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(516/517) Selected Interest 8? Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts October 7,1991 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, DC. 20551 Table of Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere. $35.00 per year or $.80 each. 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CHART 1 SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY ROTO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 FOREIGN CURRENCY 130 PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 120 110 100 — , 140 130 120 110 100 BELGIAN FRANC 90 90 80 80 70 280 260 — 240 220 200 • I i I i • 1 • 1 1 1 SWISS FRANC 1 1 1 l 1 — A^VX I I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 70 280 260 240 220 200 JAPANESE YEN 180 180 160 160 140 140 120 100 _L_L • I ' • ' I l I I I 120 100 90 CANADIAN DOLLAR — 90 • • • I ' ' ' • ' ' I ' I U.K. POUND 80 80 70 70 60 60 I 50 I I I I ' • • • I ' ' I • I I 1 I 1 GERMAN MARK DUTCH GUILDER 1 1 1 50 200 200 180 — 160 1 / V X 180 _ a 160 140 140 120 120 100 120 110 100 i i i i i i i i i i i I i i • i i i i i i I i * 1 1 1 • 1 55 50 ITALIAN LIRA 45 FRENCH FRANC 90 40 80 35 70 30 60 50 100 60 I I I I I I I 1989 I I I I I I I I 1991 I I I i • • • 1989 i i i i I i ' i 1991 25 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 4 U.K. POUND CANADIAN DOLLAR 1 I 1 I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I 1 i i I i 1 i i i 1 1 1 1 JAPANESE YEN GERMAN MARK i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i I i i v i I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 i T w — — DUTCH GUILDER SWISS FRANC — V/ \ — — 3 ^ s / v \ \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1989 " " V i i 1 i i i 1 i i i 1 iTVj ITALIAN LIRA FRENCH FRANC 12 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1991 1 1 1 1 I I 1989 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1991 12 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 520 U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 520 500 500 — 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 480 460 440 — — 480 — 460 — 440 420 420 — 400 400 380 380 — 360 360 — 340 — 320 340 320 1988 1989 1990 1991 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES CENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN 16 16 12 12 FRANCE U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 8 8 JAPAN 4 4 I 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i 0 16 16 12 12 GERMANY 8 CANADA 8 4 4 I 0 I I I I I I I I I I I • I ' i I i • i I ' ' ' I ' i 16 ' 0 16 UNITED KINGDOM 12 SWITZERLAND 12 8 8 NETHERLANDS 4 0 4 i i i I i i 1989 i I i i i I i i 1991 i ' ' I • i 1989 i I i 1991 0 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 PERCENT PER ANNUM 12 U.S. CD'S SWISS INTERBANK RATE WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE CANADIAN FINANCE CO PAPER U.K. INTERBANK STERLING GERMAN INTERBANK RATE FRENCH INTERBANK RATE — JAPANESE CD RATE NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE 1989 1991 1989 1991 CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANI CENT PER ANNUM 14 14 3-MONTH OVERNIGHT 12 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 14 i i ' I i i i l i i i I i i ' i ' I I I I I I I I I I I 6-MONTH 7-DAY 12 I 4 14 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 14 • i i l i i i I i i i I i i i i i i I i ' l i ' i I i i i 1-YEAR 1-MONTH 12 i 4 