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September 13, 1967.

H. 13
No. 316
(fAPITAL M A R K E T D E V E L O P M E N T S A B R O A D
I.
II.

I.

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad
Latest Figures Plotted in H.13 Chart Series, 1967

Ten Charts on Financial Markets Abroad

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1 - New York, London, Montreal: Yields for
U.S. Dollar Investors on 3-month Funds
2 - London: Yields for U.S. Dollar Investors
on 3-month Funds
3 - Interest Arbitrage: Frankfurt/London,
Zurich/London
4 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/Canada
5 - Interest Arbitrage: New York/London
6 - Short-term Interest Rates
7 - Long-term Bond Yields
8 - Spot Exchange R a t e s — M a j o r Currencies
Against U.S. Dollar
9 - 3-month Forward Exchange Rates
10 - Industrial Stock Indices

Europe and British Commonwealth Section.




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NEW Y O R K , L O N D O N , M O N T R E A L :
YIELDS FOR U.S. DOLLAR INVESTORS O N 3 - M O N T H FUNDS
DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: NEW Y O R K - L O N D O N

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT

U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

E U R O D O L L A R OVER
U . S . C E R T I F I C A T E OF D E P O S I T

F I N A N C E C O . PAPER RATES ( c o v e r e d ) : Q U O T E D IN NEW YORK

U . K . HIRE PURCHASE

:

CANADIAN FINANCE
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YIELDS

FOR U . S .

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3-MONTH

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E U R O - D O L L A R D E P O S I T RATES

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DAY

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HIRE PURCHASE

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DEPOSIT

DIFFERENTIAL

FAVOR HIRE P U R C H A S E
FAVOR E U R O D O L L A R

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT

LOCAL

AUTHORITY

FAVOR L O C A L A U T H O R I T Y

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FRANKFURT INTERBANK

LOAN

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ZURICH/LONDON
E U R O D O L L A R RATE ( C O V E R E D )

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DOLLAR

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SWISS

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September 13, 1967
H. 13
No. 316

II.

Upper Panel

Latest Figures Plotted la H. 13 Chart Series, 1967
(all figures per cent per annum)

Chart 1
(Wednesday,

Sept. 6

Euro-$ deposit

5.00

Treasury bills:

U.S. certif. of deposit (Aug. 30) 4.85
(Sept. 6) 4.80
Lower Panel
(Friday,
Sept. 8
4.75
~57ZmT
4.63

Finance co. paper:

U.S.
Canada
Hire-purchase paper, U.K.

Chart 5
(Friday,
Sent. 8 )

)

Spread favor U.K.

+ .87

Forward pound

- .81

Net incentive (U.K. +)

+ .06

Chart 6
(Friday,
Sept. 8 )

Chart 2
(Friday,
Sept. 8)

Treasury bills:

Euro-$ deposits:
Call
30-day

90-day
4.25
4. 62r ( Sept. lfl-80-day

4.75 (Sept. 8)
Hire-purchase paper
(Sept. 1)
Local-authority deposit
(Sept. 1)
Chart 3
(Period:
Upper Panel

Interbank loan rate (German)

3,50

Euro-$ deposit

4.94

5. 53

Zurich 3-month deposit
Aug. 15
(Date:
Japan composite rate
(Date:
June 30

Sept. 7

Euro-$ deposit (average)

__

Zurich 3-month deposit

Chart 4
(Friday,
Sept. 8
Treasury bills:

Canada
U.S.
Spread favor Canada

3.25*
35.190

)
4.26
4.27

- .01

Net incentive (Canada +)

-1.04




3.25

)

7.29

4.87

Sept. 6

6.83

-1.03

3. 75
3.75
3.25

)

Chart 7
U.S. Gov't. (Wed. ,

Forward Canadian $

* July 23
31
Aug.
7

]

(London)

Aug. 15

Price of gold
(Friday,
Sept. 1

Canadian finance paper

5,14

4.2$

5.69

__ 3.50

(Date:

4,27

U.S.
U.K.
Canada

4.94
5.50

Interbank loan (mid-point)

Lower Panel

5.14
4.27

U.K.
U.S.

5.75

Sept. 8
Swiss Confed. (Fri.,

)

6.71

Sept. 1 )

4.55

Sept. 6 )

6.04

Netherlands Gov't, perpetual 3%
(Friday,
Sept. 1
)

5.63

Euro-$ bonds (Fri.,

6.42**

Sept. 8

)

For descriptions and sources of data, see
special supplement to H.13, Number 239,
March 16, 1966.
**Revised:
June
2

6.37

July

7

6.58

9
16
23
30

6.46
6.43
6.54
6.56

14
21
28
Aug.
4

6.50
6.44
6.46
6.40