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Selected Interest &
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Weekly Series of Charts

October 28, 1985

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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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 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
MARCH 197 = 100

CALE

1973=100

180

—

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

JAPANESE YEN

r

— 160
140

f

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120

100
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80

i

240
CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

200

-

160

140
120

-

100
160

GERMAN MARK

140

DUTCH GUILDER

120
100
-

80
h u

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70
100

FRENCH FRANC

U.K. POUND

80
70
60
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50
40
60

BELGIAN FRANC
-

-

ITALIAN LIRA

50

x A

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30

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1983

1985

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

24
-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

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DUTCH GUILDER

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GERMAN MARK

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SWISS FRANC

-

-

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0
16

FRENCH FRANC




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JAPANESE YEN

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1983

1985

1983

1985

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

600

560

520

520

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

440

440

400

400

360

360

320

280

280

240

240




1982

1983

1984

1985

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24




24

FRANCE
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

JAPAN

20
SWITZERLAND

-

CANADA

1

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16

12

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16

-

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GERMANY

NETHERLANDS

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1983

1985

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1983

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1985

12

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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

16 rr

14

12

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

U.S. CD'S

10

8

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6
16

14

12
U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

10

8
17

15

11

FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

JAPANESE GENSAKIRATE

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

13

11

9

8

7

6

5




1983

1985

1983

1985

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24




24
-

-

20
—

3-MONTH
-

OVERNIGHT

16

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-

-

20

7-DAY

6-MONTH
-

-

16

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12

-

1-MONTH

1983

1-YEAR

1985

1983

1985

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

20

20

18

-

16

-

14

FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH

DASHED LINE

12

-

10

-

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

OVERNIGHT

9 0 - D A Y CD S

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS
6

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DIFFERENTIAL

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1983
1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1985

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1983

I I I I I I I I I I I
1985

CHART

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

PERCENT PER M

22

18

14

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

10

INTERBANK STERLING

6

COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

2
4

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

2

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18

14

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

DASHED LINE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

2
2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

0

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2
1983

1985

1 PERCENT ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




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CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER AN

T PER ANNUM

19

19

CANADA

UNITED STATES

15

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15

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15
SWITZERLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

5

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MONTHLY

GERMANY

JAPAN

9

9

5

5

22

22
U. S. CORPORATE

MONTHLY

18

18

FRANCE
Aaa BONDS

14

14

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

10

10

6

6




1983

1985

1983

1985

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

260
220
180

140

-

-

UNITED STATES

-

UNITED KINGDOM

Aa A a a

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220
180
NETHERLANDS
140

-

100

-

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-

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-

-

y

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80

260
220

:

180

-

140

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JAPAN

1983

1985

1983

1985

SERIES

CHART

1.

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

S P O T EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY A V E R A G E S ,

NOON BUYING BATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN MASK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3

BASE BATES =

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 C O U N T R I E S P L U S SWITZERLAND)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

'

3—MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S ,

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
DUTCH G U I L D E R
J A P A N E S E YEN
ITALIAN LIRA




23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

37.86
0.46382
33.55
142.79
73.27
12. 42
4 6 . 10
1.86895
0.05610
12.58

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

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

106.50
121.44
96.32
57.75
73.02
55.95
148.31
73.65
31.87

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

130.60
138.64
157.28
120.28
68.80
89.37
66.16
186.20
90.41
36.61
67.84

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

-0.46
-3.29
3.45
-1.66
3.65
2.21
1.64
-5.31

100

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH G U I L D E R
U. K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
S W I S S FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

CHART 2 .

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

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

100

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

PREMIUM OR D I S C O U N T
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

LAST VALUE PLOTT
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME

CHART 3 .

SOLD P R I C E I N LONDON, AFTEHNOON F I X I N G
OCT.

23

326.31

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

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

8 . 14
7. 99
11.60
8 . 50
4. 47
6. 29
9 . 16
6.41
1.00

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

23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23

7.91
4.78
6 . 34
8. 65
11.48
4. 50
9.20
5 . 86
7. 73

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

23
23
23
23
23
23

7 . 99
7.99
7.99
8.08
8.20
8.52

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

OCT. 2 3
OCT. 2 3
OCT. 23

7. 99
8 . 14
- 0 . 15

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T RATE
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

U.S.
4.

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

CALL HONEY RATES

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

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T BATES

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

CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T R A T E S :

LONDON

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

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .




MONEY MARKET RATES

23
23
23

8. 08
7. 91
0 . 17

SERIES

CHART 8 .

