View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

USPJLTiY
O C T #
FED-SKiAL

1973
<i- mxlNK

OK jtiGHMQND
.
October 1 7 , 1973
,
R e l e a s e No . 63l2
H-13
Division of International Finance, Statist (cal& Data Management Unit

SELECTED INTEREST &
EXCHANGE RATES
FOR MAJOR COUNTRIES &
THE U.S.
W E E K L Y SERIES O F CHARTS

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM




•V

H.13
October 17, 1973
Release No. 632

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. EXCHANGE RATES AND GOLD PRICES
Chart 1A, IB, & 1C - Spot Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against U.S. Dollar
Chart 2A and B - 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against
U.S. Dollar
Chart 3A and B - 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates, Major Currencies against
U.K. Pound
Chart 4
- Gold Price in London
PART II. SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES
Chart 5
Chart 6A and B Chart 7A and B Chart 8A and B Chart 9A and B Chart 10A and B Chart 11
Chart 12A and B -

Call Money Rates
London: Euro-$ Deposit Rates
New York - London: Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
London: Covered Yields on U.S. Dollar Funds
Interest Arbitrage: United States-United Kingdom
Interest Arbitrage: U.S.-Germany and U.S.-Switzerland
Interest Arbitrage: United States-Canada
Selected Short-term Interest Rates

PART III. LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES AND STOCK INDICES
Chart 13
Chart 14

- Long-Term Bond Yields
- Industrial Stock Indices

PART IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES AND
LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS
NOTE: This series is a continuation of the CAPITAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENTS ABROAD,
which was published under that title through December 31, 1968.
The changes in the format and order of the charts are explained in the Supplement
to the series, which accompanied issue dated January 1,1969.
All series and their sources are fully described in a Supplement dated January 1, 1972.




?>

Chart 1A

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages
40

30
GERMAN
MARK
Nl

BELGIAN FRANC

SWISS FRANC
20

JAPANESE
YEN

CANADIAN
DOLLAR

against

M

J
1972

S

D

M

J

S

1973

Weekly averages (week ending on Friday) of daily offered rates in the New York market as per cent above or below Smithsonian
central rates




D

Chart I B

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

30.112

Percent
30

20
FRENCH FRANC

DUTCH GUILDER

ITALIAN LIRA

against
U.S.

U.K. P O U N D

1972

1973

Weekly averages (week ending on Friday) of daily offered rates in the New York market as per cent above or below Smithsonian
central rates.




Chart 1C

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages.

Per cent

DUTCH GUILDER
GERMAN M A R K / /

SWISS FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

FRENCH FRANC

L f

BELGIUM FRANC

' DUTCH GUILDER

I T A L I A N LIRA
CANADIAN DOLLAR
market rate in January 1972

U.K. P O U N D

JAN.

FEB.

APR.

JUNE

JULY

AUG.

SEPT.

1973
Weekly averages (week ending on Friday) of daily offered rates in the New York market as per cent above or below Smithsonian
central rates.




(r
Chart 2A

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

Per cent per annum
PREMIUM +

CANADIAN DOLLAR

U.K. P O U N D

DISCOUNT -

PREMIUM
GERMAN MARK

PREMIUM

DUTCH GUILDER

M

S
1970

D

S
1971

* Canadian Dollar Rate not supported by Bank of Canada.
DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January
Digitized forSee
FRASER


1, 1973, pp. 2-3.

M

J
1972

S

D

M

J
1973

S

D

1
3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCES AGAINST U.S. DOLLAR
Weekly averages

Per cent per annum

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 I I

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 |

I I

|

1 1 |

1 1

PREMIUM +

FRENCH FRANC

-

-

DISCOUNT PREMIUM +
SWISS FRANC

f

v/v\

~

DISCOUNT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

J

S

D

1970

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

J

S

D

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 2-3.




J

S
1972

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
J
1973

S

Chart 3A

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.K. POUND
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

GERMAN MARK

U.S. DOLLAR

DISCOUNT -

M

J

S

D

1970

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 3.




M

J
1972

S

D

J
1973

S

D

1
3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE - MAJOR CURRENCIES AGAINST U.K. POUND
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

PREMIUM

SWISS FRANC

FRENCH FRANC

DISCOUNT -

M

J

S

D

1970

M

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 3.




M

S
1972

D

M

J
1973

S

D

L -

lb .

