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Selected Interest 8v
Exchange Rates
XAfeekly Series of Charts

SEPTEMBER 15,1975

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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




"Table of Contents

Cf'ARTS

TABLES

1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDEXES

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATESH.10 RELEASE

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 INDEXES




Chart 1 ;

SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
A V E R A G E S FOR WEEK E N D I N G W E D N E S D A Y
GALE
D PARITY*100

120

CANADIAN DOLLAR
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

100

80

JAPANESE YEN

140

140

120

110
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100

100
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SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

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160

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140

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100

120

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160

100
DUTCH GUILDER

BELGIAN FRANC
140

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ITALIAN LIRA
U.K. POUND

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Chart 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+), OR DISCOUNT ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
•NT PER ANNUM

6

CANADIAN DOLLAR

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6

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PER CENT PER ANNUM

18

6

SWISS FRANC
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12
12

GERMAN MARK

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6

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6

6

FRENCH FRANC

0

6

12




JAPANESE YEN
2 per cent on scale equals
1 per cent on all others

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Chart 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
u a . D O O M S PC* F D E OUNCE

12.5 Kg BARS
Afternoon fixing price




1973

1975

Chart 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
NT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER M

OVERNIGHT

15
JAPAN f

10

5

-

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

I

1

1 1

1

1 1

0
20

U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY
15

FRANCE

15

10

10

5

5

0

0
16

15

NETHERLANDS

10

10

CANADA
5

5
-

0

1

1 1 1 I I

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1

to

20

EURO-SWISS FRANC
15

10

15

10

GERMANY

5

5
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EURO-DM

5




5
5

, Chart 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER
12

UNITED STATES CD's

8

4

18

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

U.K. INTERBANK
STERLING

12

8

Inlnlii
14

EURO-DOLLAR

SWISS DEPOSIT RATE
10

<y JAPAN
Monthly

1973




1975

1973

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Chart 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES London
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

16

OVERNIGHT.

3-MONTH

12

8

4

1

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16

16

7-DAY

6-MONTH

12

8

16

16

1-MONTH

1-YEAR

12

vV

8

4

 1973


1975

1973

1975

Chart 7

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

FEDERAL FUNDS

3-MONTH
Euro-dollar deposits

10

OVERNIGHT
Euro-dollar deposits

60-89 DAY CD'S

5

0
DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements

DIFFERENTIAL
Adjusted for reserve requirements

I I I I
1873


Favors Borrowing in U.S. if Positive


1975

1973

1975

Chart 8

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

PER ANNUM

PER-CENT PER

| 80

20

15

INTERBANK DM,
Covered Frankfurt

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

15

INTERBANK STERLING
Covered London
,
10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

5

0

5

0

DIFFERENTIAL

y "

i

DIFFERENTIAL

5

5

10

10

15

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

10

10

5

15

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

5

SWISS DEPOSITS
COVERED
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DIFFERENTIAL
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DIFFERENTIAL

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Chart 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
W E E K L Y SjER|ES

9

UNITED STATES
CANADA

7

5

12
SWITZERLAND

GERMANY
10

/ JAPAN
Industrial

8

6
18

14

UNITED KINGDOM
12

.FRANCE
10

8
NETHERLANDS
6

4
12

U.S. CORPORATE
Monthly

U,S. CORPORATE
Monthly

Euro Dm bonds

10

Aaa bonds

Eurodollar bonds

8

6
1973




1975

1973

1975

Chart 10

INDUSTRIAL VrOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

180

UNITED STATES
100

60
45
320

JAPAN

UNITED KINGDOM

240

140

100

160
60

35
180

180

CANADA
SWITZERLAND
100

180

180

FRANCE
General index

GERMANY

100

100

60

60

45

 1973


1973

SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 1 , SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
U . S . DOLLAR, WEIGHTED AVERAGE
JAPANESE YEN
GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA

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

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

85.18
120.78
141.69
136.83
87.90
105.15
125.96
162.93
129.59
93.19

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

10
10
10
10
10
10
10

-1.51
-3.33
3.76
—0.06
4.86
3.69
-1.92

SEPT. 1 0

151.43

2 . 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
3 . GOLD PRICE I N LONDON
U . S . DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE
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

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
AUG.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
AUG.
SEPT.

10
10
5
29
5
5
5
5
29
5

6.15
6.50
10.00
7.75
4.00
4.21
10.00
7.00
3.13
0.98

SEPT.
SEPT.
AUG.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

10
10
1
10
10
10
10

6.44
3.96
9.11
7.19
9.05
10.31
5.50

CHART 5 . 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
U . S . CD'S (60—89 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS DEPOSIT




SERIES NAME
CHART 6 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTfC
DATE
VALUE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

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

10
10
10
10
10
10

6.50
6.47
6.74
7.19
8.13
8.58

10
10
10
10
10
10

6.50
6.15
0.62
7.19
6.44
0.64

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT. 10
SEPT. 10
SEPT. 10

7.19
6.98
0.20

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

SEPT. 10
SEPT. 10
SEPT. 1 0

6.75
7.54
-0.79

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

SEPT. 10
SEPT. 10
S E P T . 10

7.19
7.72
-0.53

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS DEPOSIT ( S F ) , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT. 1 0
SEPT. 1C
SEPT. 1 0

7.19
10.36
-3.17

CHART 7 ,

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S . MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
U . S . CD'S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
DIFFERENTIAL A D J . FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
CHART 8 ,

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

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

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS




SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 9# LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

SEPT.
AUG#
AUG,
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

5
29
1
29
29
29
29
29

9.39
9.94
7.69
13.87

AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

1
1
1

8.84
8.42
8.52

SEPT.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
SEPT.
AUG.

5
29
29
29
29
5
29

89.90
201.27
102.96
103.95
78.04
61.60
85.81

8.30
8.30
9.41

6.18

U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 . INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




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SEPTEMBER 1 2 ,

1975

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 1 2 ,

1975

The Board|of Governors jof 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

SEP.

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

127.6500
5.48000
2.59150
97.3100
16.7100
26.3100
22.6800
38.7500
11.4000
211.1000
0.14910
0.33560
39.6700
8.0000
37.8500
106.2000
18.1000
3.7600
139.7000
1.7085
13.5000
22.8600
37.2700
211.1000

AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CANADA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
INDIA
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM




8

SEP.

9

(RATE U . S . CENTS)
SEP. 10

127.7000
5.49000
2.59200
97.4400
16.7600
26.3600
22.7000
38.7200
11.4000
210.9500
0.14920
0.33550
39.6700
8.0000
37.7600
106.2500
18.1400
3.7600
139.7000
1.7095
13.5000
22.9000
37.2700
210.9500

128.2000
5.47000
2.59000
97.3200
16.6900
26.3600
22.6500
38.6400
11.4000
211.0500
0.14900
0.33560
39.6700
8.0000
37.7400
106.2000
18.0500
3.7500
139.7000
1.7060
13.5000
22.8300
37.2100
211.0500

SEP. 1 1

S E P . 12

127.5000
5.46000
2.59000
97*2100
16.6500
26.2700
22.5900
38.5800
11.4000
211.0000
0.14880
0.33550
39.6400
8.0000
37.6900
106.2000
18.0400
3.7400
139.7000
1.7030
13.5000
22.8000
37.1400
211.0000

127.6000
5.45000
2.58200
97.4000
16.6100
26.3200
22.8500
38.5200
11.3500
210.6500
0.14860
0.33550
39.5600
8.0000
37.5500
106.1500
17.9700
3.7400
139.7500
1.7015
13.4500
22.7200
37.0600
210.6500
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