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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

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October 20,1986
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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 to 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 RATESHI.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 S C A L E

RATIO S C A L E

MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

GERMAN MARK

JAPANESE YEN

DUTCH GUILDER

CANADIAN DOLLAR

90
U.K. POUND

-

—

80

-

70

-

60

-

50

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40

FRENCH FRANC
y s

—

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-

SWISS FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC

100
90

-

80
70
60

50

-

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1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER A N N U M

P E R C E N T 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

32




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. D O L L A R S PER F I N E OUNCE

U.S. D O L L A R S PER F I N E O U N C E

520 —

— | 520

500

500

480

480

460

460

12.5 Kg BARS

440

440

A F T E R N O O N F I X I N G 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

T PER A N N U M

P E R C E N T PER AN

20

20

16

16

IFRANCE

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

-

8

12

8

4

-

-

4

JAPAN
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20

20

16

SWITZERLAND

16

CANADA

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12

8

0

1

1

1

1

1

20

16

UNITED KINGDOM

12

12
GERMANY

8

8
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r

4
NETHERLANDS

0

0




8

0

1

20

4

12

4

4

16

0

1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

:NT PER A N N U M

P E R C E N T PER Ah

14

16
U . S . CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

12

14

10

8

12

10

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

4

I I I III I I I

6

16

14
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING
14

-

v

-

12

12

10

10

8
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10
8

6

10
lNETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

8

6

6

4

4

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2

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8

8
7

2

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

6

6

4

5

2
0

4




1984

1986

1984

1986

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER AL

ENT PER A N N U M

14

14
3-MONTH

OVERNIGHT

12

12

10

10

8

8

6

6

I I I I I I I I I I II

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

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1986

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1986

CHART 7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S.MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
P E R C E N T PER A N N U M

P E R C E N T PER A N N U M

16

16

14

14

-

FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH

DASHED LINE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

12

pP
10

u

u/^
\

~

10

|

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90-DAY CD S

—

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

J

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2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

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1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




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CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER Ah

18

14

18

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

2

0

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2
18

18

14

INTERBANK DM

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

COVERED FRANKFURT

14

10

10

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

I

2

6

DASHED LINE

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2
2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

+

0

0

I I I I I I I I I I I I I2I I

2
1984

1986

1 PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




1984

1986

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

P E R C E N T PER AL

ENT PER A N N U M

17

17
CANADA

UNITED STATES

15

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
JAPAN

8

8

\

6

I

4

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6

4

18

18
U. S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

16

^

16

IFRANCE

Aaa BONDS
14

14

12

12

INETHERLANDS

10

MONTHLY

\

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8

8

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1986

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1984

1986

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE

RATIO SCALE

1969=100

1969=100

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES

450
400
350
300
250

-

NETHERLANDS

SWITZERLAND

200
150

100 M

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450
400

FRANCE
GERMANY

450
400

—

350

-

300

—

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-

f
JAPAN

250

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-

-

150

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1986

-

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350
300

CANADA

-

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-

-

200

100

450
400

—

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-

200

-

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SERIES
CHART 1 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BOXING

(U.S.

CENTS)
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 15
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 15
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE IEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES =

100
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE IBM
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SSITZEBLAMD)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LI R A
SWEDISH KRONA
CHART 2 .

50.38
0.64770
44.59
143.29
72.05
15.38
61.73
2.42460
0.07276
14.63

HAR 1 9 7 3 =

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

141.72
169.59
128. 00
57.95
71.81
69.30
198.59
95.54
41.33

100
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5

105.
159.
189.
136.
57.
73.
69.
211.
99.
40.
66.

65
82
64
38
45
33
72
78
76
47
74

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

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



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

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

-2.59
-5.08
1.36
- 3 . 16
1.98
0.51
0.95
-4.95

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART J .

GOLD PRICE I N LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

U.S.
CHART 4 .

OCT.

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

5.83
5.79
8 . 97
7. 75
4 . 19
4.31
7.38
5.35

1.00

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

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

5.63
4 . 54
4.75
8.40
11.01
3.92
7.34
5. 26
6.58

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

15
15
15
15
15
15

5.79
5.76
5.79
5.79
5.79
5.91

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT. 1 5
OCT- 1 5
OCT. 1 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES

U . S . 90-DAY 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 INTEREST RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 .