: -[Chart 4 :

GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, 12.5 Kg BARS
Week's average of afternoon fixings

U.S. dollar equivalent per fine ounce

?

120

90

60

M

J

S

D

1971

M

J

1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES of DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 4.




S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

Chart 5A

CALL MONEY RATES
DOLLAR FUNDS
Weekly averages

Per cent per annum

14

CALL EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

EURO-DOLLAR OVER
FEDERAL FUNDS

FAVOR
EURO-DOLLAR

FAVOR 'HEDERAL FUNDS

EURO-CURRENCIES
Weekly averages

Per cent per annum

EURO-DM

EURO-SWISS FRANC

Changed f r o m CALL to OVERNIGHT Euro-dollar deposits. May 10, 1971.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 4-6.




Chart 5B

CALL MONEY RATES
S E L E C T E D F O R E I G N A N D EEC C U R R E N C I E S
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

V;

J, n

FRANCE .

/

1 m

i

I
1 !

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

y W
, N E T H E R L A IN D s U
1 M
1 i i 1 i
1 1 1 1 1 1 M

U
i

i

i

i V I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

JAPAN

CANADA

U.K.

GERMANY

0
M

J

S

D

1970

S
1971

D

M

J

S

D

1972

France, Day-to-day Money; Netherlands, Call Money, weekly average; Japan, Unconditional Money;
Canada, Day-to-day Loans, weekly average; Germany, Call Money; U.K., 2-day Local Authority Deposits.
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 4-6."




M

J
1973

S

D

,

(3
LONDON: EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

15 0 0

12

OVERNIGHT

7-DAY

- \y

V

n

11 1

—

1-MONTH

1

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

* M a y 12/71—changed to Overnight Euro-Dollar Deposits
* * July 1 - c h a n g e d to 7-Day Euro-Dollar
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 6.




j

-

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M . J

^

10

v

V

-

1

[X -

I

r-

M

1 M
M

1 ,
J

1972

,
' S

1 ,

,

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
D

M

J

1973

S

D

\1
LONDON: EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
Per cent per annum

Friday figures

12
-

kj

- \ f\
-

V\

j\~

-

[

10

—

3-MONTH

-

-

1 1 1 1 1 1 I I

l l

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1

1 l

1 1 I

l

1 l

,

1

,

1 ,

,

1 ,

,

1 ,

,

12

/ V
J ' -

f

6-MONTH

-

-

-

1

10

i

i

1 i

i

1 i

i

1 i

ii

i

1 i

1970

i

1 i

i

1 i

i

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, p. 6.




i

i

1 i

i

1 i

1972

i

1 i

i

I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1973

NEW YORK-LONDON: YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3-MONTH DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES-SECONDARY MARKET
Per cent per ar

Wednesday figures

12

10

8
EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT
6

4
U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

i i I i i I i i I i i I * i I i i I
DIFFERENTIAL

2
FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
4

+
0
EURO DOLLAR OVER U.S. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

2
M-

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

1971

e DESCRIPTION ANDSOURCESOF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 6-7.




Chart 7B

NEW YORK-LONDON: COST OF U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
3 - M O N T H DOLLAR DEPOSIT R A T E S - P R I M A R Y MARKET
Wednesday figures

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT
ADJUSTED1
A

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT
U.S. C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T
ADJUSTED

w
EURO DOLLAR OVER
U.S. C E R T I F I C A T E O F D E P O S I T
ADJUSTED1

M

J

S

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

* Adjusted for Reserve Requirement
* * A d j u s t e d for 10% Marginal Reserve Requirement
* * * A d j u s t e d for 20% Marginal Reserve Requirement
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1. 1973, pp. 6-7.




M

J
1972

S

D

M

J
1973

S

D

n
LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
H I R E P U R C H A S E / S T E R L I N G C D ' s vs EURO D O L L A R RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum
12

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

HIRE PURCHASE
COVERED
STERLING CD s
COVERED

I

__

I

I

I

1 I

I

o

FAVOR STERLING CD's

DIFFERENTIAL

1

\

iA A.

p y V/

h\
1

i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i ir i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i I iI
M

M
1970

J

S

D

1971

M

J
1972

* H i r e Purchase suspended August 11, 1972 and Sterling Certificates of Deposit
begin August 11, 1972.

AND SOURCES OF DATA, January
See DESCRIPTION


1, 1973, pp. 7-8.