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

INTEREST ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON) ,
DIFFERENTIAL
D. S , COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN F I N A N C E P A P E R ,
DIFFERENTIAL

COVERED

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM ( F R A N K f U R T ) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

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 .

v

10.

8.08
8* 10
-0.02

OCT.
QCTI
OCT.

23
23
23

7.83
8*18
-CL35

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

23
23
23

8.08
a! 27
-0.19

OCT.
OCT!
OCT.

23
23
23

8.08
a!19
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OCT. 1 8
OCT. 18
JAN.
OCT. 11
OCT.
4
AUG. 2 3
JUNE
OCT. 18

23
6. 52
6. 29
4. 68
1 0 . 97
1 1 . 99
7. 39
9. 68
10.

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART

23
23
23

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.

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

SEPT.

11.07

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM

OCT.
OCT#

16
16

1 9 * . 00
227*53

GERM?!!Y

OCT!

16

260^57

NETHERLANDS
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USANCE

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OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

16
16
16
16

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226.40
212.62
275.10

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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (512)

OCTOBER 2 5 ,

1985

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE SEEK

ENDING

OCTOBER 2 5 ,

1985

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:
MONETARY
UNIT

COUNTRY
•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CAN ADA
CHINA,P.R.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
BONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
TBAILAND
• U N I T E D KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND

MEMO:
•UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

OCT.

21

70. 30
18. 5 2 5
53. 400
8 2 7 5 . 00
1. 3 6 3 4
3. 0627
9. 5600
5. 6760
0370
6380
1 5 4 . 800
7. 7965
12*. 0 3 0 0
117. 35
1779. 50
2 1 5 . 70
4520
4 0 3 . 0000
9770
5 8 . 150
7 . 8880
163. 700
1335
38. 45
8 9 4 . 80
161. 150
2 7 . 417
7. 9300
1640
4 0 . 130

8.
2.

2.
2.

2.

2.

26. 600

143. 35

130.39

(CURRENCY U N I T S PER DOLLAR
OCT. 22
OCT. 2 3
7 0 . 13
553
53. 550
8 3 1 0 . 00
1. 3 6 5 2
3. 0842
9. 5750
5. 6850

18.

8. 0600
2. 6 4 4 5

155. 250
7. 7960
0400
117. 25
1 7 8 2 . 00
2 1 6 . 10
4600
4 0 0 . 0000
9840
56. 350
7. 9225
1 6 4 . 000
1355
3 8 . 60
894. 70
161. 450
2 7 . 426
7. 9425
1730
4 0 . 110
26. 6 0 0
143. 05

12.
2.
2.
2.

2.

130.68

69.65
18.542
53.500
8345.00
1.3642
3.1057
9.5715
5.6800
8.0450
2.6380
155.250
7.7960

12.0100

117. 45
1781.00
215.90
2.4590
416.0000
2.9770
56.000
7.9250
164.000
2.1365
38.75
895.20
161.300
27.417
7.9510
2.1650
40.100
26.630
143.35

130.48

OCT.

24

6 9 . 87
18. 6 0 6
5 3 . 700
8 3 8 0 . 00
3b60
3 . 1275
9. 6150
5. 7000
8. 0 7 4 0
6505
155. 900
7. 8050

1.

2.

12. 0 0 0 0

116. 8 5
1 7 8 8 . 00
216. 7 0

2. 4 6 0 5
4 2 1 . 0000
2. 9 8 t i 5
5 6 . 400
7. 9340
1 6 5 . 200
1455
3 8 . 70
8 9 5 . 20

2.

162. 020

27. 426
7. 9600
1720
4 0 . 100
26. 7 0 0
1 4 2 . 10

2.

131.03

OCT.

25

69.92
18.594
53.790
8415.00
1.3672
3.1588
9.6250
5.6925
8.0850
2.6535
165.600
7.8010
12.0400
115.68
1790.00
214.90
2.4570
437.0000
2.9935
55.900
7.9400
165.000
2 . 1410
38.50
895.70
162.380
27.467 '
7.9650
2 . 1750
NA
26.770
142.20

130.99

• I N D E X O F WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLIB AGAINST C U R R E N C I E S OF OTHER G - 1 0
C O U N T R I E S . MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ARB 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH
OF THE 1 0 C O U N T R I E S .
S E R I E S R E V I S E D AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOR D E S C R I P T I O N AND BACK DATA, S E E " I N D E X OF THE
1
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: R E V I S I O N * ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST
1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE B U L L E T I N .
•VALUE I S 0 . S .




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