429.98

CALL MONEY RATES

U. S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5 .

15

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

15
15
15

5.79
5.83
- 0 . 04

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

15
15
15

5 . 79
5.63
0 . 16




S E R I E S NAME
CHART 8 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

INTEEEST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EU410-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

15
15
15

5.79
5 . 80
-0.01

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPEE, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

15
15
15

5.63
5 . 76
- 0 . 13

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

15
15
15

5.79
5 . 92
- 0 . 13

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

15
15
15

5 . 79
5.92
- 0 . 13

OCT. 10
OCT. 10
OCT. 10
S E P T . 19
OCT.
3
SEPT. 26
AUG.
OCT. 10

7.31
5.94
4 . 89
4.25
9.44
8.47
6.03
9.93

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

9 . 13

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOfl
CANADA
GERMANY
S8ITZEBLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JUNE

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCX.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

242.13
274.40
301.26
291.04
188.67
338.34
389.41
389.65

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
•f^ALKBS*.
H.10 (512)

OCTOBER 1 7 ,

1986

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
f O B THE HE£K ENDING

OCTOBER 1 7 ,

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

BONBTABX
UNIT

•AUSTBALIA
AUSTRIA
BBLGIUH
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA.P.B.
DBNBABX
fINLAND
fBANCB
GEBHANI
GBEECB
HONG KOBG
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•IBBLABD
ITALX
JAPAB
MALAYSIA
NETHERLANDS
* I W ZEALAND
NOBBAX
PORTUGAL
SINGAPOBB
•SOUTH A f f i l C A
SOUTH KOBBA
SPAIN
S B I LANKA
SBBDBS
SHITZBBLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
f BANC
CBUZADO
DOLLAR
XOAN
KBOBB
EABKKA
fBANC
D . BABK
DRACHHA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POOBD
LIBA
IBB
RINGGIT
GUILDEB
DOLLAB
KBOBB
BSCUDO
DOLLAB
BAND
BOB
PESETA
BUPBB
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fBANC
DOLLAB
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OCT.

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UN TTS PER M I . L 1 1it

14

63. 57
13. 900
4 1 . 040
13. 84
1. 3887
3 . 7240
7 . 4490
4 9130
6 . 4680
1. 9750
133. 600
7 . 7995
12. 7600
137. 50
1367. 00
153. 97
2 . 6230
2 . 2325
5 0 . 300
7 . 2740
145. 350
2 . 1720
4 4 . 60
878. 30
131. 000
2 8 . 383
6 . 8155
1. 6155
3 6 . 670
2 6 . 100
1*3. 70
105. 25

OCT.

15

6 4 . 09
13.890
41.100
1 3 . 84
1. 3 8 9 3
3.7240
7.4470
4 . 87 QO
6.4670
1. 9740
133.350
7.7985
12.7900
137.80
1367.00
154.20
2.6190
2.2310
50.100
7.2740
1 4 5 . 150
2.1725
44.40
878.00
131.000
28.387
6.8160
1.6150
36.660
26.960
143. 95
105.24

OCT.

16

6 4 . 00
13. 887
41. 060
14. 09
1 . 3B93
3 . 7240
7. 4470
4 . 8360
b . 4690
1. 9755
133. 450
7. 8000
12. 8100
1 3 7 . 70
1367. 00
154. 25
2 . 6200
2 . 2JJ0
5 0 . 150
7 . 2840
145. 250
2 . 1725
4 4 . 60
8 7 8 . 10
1 3 1 . 190
2 8 . 387
6 . 8200
1. 6190
3 6 . 650
2 6 . 060
143. 75
105. 30

OCT.

17

63.
13.
41.
14.

78
890
030
09
1. 3903
3 . 7240
7 . 4490
4 . 8450
6 . 4700
1. 9750
1 3 3 . 700
7. 7975
1 2 . 8400
1 3 7 . 75
1 3 6 8 . 00
154. 23
2 . 6200
2 . 2320
4 9 . 700
7 . 2950
145. 800
2 . 1735
4 4 . 65
8 8 7 . 60
1 3 1 . 480
2 8 . 387
6 . 8270
1 . 6210
3 6 . 640
2 6 . 980
1 4 3 . 15
105.36

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