
.

\ r

A

^ -

4

2

5

1

4




4

1984

1986

1

1

1

1
1984

0

1
1986

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER Ah

[NT PER ANNUM

14

14
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4
14

14
6-MONTH

7-DAY

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4
14

14
1-YEAR

1-MONTH

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

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2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

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




1986

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CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

18

18

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

14

-

10

14

-

DASHED LINE

10

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

—

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

6

2
DIFFERENTIAL

2

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

J_L

2

2
18

18

INTERBANK DM

14

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

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DASHED LINE

II

I

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

f V

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X A

A
. . J
j v v v^ V w A z ^

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1984

1986

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




1984

1986

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AL

ENT PER ANNUM

17

17

15

CANADA

UNITED STATES

15

13

13

11

11

9

9

7

7

15

9

13

7

SWITZERLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

11

5

9

3

7

1

10

10
GERMANY

8

JAPAN

8

6

6

4

4

18

18

•

U. S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

16

16

I
FRANCE

v

Aaa BONDS
14

—

14

12

—

12

INETHERLANDS
I
MONTHLY

10

10

8

y
I

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1984

1986

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6

1986

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

450
400




UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES

NETHERLANDS

SWITZERLAND

FRANCE
GERMANY

CANADA

1984

1986

1984

1986

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S SAME
CHABT 1 .

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES, MOO* BOXING RATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
I L K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S 8 I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

EABCH 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES =

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCTOCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

OCT.
OCTOCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCTOCT.

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLflS SWITZERLAND)

CHABT 2 .

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE

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




50.03
0.64887
4 4.26
143.34
7 2 . 12
15.28
61.55
2.41256
0.07227
14.58

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

140.73
1 6 9 . 90
127.06
57.98
7 1. 88
68.84
198.00
9 5 . 07
4 1 . 05

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

106.04
159.03
190.65
1 3 5 . 74
5 7 . 66
73.64
69.44
211.77
99.54
40.31
66.71

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

-2-52
-4.84
1.41
-3.01
2.14
0.56
1-01
-5.21

100

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

U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . S . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN L I R A
SWEDISH AROMA

b
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

100
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCTOCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCTOCT.

SS, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
OCT.
OCTOCT.
OCT.
OCTOCT.
OCT.
OCT.

LAST 7ALOE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 3 .

GOLD P R I C E I S LOUDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

U.S.
.

OCT.

5.75
5.79
8.97
7.85
4.22
4.63
7.32
5.34
1.00

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

5.64
4.53
41.75
8.42
10.80
3.95
7.32
5.29
6.57

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

8
8
8
8
8
8

5-79
5.83
5.88
5.-84
5- 84
5.96

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DA I
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YJ3AS
CHART 7 .

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

J-MONTH I N T E R E S T RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A I C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN I N T E R E S T RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 .

435.66

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO—DOLLAB D E P O S I T S
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5 .

8

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MONEl MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
O . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

8
8
8

5.79
5.75
0.04

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

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

8
8
8

5-84
5.64




0.20

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 8 .

I N T E R E S T ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO—DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT-

8
8
8

5.84
5.83

O . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE P A P E R , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

8
OCT.
OCT. „ 8
8
OCT.

5.66
5.85
- Q . 19

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK D8 (FRANKFURT) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

8
8
8

5.84
5.96
- 0 . 12

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

8
8
8

5. 54
6.11
-0.27

3
OCT.
3
OCT3
OCT.
S E P T . 19
S E P T . 19
SEPT. 26
ADG.
OCT.
3

7.43
5.82
5.00
4.25
9.49
8 . 47
6.03
1Q.00

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
S W I S S I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL
CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND Y I E L D S

UNITED S T A T E S
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

a-oo

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS

J DUE

9. )3

CHART 1 0 . / STOCK I N D I C E S
ONITED S T A T E S
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

236.85
375.19
295.97
287.67
183.67
334.01
384.89
393.83

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512)

OCTOBEB 1 0 , 1986

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE WEEK ENDING

OCTOBKB 1 0 ,

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:

COUNTBI
•AUSTBALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUfl
BBAML
CANADA
CHINA,P.B.
DENAAIK
FINLAND
FBANCE
GEBflANX
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
•IBBLANO
ITALI
JAPAN
HALAISIA
NETHEBLANDS
•NEB ZEALAND
NOBHAX
POBTUGAL
SINGAP08B
•SOOTH AFRICA
SOOTH KOREA
SPAIN
SBI LANKA
SSEDEN
5BIT&BBLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDON
NEMO:
*UNITED STATES

tiONBTAST
UNIT

DOLLAB
SCHILLING
FBANC
CBOZADO
DOLLAB
YUAN
K80NE
MAB2KA
FBANC
D . flABK

DBACH8A
DOLLAB
BOPEE
POUND
LIBA
TEN
BINGGIT
GUILDSB
DOLLAB
KBONE
ESCDDO
DOLLAB
SAND

HON
PESETA
BUPEE
KBONA
FBANC
DOLLAB
BABT
POUND
DOLLAB

(CUBBEBCI U N I T S PER DOLLAB!

OCT.
63. 51

14. .012
41, 2 7 0
13. 8 4
1. 3 8 5 5
3 . 7240
7. . 5 1 0 0
4. .8600
6. 5 2 3 0
1. , 9 9 0 5
133. 6 5 0
7. 7 9 1 5
12. 7 7 0 0
136. 80
1 3 7 8 , .00
154. 06
2, 6 2 5 0
2. 2 5 1 0
5 0 , .600
7. 3 2 0 0
146. 000
2. 1 6 9 5
4 5 . 10
880. ,90
132. 100
28. 3 6 3
6. 8 4 0 0
1. 6 1 9 5
36. 720
26. ,090
1*3. 8 5
105.72

OCT.
63. 4 5
14. 0 5 7
41. 4 4 0
13. 8 4
1. 3S70
3. 7240
7. 5 3 7 5
4. 8 8 2 0
6. 5 4 9 0
2. 0 0 1 5
134. 2 5 0
7. 7 9 7 0
12. 7 1 0 0
136. 20
1 3 8 4 . 00
154. 0 7
2. 6260
2. 2 6 1 5
50. 430
7. 3 4 0 0
146. 2 5 0
2. 1695
44. 9 5
879. 50
132. 500
28. 3 5 7
6. 8600
1. 6 2 9 5
3 6 . 710
26. 0 9 0
143. 2 0

106.11

OCX.

8

63.65
14.060
41.460
13. 84
1.3863
3.7240
7.5400
4.8800
6.5350
1.9970
134. 250
7.8000

12. 81.00

136.15
1383.00
154.35
2 . 6230
2.2575
50.150
7 . 3450
146.500
2.1700
44.90
879.70
132.400
28.372
6.8650

1.6260

36.700

26.100

142.02

106.14

OCX.

9

8b
110
600
84
1. 3 8 7 0
3. 7 2 4 0
7. 5 6 0 0
4. 8 9 8 0
6. 5 6 7 0
2. 0 0 4 0
134. 750
7. 8 0 0 5
12. 7 8 0 0
135. 6 5
1388. 00
154. 9 5
2. 6 2 5 0
2. 2638
5 1 . 100
7. 3 6 0 0
14b. 600
2. 1 7 3 5
44. 75
8 7 9 . 70
132. 680
28. 3 8 7
6. 8 8 3 0
1. 6 3 1 0
3 6 . 700
26. 100
142. 15
63.
14.
41.
13.

106.44

OCX.

10

63.85
13.990
41.240
13.84
1. 3870
3.7240
7 . 4950
4.8600
6.5100
1.9870
133.800
7.7985

12.8100

136.63
1376.00
154.45
2.6270
2.2445
51.050
7.3100
146.600
2 . 1735
44.70
879.60
131.700
28.387
6.8325
1.6185
NA

26. 100

143.35
105.70

nw i l l t m m W A1 BlimB JUCMANSH VALUE M U . S . DOILAH AGAINST CUHBHNC1ES OF OTHJfftf U-1U
COUNTRIES. BABCB 1 9 7 3 * 1 0 0 . HEIGHTS ABE 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TBADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COB NT BIBS.
SERIES B E f l S E D AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOB DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "IMOEI OF THE
NEIGHTED-AVEBAGE EXCHANGE VALUE Of THE U . S . DOLLAB: BEVXSION" ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST
1978 FEDERAL BESEfiVE BULLETIN.
•VALUE I S 0 - 5 - CENTS