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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

October 9,1984
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
BOARD OF .GOVERNORS
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551

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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
a 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 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

160

160
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

140

JAPANESE YEN

140
-

120
100

80

80

120

240

—

SWISS FRANC

CANADIAN DOLLAR

100

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—

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100

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60

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100

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

CENT PER ANNUM

24
-

CANADIAN DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

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JAPANESE YEN

1982

1984

1982

1984

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

550

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

500

450

400 -

350 -

-

450

-

400

350

300 -

300

250

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1982

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250
1984

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

24

24

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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

T PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah

22

24

18

20
U.S. CD S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

14

16

10

12

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

20

16

16

U K INTERBANK STERLING
12

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

12

8

8

4

11

12

I SWISS INTERBANK RATE
9

IV

-

8

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

7

4

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EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24




OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

1982

1984

1982

1984

CHART!

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U. S.
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

CENT PER ANNUM

26

22

FEDERAL FUNDS

18

3-MONTH

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

4

-

0

-

14

OVERNIGHT

90-DAY CD S

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

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

28

28

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

20

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

12
S

INTERBANK STERLING

7 U

COVERED LONDON

,

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

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20

COVERED FRANKFURT

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

D A S H E D LINE

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LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER Al

:NT PER ANNUM

19

19
CANADA
UNITED STATES

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GERMANY

JAPAN

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18

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14

14

10

10

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CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

UNITED STATES

JAPAN

-

210
170
UNITED KINGDOM
130 -

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FRANCE

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200

LAST VALDE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATES AMD INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S. CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES, MARCH 1973 BASE RATES =

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

32.84
0.40646
29. 15
124. 14
75.99
10.70
39. 79
1.62065
0.05295
11.59

100

GERHAH MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR
fG-10 COUNTRIES PIUS SWITZERLAND)
U.S. DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U. K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

OCT. 3
OCT. , 3
OCT.
3
OCT.
3
OCT.
3
OCT.
3
OCT.
3
OCT.
3
OCT.
3
1973

92.38
106.42
83.68
50.21
75. 74
48.23
128.02
63.86
30.08

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

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

146.52
130.31
150.13
113.98
65.14
102.48
62.01
175.66
85.59
37.92
68.45

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

-0.73
0.89
5.72
- 0. 08
6.411
5.23
5.23
-4.54

CHART 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE BATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
COUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRESCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



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

e

S E R I E S NAME

L A S T VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN L O N D O N , AFTERNOON FIXING
U.S.
.

DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

CALL

OCT.

3

34 5. 63

3
OCT.
OCT.
3
OCT.
5
SEPT. 21
OCT.
5
OCT.
5
OCT.
5
5
OCT.
1
JAN.
OCT.
5

11.20
10.99
10.50
11.77
5.60
5.40
6.50
1 1.38
10.30
5.67

MONEY R A T E S

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
O V E R N I G H T EURO-DOLLAR L E P C S I T S
U. K.
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
E U R O - S W I S S FRANC
CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST BATES
U . S . 9 0 - D A I C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
G E R M A N INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E BANK L O A N S 6 DISCCUNTS
C A N A D I A N F I N A N C E PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS I N T E R B A N K LOAN
W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
iG-10 C O U N T R I E S PLUS S W I T Z E R L A N D )
CHART b. EURO-DOLLAR

OCT.
CCT.
OCT.
OCT.
CCT.
OCT.
OCT.

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

10. 99
5 96
1131
12. 12
10. 73
5. 13
8. 80

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

3
3
3
3
3
3

10.99
11.01
1 1.09
1 1.41
1 1.61
1 1.90

DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-1EAR
7. SELECT ED EURO-DOLLAR

AND U.S. MONEY MARKET &ATES

O V E R N I G H T EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L ADJ. FOR RESERVE R E Q U I R E M E N T S

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

3
3
3

10.99
1 1.20
-0.21

3 - M O N T H EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U.S. 9 0 - D A I CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

3
3
3

1 1.41
10.99
0.42




SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHABT 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

3
3
3

11.41
11.64
-0.23

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPEB
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPEB, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

3
3
3

10.73
11.37
-0. 64

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

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

3
3
3

1 1.41
11.77
-0. 36

EURO-DOLLAB DEPOSIT
SBISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

OCT.
OCT.
OCT.

