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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

SEPTEMBER 12, 1977

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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 RATES-H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES
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 INDEXES




CHART

1

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (DASHED LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MAY 1970 PARITYDOO

RATIO SCALE
MAY 1970 PARITY=100

CANADIAN DOLLAR
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK

160

DUTCH GUILDER

BELGIAN FRANC

—

140

I
120

100

/

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100

100




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U.K. POUND

z / V X

100
\

v

\\

^ —

—

ITALIAN LIRA

—

vCi
\'

80

i \

x

-

—

60

—

I
1975

1977

I I

I

I I
1975

mIMIMIM
1977

CHART 2

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

ENT PER ANNUM

6

+

CANADIAN DOLLAR

0

6
PER CENT PER ANNUM

+

0

DUTCH GUILDER

U. K. POUND

r^J.

-

-

6

12

i

18

6

I

I

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i

I

! I I I I I I II I i

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

4-

0

6
6

JAPANESE YEN
PER CENT ON SCALE EQUALS
1 PER CENT ON ALL OTHER

+

0

FRENCH FRANC

6

12




1975

1977

1975

1977

CL-*&T

3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

200

200

180

-

-

180

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

160

140

160

-

120

140

-

120

100

100




-

80
1975

1977

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

16

16
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

LTVX

JAPAN
-

-

12

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

I l l II h i l l i

-

-

16

U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY




12
\

FRANCE

aJ

h M „ l „

NETHERLANDS

CANADA

EURO-DM

EURO-SWISS FRANC

GERMANY

1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART

5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

12
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER
-J

\
UNITED STATES C D ' s

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U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

EURO-DOLLAR
SWISS INTERBANK RATE

JAPAN

1975

1977

1975

1977

#
CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

12

-

OVERNIGHT

J I

3-MONTH

-

8

4

"ill

I I I

12
7-DAY

6-MONTH

8

4

12

—

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

4

12

8

4




1975

1977

1975

1977

#

•

•

•

•

•
CHART

•

•

•

7

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM
PER CENT PER ANNUM

12

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSITS

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR

8

DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS
DASHED LINE

90-DAY CD'S

rJ

DASHED LINE

4

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

FOR

FOR

RESERVE

REQUIREMENTS

RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

+
0

1975
FAVORS

BORROWING IN U . S . IF POSITIVE




1977

1975

1977

CHART 8

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

i V!

PER CENT PER ANNUM

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

-

\1\

/

INTERBANK STERLING

INTERBANK DM

COVERED LONDON

COVERED FRANKFURT

—

12

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
i

DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL
DIFFERENTIAL

111 n 1111111 n h i
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER,

liliilnlii

COVERED
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

12

12

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL




DIFFERENTIAL

11
1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

CANADA

UNITED STATES

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INDUSTRIAL

\

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SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

NETHERLANDS

U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

/ \
EURO-DOLLAR

BONDS

10

Aaa BONDS

EURO-DM BONDS

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1975

I
1977

1975

1977

9

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

UNITED STATES

RATIO SCALE
1969-100

UNITED KINGDOM
360

[

280

-

-

JAPAN
~

V

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^

j
j

200

160

—

-

-

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180
100
140

-

—

CANADA
100

80

—

80

-

60

\

—

V

-

I

60

X

SWITZERLAND

I

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-

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180
—

140

-

100

-

80

140
FRANCE
GENERAL

100

INDEX

GERMANY

-




60
1975

1977

1975

1977

SfcRIhS NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATEa
U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED AVERAGE
JAPANESE YEN
G E R M A N MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
U.K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

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

7
7

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

7
7
7
7
7
7
7

-1.25
-1.11
2.50
-4.06
4.02
2.18
1.16

SEPT.

7

146.92

SEPT. 7
SEPT. 7
SEPT. 2
A U G . 26
SEPT. 2
SEPT. 2
SEPT. 2
A U G . 26
A U G . 12
SEPT. 2

5.96
o.24
6.50
7.06
3.90
3.90
5.63
6.25
2.04
1.92

89.48
134.51
157.62
147.66
72.56
100.65
113.14

182.66
139.65
70.82

CHART 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
CHART 3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON
U . S . DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE
CHART 4. CALL MONEY RATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . K . 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURO-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . CD'S (60-89 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS & DISCOUNTS
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN




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

LAST VALUE PLCTIE
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
LHAKL o .

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LUNDUN

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MCNTH
I-YEAR

CHART 7 .

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

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

6.10
6.18
6.2*
6.5.
6.64

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . C D ' S (60—89 DAYS)
D I F F E R E N T I A L A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
CHART O .

6.24

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT,
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

6.24
5.96
0.54

6.26

5.64
0.31

INTEREST ARBITRAGE * 3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR UEP0S1T
INTERBANK STERLING ( L O N D O N ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

7
7
7

6.2t
5.4b
0.61

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, CLVEREU
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

7
7
7

5.88
6.25
-0.37

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

AEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

7
7
7

6.26
6.53
-0.27

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS I N T E R B A N K . COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

7
7
7

6.26
6.cG
0 . Go




SERIES

NAME

LAST VALUE PLLTTED
DATE
VALUE

< CHART V . LONG T E R M GOVERNMENT bLND YiELuS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCZ
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

U.S.

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

CHART

10.

<:6
26
26
19
12
26

7.34
5.69
6.82
4.08
8.6B
10.72

6 . 64
11.42

CORPORATE

AAA OONDS
EURO—GTO B C N L S
EURO-ULLLAR BUNDS

•

26

INDUSTRIAL

UNITED STATLS
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
U N I T cD K I N G D O M
SWITZERLAND
GEKMANY




STUCK

JULY
JULY
JULY

7.9**
6.69
7.4c

INDEXES
AUG .
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

C6

99.oj

19

254.00

9c.24
19

63.84

26
26

115.41
75.64
97.36

19

F E D E R A L

H.10

R E S E R V E

s t a t i s t i c a l

SEPTEMBER

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER

rele a se

12, 1977

9, 1977

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 rate in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies:

COUNTRY

MONETARY
UNIT

AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW Z E A L A N D
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SRI L A N K A
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
U N I T E D KINGDOM

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
DOLLAR
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D . MARK
RUPEE
POUND
LIRA
YEN
DOLLAR
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
ESCUDO
RAND
PESATA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
POUND




SEP.

5

SEP.

(RATE U . S . C E N T S )
SEP.

110.2000

6.04500

H
0

D

2.80000
93.0100
16.2000
2 3.9400
20.3450
43.0700
11.4500
174.1100
0.11330
0.37370
40.6100
4.3600
40.7250
96.7500
18.3300
2.4500
115.0000
1.1831
13.7000
20.5500
41.7600
174.1100

110.3000
6.05500
2.80500
93.0750
16.2400
23.9800
20.3825
43.1500
11.4500
174.3000
0.11330
0.37480
40.6000
4.3650
40.8100
96.7500
16.3600
2.4600
115.0000
1.1832
13.7000
20.5900
41.9700
174.3000

SEP.

8

SEP.

110.3000

110.2200

2.79800
93.2150
16.2300
24.0000
20.3250
43.0600
11.4500
174.2900
0.11325
0.37470
40.6350
4.3700
40.7250
96.8500
16.3650
2.4500
115.0000
1.1836
13.7000
20.5700
41.9900
174.2900

6.03750
2.79300
93.1350
16.2100
23.9500
20.3000
43.0150
11.4500
174.2400
0.11320
0.37475
40.5600
4.3475
40.6450
96.8000
18.3450
2.4575
115.0000
1.1832
13.7000
20.5600
41.8950
174.2400

6.06000