14 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 • ' i i ' 1989 ' I i i ' I i i 1991 i • i i I i i 1989 i i i i i I i i 1991 i 4 CHART 7 SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U.S. AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY -ENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNU 14 12 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 10 8 FEDERAL FUNDS 6 DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 4 2 2 J I I I I l__l I I I L I I DIFFERENTIAL + r 0 i i 1989 i I I I I I I I I I I 1989 I I I I J I L DIFFERENTIAL 1 1 I i i i v/- I i i 1991 i J I I I I I I I I 1991 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 16 INTERBANK STERLING 12 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED — COVERED LONDON U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE I I I I I I I I I I 12 I I I I i I i i I i i i I i i i I i i i I • I ' I I ' I DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL V-lvVVW v 2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ' I 2 16 16 INTERBANK DM 12 — __ COVERED FRANKFURT SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED I I I I I I I I I 12 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE I „ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL i/V I I I I I 1989 • I • • • I ' • 1991 ' • i i l i i 1989 i i i i i I i i 1991 i 0 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNl PE tCENT PER ANNUM 14 UNITED STATES CANADA 12 10 8 6 14 ' ' ' I i i i 1 i i i I i • i i i I i » i l i » i I i i I i i I ' i l i i i FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM 12 10 8 6 • « » I i ' 1 I 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 i ' ' i i 10 SWITZERLAND JAPAN iiiIiiiIiiiIiii i iiIiiiIiiiI NETHERLANDS GERMANY 8 6 4 2 10 i i i i 8 6 4 2 I I I I I I 1989 I I I I I I I I 1991 I i I i- i 1989 i I i i i l i 1991 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO SC> 1986= CALE 0 5 200 175 „ . UNITED STATES 1 NETHERLANDS 1 150 125 100 75 50 400 350 • i i I i ' » I » i i I i i • i i i i • • i i ' i i i ' i i I I I I I I I I 1 I I L _ GERMANY - JAPAN 300 250 200 150 JL_L i i • i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i 1 1 I I I I I I I I I 1 __ UNITED KINGDOM .CANADA » • FRANCE „ SWITZERLAND _L_L ' 1 I I I 1989 1 I I I I I I 1 1991 I I I 1989 I I I I I I I I 1991 I SERIES C h a r t 1. S p o t Exchange R a t e s a n d I n d i c e s Noon b u y i n g r a t e s (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Indices, 2.7886 87.619 16.894 57.370 0.07690 0.73373 50.932 65.528 168.63 2.8382 8 7 . 750 1 7 . 195 5 8 . 432 0.07822 0.73882 5 1 . 856 6 6 . 619 171 .48 2.8894 8 7 . 991 1 7 . 486 5 9 . 544 0.07952 0.74663 5 2 . 817 6 8 . 091 173 . 5 5 2.8855 88.106 17.455 59.448 0.07943 0.74818 52.741 68.204 173.43 2.9059 88.280 17.575 59.875 0.08005 0.75098 53.115 68.682 174.42 109.89 87.33 76.13 161.39 44.14 192.12 146.22 210.81 68.20 111 . 8 4 87 .46 77 .48 164 .37 44 .90 193 . 4 5 148 .87 214 . 3 2 69 .36 113 .86 87 .70 78 . 8 0 167 .50 45 . 6 4 195 .49 151 . 6 3 219 .06 70 . 