3
3
3

11.41
11.62
-0.21

SEPT.
SEPT.
MARCH
SEPT.
SEPT.
JUNE
MAI
SEPT.

28
14

12. 46
7. 59
6. 64
4. 79
12. 48
13. 90
8. 52
10. 01

CHART 9. LONG TEEM GOVBRMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERHANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FBANCB
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM

14
21
29
28

U.S. COBPOBATE
AAA BONDS
EURO"*DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 10.

STOCK INDICES

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




13.44
10.29

JULY
NOV.

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26

173.50
191.05
234.38
157.24
124.96
164.66

180.12

218.04

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
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H.10 (512)

5,

1984

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR T H E KEEK

v

ENDING

OCTOBER

5,

1984

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:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
OMIT

•AUSTRALIA
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
AUSTRIA
FRANC
BELGIUM
CRUZEIRO
BRAZIL
DOLLAR
CANADA
YUAN
CHINA,P.R.
KRONE
DENMARK
MARKKA
FINLAND
FRANC
FRANCE
D. MARK
GERMANY
DRACHMA
GREECE
DOLLAR
HONG KONG
RUPEE
INDIA
POUND
4&RELAND
SHEKEL
^BRABL
LIRA
ITALY
YEN
JAPAN
RINGGIT
MALAYSIA
PESO
MEXICO
GUILDER
NETHERLANDS
DOLLAR
•NEI Z E A L A N D
KRONE
NORWAY
PESO
PHILIPPINES
BSC U DO
PORTUGAL
DOLLAR
SINGAPORE
RAND
*SOUTH AFRICA
HON
SOOTH KOREA
PESETA
. SPAIN
RUPEE
SRI LANKA
KRONA
SHEDEN
FRANC
, SWITZERLAND
DOLLAR
TAINAN
BAHT
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM P O U N D
BOLIVAR
VENEZUELA
MEMO:
IUNITED S T A T E S

DOLLAR

OCT.




C U R R E N C Y DMI S EES DCLLAB)
CCT.
OCT.

83.20
21.480
62.050
2329.00
1.3172
2.6055
11.0550
6.3650
9.3850
3.0615
126.500
7.8130
11.9500
101.30
NA
1897.00
246.40
2.3710
200.5000
3.4435
48.700
8.8300
NA
161.250
2.1675
59.50
817.30
171.250
25.813
8.6450
2.5230
39.210
23.020
123.75
NA

83.20
21.390
61.740
2329.00
1.3146
2.6055
11.0190
6.3300
9.3350
3.0420
125.250
7.8200
11.9200
101.65
NA
1887.00
246.00
2.3770
199.7500
3.4305
48.750
8.8130
NA
162.500
2.1650
59.50
818.30
171.370
25.783
8.6215
2.5095
39.180
23.020
124.00
NA

147.05

146.45

1978 F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B U L L E T I N .
•VALUE IS U.S. C E N T S

1

83.37

21.200
61.200

2368.00
1.3119
2.5820
10.9225
6.2825
9.2600
3.0160
125.300
7.8165
11.8700
102.65
NA
1870.00
245.75
2.3780

200.0000
3.4000
48.950
8.7525
NA
162.500
2. 1655

60.20

818.30
169.650
25.753
8.5850
2.4950
39.160
23.020
124.95
NA
145.49

OCT.
83.23
21.340
61.450
2368.00
1.3143
2.6079
10.9800
6.3240
9.2950
3.0275
125.60C

7.8160

11.9000
101.95
NA

1882.00

246.20
2.4025
200.5000
3.4160
48.800
8.7850
NA
162.500
2.1700
59.43
817.30
170.750
25.783

8.6100

CC1.
83.30
21.410
61.780
2368.00
1.3187
2.6079
11.0370
6.3305
9.3625
3.0500
124.800
7.8180
11.9200
101.45
NA
1889.00
246.95
2.4400
200.6500
3.4380
48.790
8.8190
NA
161.500
2.1675
59.20
818.30
170.750
25.783
8.6460

2.5210

2.5080
39.140
23.020
124.70
NA

39.120
23.020
123.75
NA

146.01

146.83