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
1 I I

1 1 1 1 I I

S
1973

|
1

i

v

Chart 8B

LONDON: COVERED YIELDS ON U.S. DOLLAR FUNDS
LOCAL AUTHORITY AND EURO DOLLAR RATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT

LOCAL AUTHORITY
DEPOSIT
COVERED

FAVOR LOCAL AUTHORITY

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO DOLLAR
M

J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 7-8.




M

J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

)4
...

Chart 9A

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Per cent per annum

Friday figures

3-MONTH TREASURY BILL RATES

U.K. LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS

NEW YORK

LONDON

NEW YORK

M

J

S

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

* Plotted for comparison purposes '
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 8-9




M

S

S

1972

1973

D

Chart 9B

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
Friday figures

•

Per cent per annum

PREMIUM

RATE DIFFERENTIAL AND 3-MONTH FORWARD STERLING
SPREAD IN FAVOR OF LONDON

FORWARD RATE

DISCOUNT

RATE DIFFERENTIAL WITH FORWARD EXCHANGE COVER

FAVOR LONDON

FAVOR NEW YORK
J

s

D

1970

M

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp.8-9.




J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973%

S

D

51
^

Chart 10A

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO-DOLLAR-GERMAN MARK
FRANKFURT INTERBANK LOAN RATE VS. LONDON EURO DOLLAR RATE
Per cent per annum

Wednesday rates

GERMAN INTERBANK
LOAN RATE

EURODOLLAR

FAVOR FRANKFURTr

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

J

S

D

M

1970

J

S

D

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 9-10.
No quotation




J

1972

S

D

M

J

1973

S

D

l

12

3-MONTH FUNDS INTEREST ARBITRAGE: EURO-DOLLAR - SWISS FRANC
ZURICH DEPOSIT RATE VS. LONDON EURO DOLLAR RATE
Wednesday rates

II

| I I | I I | | I I II

Per cent per annum

| II

| I I | I I I I!

| I I | I I | I I I I I | I I | I I | I I | 12

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE

EURODOLLAR
COVERED

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR ZURICH

FAVOR EURO-DOLLAR

1 I I 1 I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I 1 I I 1 I I I I I I I I I II

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 9-10.




I I I I 1 1 I I I I I I

3-MONTH INTEREST ARBITRAGE: CANADA - UNITED STATES
Friday figures

Per cent per annum

1 1 | II

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
- . B I L L RATES

1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | II

1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 1

| 1 1 | 1 1

UNITED STATES
TREASUIRY BILLS

z^V s~
Mi/
/

CAN. FIN. CO. PAPER

f

TREASURY BILLS
1
1

1

PREMIUM

BILL RATE DIFFERENTIAiL AND FORWARD CANADIAiN DOLLAR
FORWARD RATE

U r v
w

^

V \

-

M

A

r^fCi

j

j

W

GROSS SPREAD IN FAVOR OF Cf INADA

V

;
DISCOUNT

1
COVERED RATE DIFFERIENTIALS

FAVOR CANADA

:

y^vA

A PRIME FINANCE PAPEF

V ^ Wr\

Wv~
V

y

TREASURY IJILLS
FAVOR U.S.

i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i
M

J

S

D

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M

1970

J

S

D

1 1 1 1 1 1 II
M

1971

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 10-11.




J

S

1972

1 1 1
D

1 1 1 1 1 1 II
M

J

S

1973

1 1 1
D

Chart 12A
/)

w

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES*
Per cent per annum

-

-

J

—

\

A

L

- v i

J

r ^

1

\

1
\
1
K J

l
1
11

\

v

v\

'
{GERMANY

V y
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 II

j

/

:z
/

J

•

n

4

-

1

u.s.
M

1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

1 M

1 M 1 M

kt

1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1

12L

1
1
1

-

-

1
rJ

A X

r

1

A t

U.K.

W
M

111111111

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

/

/'

r r

I

-

f y f S

U.S.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
9 ;

JAPAN
MHMTUI V
-

II

1 1 1 1 1 1 I II

11 ! 1 1 1 1 1 ! 11

1970

1971

1 1 1 1 1 1 II
1972

1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 M

1 1 1

1973

3-month treasury bill rates for all countries except Japan(Average rate on bank loans and discounts)
and Germany (interbank loan rate)
See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 11-12.