2 0 113.70 87.81 78.66 167.23 45.59 195.90 151.41 219.42 70.14 114.51 87.99 79.20 168.43 45.95 196.63 152.48 220.96 70.55 105 79 70 168 39 194 143 66 206 62 90 .70 .86 .32 .94 .11 .24 .67 .07 .90 .12 .63 105.60 80.01 70.22 168.70 39.08 194.79 143.52 65.95 207.35 62.10 90.68 105.86 79.77 70.39 169.19 39.21 194.58 143.88 66.06 207.83 62.17 90.14 -2 -3 -3 -5 -1 -3 -2 -4 .85 .62 .67 .83 .08 .76 .58 .47 -2.87 -3.91 -3.73 -5.79 -1.04 -3.79 -2.62 -4.66 -2.93 -3.96 -3.82 -5.79 -0.96 -3.79 -2.71 -4.60 M a r c h 1973 b a s e r a t e s = 100 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Weighted average exchange v a l u e i n d i c e s , Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swedish k r o n a Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r Chart 2. 3 - M o n t h F o r w a r d Exchange R a t e s , U.S. Gold P r i c e i n Call 105 . 0 1 80 . 6 4 69 . 9 2 167 .49 38 . 9 1 194 . 5 0 142 . 6 4 65 . 7 5 204 . 7 4 62 .10 91 .99 -2 -3 -3 -5 -1 -3 -2 -4 .82 .72 .57 .65 .22 .67 .45 .40 London, A f t e r n o o n F i x i n g 348.53 348 .59 346 . 0 4 350.22 353.04 5.60 5.59 8.44 9.03 8,92 7.41 9.02 7.88 10.84 5 .56 5 .48 8 .50 9 .20 9 .00 6 .98 9 .04 7 .48 10 . 4 5 5 .44 5 .41 8 .60 9 .13 8 .99 6 .88 8 .93 7 .38 10 . 5 9 5.29 5.36 8.74 9.15 8.98 6.86 8.81 7.38 10.61 5.33 5.46 8.80 9.27 9.11 6.84 9.05 7.38 10.65 Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Overnight E u r o - d o l l a r deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom 1973=100 Premium o r D i s c o u n t -2.80 -3.64 -3.54 -5.79 -1.46 -3.62 -2.40 -4.82 d o l l a r s p e r f i n e ounce Chart 4. Mar. 104.34 81.51 69.45 166.13 38.68 195.50 141.66 65.39 203.69 61.74 93.34 Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Chart 3. 1 1 - S e p - 9 1 18 - S e p - 9 1 2 5 - S e p - 9 1 2 - 0 c t - 9 1 4-Sep-91 SERIES Chart 5. <*-Sep-91 3-Month I n t e r e s t Rates U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Canadian f i n a n c e paper French i n t e r b a n k r a t e German i n t e r b a n k r a t e J a p a n e s e CD r a t e Netherlands interbank r a t e Swiss i n t e r b a n k r a t e U.K. i n t e r b a n k s t e r l i n g Weighted average f o r e i g n i n t e r e s t r a t e (G-10 C o u n t r i e s ) Chart 6. Euro-Dollar 5.60 8.66 9.29 9.15 7.17 9.25 7.88 10.67 9.21 .59 .59 .61 .61 .74 .93 Interest Arbitrage, Euro-dollar deposit Interbank s t e r l i n g (London), Differential U.S. commercial paper Canadian f i n a n c e paper, Differential 5. 5. 5. 5. 5.36 5.53 5.43 5.43 5.61 5.80 5.46 5.35 5.35 5.50 5.53 5.66 5.41 5.44 5.46 5.33 0.13 -0.08 -0.02 5.61 5.60 0.02 5.58 5.55 0.02 5.44 5.42 0.02 43 40 02 5.50 5.46 0.04 5.61 5.72 5.44 5.54 -0.11 5.43 5.46 -0.04 5.50 5.51 -0.11 5.58 5.61 -0.04 -0.01 5.73 5.80 -0.07 5.64 5.77 -0.13 5.51 5.68 -0.17 5.52 5.60 -0.09 5.50 5.49 0.01 5.61 5.53 0.08 58 50 07 5.44 5.41 0.03 5 43 5 .33 0..09 5.50 5.31 0.19 5.61 5.43 0.19 5.58 5.38 0.20 5.44 5.30 0.14 5..43 5. 28 0.15 50 16 34 9.64 8.94 8.42 6.33 6.18 8.73 9.86 7.80 9.61 8.92 8.41 6.26 6.20 8.77 9.72 7.76 9.47 8.85 8.39 6.15 6.14 8.77 9.57 7.64 9.37 8.88 8.43 6.10 6.13 8.79 9.54 7.57 9.13 8.85 8.37 6.01 6.22 8.77 9.57 7.49 116 .20 134 .57 102 .06 131 .55 108 . 6 5 134 . 3 1 160 . 9 2 157 .28 1 1 4 . 29 134, 12 101..12 132 .20 107 .78 133 .34 160 .45 155 .27 113. 92 136..44 101,.05 136 .12 107 .08 131 .06 155 .72 156 . 0 2 112.97 136.94 100.72 137.08 105.61 130.48 157.41 156.24 113.09 137.07 99.07 140.80 105.39 130.78 158.11 157.02 5.48 5.56 3 - M o n t h Funds covered covered Euro-dollar deposit Swiss i n t e r b a n k , covered Differential Long Term G o v e r n m e n t B e l l w e t h e r Bond Y i e l d s 10-year m a t u r i t y , where a v a i l a b l e Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands U n i t e d Kingdom United States 10. 