1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1974

Chart 128

SELECTED SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES

A

" -

V'v

,VV
A/ l7
n

i

i'H

\

/

/

. Per cent per annum

-

i

0 DOLLAR - LONDOI

W

"

'

A

/-x rA

1

vrl N

-

„

L/*Vu.s.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

\x
v

i i 1 i i 1 ii

\ y

^ \ a
i
1

V
l

L

V

i i 11 i 1 i i 1 1 1

M~l

7

iJ

r-""'—'

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i 1 i i 1 M l

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1971

I I 1 i i 1 I I 1

i i

-

CANADA

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 11-12.




i i

U.S.

W

1970

i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i

1 SWITZERLAND

"'A )(\ J

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

i i

r
[J

U.SuyZ

/ V

L'V

1 II

i i 1 i i 1 M l

-

V '

1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 i i

II

1 i i 1 i i 1 i i
1973

1 l l l l l l l
1974

1 1 1

IP
LONG-TERM BOND YIELDS
| Per cent per an

Weekly figures

CAIA

v^vy

NETHERLANDS

y v
v

x 3 y

u.s.

ir^~y

SWITZERLAND

1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 1 1

1 1 1 M

i M

11.1

II

1 II

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

-

U.K.

\ r

GERMANY/^

CANADA
1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 1 1

M

1 ii

1 i i 1 i i

II

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly figures
U.S. C O R P O R A T E :

DOLLAR EURO-BONIDS

\

-

Aaa BONDS

DM EURO-BONDS

i i 1 II

1 i i 1 i i

1970

i i 1 i i 1 i i 1 i i

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1971

1972

See DESCRIPTION AND SOURCES OF DATA, January 1, 1973, pp. 12-15.




1 1 1 1 1 1 II
1973

1 1 1

I 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1
1974

21

Chart 14

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
Ratio scale, 1958=100

Ratio scale, 1958=100

320
UNITED STATES

-

X

W

w

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I I

1 I I

V

240

V

1 I I

1 I I

1200
960

480
SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND

J

320

640

240

480

160

320

CANADA

-

M

1 I 1 I M

I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I 1

1970




1971

1972

1973

240

160

1,

October 17, 1973
H. 13
Release No. 632

Country

IV. SELECTED CENTRAL BANK DISCOUNT RATES

Current Rate

In Effect Since

In Effect Since

Previous Rate

6.5

August 2, 1973

6.0

July 5, 1973

11.0

Sept. 20, 1973

9.5

August 2, 1973

7.0

June 1, 1973

6.0

May 3, 1973

4.0

April 10, 1973

4.5

Oct. 14, 1972

7.0

Oct. 16, 1973

6.5

August 7, 1973

11.50

E.E.C.:
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
**United
Kingdom

July 27, 1973

9.00

4.5

Jan. 1, 1973

3.75

Canada

6.75

August 7, 1973

6.25

June 10, 1973

Japan

7.0

Aug. 29, 1973

6.0

July 2, 1973

United States

7.5

Aug. 14, 1973

7.0

July 1, 1973

Switzerland

July 20, 1973
,

Sept. 15, 1973

**Effective October 13, 1972, the Bank of England replaced its traditional
Bank Rate with a fluctuating "minimum lending rate" based on average
Treasury bill tender rate.




IV-2
H i 13
October 17,
Release No.

LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED ON THE CHARTS

Chart

Panel

Series

Date

1A & I C

Swiss franc

Oct.

IB & IC

U.K. pound

"

IB & IC

French franc

1A & I C

Japanese yen

H

Rate

12

11

27.7
-6.91
21.1
15.7

1A & I C

Belgian franc

ii

IB & IC

Italian lire

ii

1A & I C

Canadian dollar

1A&1C
IB & IC

German mark

"

34.5

Dutch guilder

"

30.1

2A

2B

Upper

22.2
2.9
0.2

"

German mark

ii

Swiss franc

"

U.K. pound

"

3.46

Dutch guilder

"

0.11

4.12
5.07

Canadian dollar

"

0.81

French franc

"

-0.76

j
3A
3B

4
5A

Upper

German mark

ii

U.S. dollar

»

Swiss franc

"

4.98

French franc

"

2.10

Gold price, U.S. dollar per ounce

II

Overnight Euro-S deposits

102.19
10

10.65

"

9.87

Middle

Differential

"

0.78

Lower

Euro-currencies:
Euro DM

Upper

Japan, Unconditional Money
U.K., 2-day Local Author. Deps.

Lower
/

3.01

Federal Funds

Euro Swiss Fr.
5B

Oct.

5.37

„




Oct.

12

Oct.

5

"

Canada, Day-to-day Loans

"

France, Day-to-Day Money

O c t . 12
Oct. 5

Germany, Call Money
Netherlands. Call Money

"

3.0
3.19

"

8.75
12.38
6.33
11.13
14.50
7.98

1973
632

H.13
October 17, 1973
Release No, 632

IV-3

Chart

Panel

6>A

Rate

Date

Euro-$ Overnight Rate

6B

7A

Series

Oct.

Euro-$ 1-month Rate

ii

Euro-S 3-month Rate

"

Euro-$ 6-month Rate

II

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

Lower

Differential

Upper

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits

12

10.88
10.25
9.19

Oct.

10

U.S. Certificate of Deposits

7B

Oct.

Upper

"

9.84

Differential: on Adj. Euro-$ Deposits

"

1.30

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits
(covered)

Euro-S 3-month Deposits

ii

Local Authority Deposits (covered)

II

Differential

ii

Local Authority Deposit (uncovered)
Upper

Spread (+= favor London)
3-month Forward Pound

Lower




Net Incentive (+= favor London)

Oct.

-1.60
10.47
8.91

12

H
Oct. 5
Oct.

10.47
8.87

"

Upper

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

0.41

S e p t . 28

„

U.K. Treasury Bill rate

9B

"

Differential

9A

10.25

U.S. Certificate of Deposits (Adj.)

Lower

Lower

10

11.14

S t e r l i n g CD's

86

0.63

"

on Unadj. Euro-$ Deposits
8A

10.25
9.62

i#

Euro-$ 3-month Deposits (Adj.)

Lower

10.25

12

f

-1.56

5

7.08

j

10.67

j

13.13
3.59

II

-3.56

,1

0.03

.
IV - 4

Chart
10A

Panel
Upper

Series
Euro-) Deposits (covered)
German Interbank Loan rate

Lower
10B

Upper

Differential
Euro-S Deposits (covered)
Swiss Deposit rate

Lower
11

Upper

Differential
Canadian Finance Paper

Rate

Date
3
10
3
10
3
10
3
10
3
10
3
10

14.38*
14.50
8.76*
8.23
b./bf
5.18
4.50
4.50
-1.26
-0.68

Oct.

12

8-75

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

7.08

Canadian Treasury Bill rate

6.29

8.25

Bill rate differential

n

-0.79

Forward Canadian dollar

12A

Third

Net incentive on bills

Bottom

Net incentive on Finance Paper

Upper

U.K. Treasury Bill rate

0.46
-0.33

..

0.94
10.67

U.S. Treasury Bill rate
German Interbank Loan rate
Lower

12B




5.62*
6.27

Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.

U.S. Prime Finance paper
(not plotted)
Second

^

H. 13
October 17, 1973
Release No. 632

7.08

ii

Japanese Average rate

Aug.

Canadian Treasury Bill rate

Oct.

14.50
7.302
12

6.29

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

ii

7.08

Euro-$ Deposits

ii

10.25

Swiss 3-month Deposit rate

»

4.50

II

7.08

U.S. Treasury Bill rate

•-

- a H.13
October 17, 1973
Release No. 632

IV - 5

Chart

Panel

Series

13

Upper

Netherlands

Date

Canada
* United States
Switzerland
Middle

Germany

Lower

U.S. Corp. Dollar Euro-tgnds^
U.S. Corp. DM E u r o - b o n ^ r i e s
U.S. Corp. Aaa bonds

14

Upper

Switzerland
Germany
United States

Middle

United Kingdom
Canada

Lower

* * Japan

Oct. 5

8.15

Oct. 3

7.66

Oct. 5

6.89

Sept. 21

5.77

Oct. 5

United Kingdom

Sept. 28

G

Rate

9.78
11.45

Aug.

8.46

Aug.

7.68

Sept.

7.63

Sept. 28

366.2

Oct. 5

262.8

Oct. 12

251.93

||

244.53

Sept. 27

301.56

Oct. 5

786.95

Oct. 12

251.93

United States
* New — Average yield on selected 10 year constant maturity bonds due or callable
in 10 years.
** Beginning week ended September 5, 1970, the Japanese index plotted is that of all industrial and other stocks
on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.




\