5.41 5.41 5.43 5.44 5.60 5.80 16 -0.00 covered Euro-dollar I n t e r b a n k DM ( F r a n k f u r t ) , Differential :hart 5.46 8.47 9.38 22 39 22 93 10.23 9.02 5.36 5.29 0.07 5.59 5.60 deposits 3-month E u r o - d o l l a r d e p o s i t U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Differential C h a r t 9o 48 58 59 58 5 70 5 91 59 20 93 10.13 9.02 5.40 8.54 9.30 15 52 9.21 7.95 10.24 9.02 5.42 8.59 9.28 S e l e c t e d E u r o - d o l l a r & U . S . Money M a r k e t R a t e s Overnight Euro-dollar U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Differential Chart 8. 5.55 8.66 9.29 9.16 6.85 9.22 7.88 10.13 9.08 Deposit Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. l l - S e p - 9 1 18-Sep-91 25~Sep-91 2 - 0 c t ~ 9 1 Stock I n d i c e s Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States (Wednesday f i g u r e s ) I n d i c e s ( i n o r d e r , r e b a s e d t o 1986=100) a r e T o r o n t o C o m p o s i t e , CAC G e n e r a l , FAZ A k t i e n , Tokyo SE ( T o p i x ) , CBS A l l - G e n e r a l , S w i s s Bank I n d e x , F i n a n c i a l T i m e s O r d i n a r y , NYSE C o m p o s i t e ySstiSfc. FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.10(512) O c t o b e r 7 , 1991 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 4 , 1991 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 Sep. 30 •AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA *1RELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND •UNITED KINGDOM DOLLAR SCHILLING FRANC DOLLAR YUAN KRONE ECU MARKKA FRANC D. MARK DRACHMA DOLLAR RUPEE POUND LIRA YEN RINGGIT GUILDER DOLLAR KRONE ESCUDO DOLLAR RAND WON PESETA RUPEE KRONA FRANC DOLLAR BAHT POUND 0.7995 11.696 34.250 1.1318 N. A. 6.4150 1.2313 4.0490 5.6625 1.6625 185.25 7.7430 25.770 1.6085 1243.50 132.85 2.7385 1.8736 0.5667 6.5060 143.95 1.6850 2.8040 745.90 105.18 N. A. 6.0685 1.4490 26.475 25.560 1.7520 MEMO: HHJNITED STATES DOLLAR 89.78 COUNTRY (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 0.7971 11.727 34.310 1.1315 5.3899 6.4260 1.2287 4.0565 5.6750 1.6657 185.85 7.7405 25.770 1.6035 1246.25 133.20 2.7400 1.8777 0.5678 6.5170 143.85 1.6890 2.8050 746.00 105.33 N. A. 6.0775 1.4520 26.490 25.560 1.7485 0.8004 11.705 34.260 1.1310 5.3899 6.4170 1.2307 4.0485 5.6650 1.6630 185.35 7.7450 25.740 1.6060 1244.00 132.68 2.7375 1.8748 0.5699 6.5065 143.25 1.6868 2.8100 747.50 105.28 N. A. 6.0615 1.4538 26.481 25.560 1.7510 0.7953 11.717 34.340 1.1313 5;3899 6.4280 1.2297 4.0565 5.6785 1.6662 185.85 7.7440 25.760 1.6050 1246.25 130.77 2.7370 1.8782 0.5680 6.5155 143.55 1.6885 2.8150 N. A. 105.63 N. A. 6.0675 1.4576 26.460 25.560 1.7500 0.7940 11.795 34.570 1.1319 5.3854 6.4645 1.2218 4.0855 5.7135 1.6780 187.05 7.7420 25.720 1.5930 1252.75 130.03 2.7365 1.8913 0.5665 6.5545 144.45 1.6900 2.8250 N. A. 106.13 42.098 6.1090 1.4685 26.420 25.500 1.7390 89.95 89.79 89.74 90.13 •VALUE I S U . S . DOLLARS **INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. HEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1978. FOR DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U.S. DOLLAR: REVISION" ON PAGE 700 OF THE AUGUST 1978 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN. THIS RELEASE I S AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S ECONOMIC BULLETIN BOARD. FOR INFORMATION, CALL ( 2 0 2 ) 3 7 7 - 1 9 8 6 . 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