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--iiE Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
XAfeekly Series of Charts

September 16, 1985

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL M A R K E T S
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
F E D E R A L RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D C. 20551

Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

Weekly $ 1 5 . 0 0 per year or $ . 4 0 each in the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
m o r e of t h e same issue t o o n e address, $ 1 3 . 5 0 per
year or $ . 3 5 each. Elsewhere, $ 2 0 . 0 0 per year or $.50
each. Address requests to Publications Services, Division of Administrative Services, and m a k e p a y m e n t
remittance payable t o the order of t h e Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES HI.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 A N D
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SC
MARCH 1 9 7 3 =

-E
'3=100

JAPANESE YEN

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

100

80

—|

—

120
CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

100

80

-

/

X^A.

-

70

60
I

50

160

I

I

I

I

I I I I I I I II I I

I

I l l l l l l l l l l

GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER

140

120
100
80
" l

70

I

I

I

I

I

—

100

FRENCH FRANC

U.K. POUND

80
70

-

\

-

^

60
50
i

40

i

i

I

I

I

I l l l l l l l l l l

120




BELGIAN FRANC

1983

ITALIAN LIRA

1985

1983

1985

CHART 2

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

CENT PER ANNUM

24

CANADIAN DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

—

—

-

I

I

I

I

I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I

I I I II II I I I I

I II II I I I II I
12

-

A

U. K. POUND

-

—

DUTCH GUILDER
—

\
I

I

r

6

~~
I

I

I

I

0

12
GERMAN MARK

f \ Vv
-A

-

\i

/

SWISS FRANC

—

a A

v

"

\
-

I

i




I

|

^
1

1

1

FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

1983

1985

1983

1985

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

560

520

480

-

-

560

-

520

-

480

-

440

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

440

—

400

400

360

—

320

-

280

-

-

320

280

240

I I I I I

240




360

1982

1983

1984

1985

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNL
3

ERCI

PER ANNUM

24

20
FRANCE

16

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

8
JAPAN

4

0
24

20
16

SWITZERLAND

-

CANADA

L

-

12




-

-

i

i

i

-

-

GERMANY

n. „

. -« <

™

NETHERLANDS

I
1983

1985

I

I

I

I
1983

I
1985

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANI

R PER ANNUM

16

18

14

16

U.S.

12

|
\

CD S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

14

12

10

8

J

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

I

I

I

I

I

V

-

I

8
12

16
U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

14

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

•A

10

-

8

12

10

8

10

6

-

l

l

l

M

l l

I

I'

I

I

4
11

17

FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

15

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

1 a/M

-

9

7

13

11

-

1

9

1

1

1

1

1

5

3

10

8
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE

A

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

-

8

7

6

6
-

5

n i h i l

J _ L




1983

1985

1983

4

2
1985

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERCENT PER ANH

T PER ANNUM

24

20

3-MONTH

16

OVERNIGHT

12

8

4
24

-

-

20

16

6-MONTH

7-DAY

-

V

-

12

8

I

4

I

I

I

I

I

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24

20

16

1-YEAR

1-MONTH

12

8

4




1983

1985

1983

1985

CHART 7

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

20

20

18

-

-

16

14

t

71

J

3-MONTH

FEDERAL FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

1

12

10

-

-

Irl

j

-

\\
90-DAY CD S

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

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

I I I I I I I I I I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

—

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

-

-

|

i

i

i

V

V M N V ^ j p J

1

1

1

l-/

V^/VAVaV1A/^

11111111111

1983
1 P E R C E N T ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 PERCENT ON RATE S C A L E




1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

11111111111
1985

1983

1985

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: F L U S H , INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER A M

IT PER ANNUM

22

22

18

18

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

14

14

DASHED LINE

10

10
INTERBANK STERLING

6

COVERED LONDON

6

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

2

2

4

2

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

+

2

0

4

II

2
22

22

18

18

14

14

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

10

10

EURp-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

1

2

1

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

1

II

III III I I

2
2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

rVnJl

2

1
1983

1985

1 P E R C E N T ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 P E R C E N T ON RATE S C A L E




— —

1

11111111111

1
1983

0

2
1985

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

19

19

UNITED STATES

15

#

RR

-

11

L

CANADA

-Vl/ |

-

-

\

15

11

e

-

i

7

i

I

i

I

I

i

i

i

I

I

I

15
UNITED KINGDOM

e

-

11

SWITZERLAND

-

-

-

-

i

7

#

13

i

i

I

I

I

I I

I

II

I

I

II

I IM l , . I , . I N

I

I

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1
13

MONTHLY

-

JAPAN

GERMANY

-

-

9

e
I

5

•<

22

t

18

•

I

I

I

I

U. S. CORPORATE

I I

I I

I

II

I

II

I

II

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

MONTHLY

—

-

FRANCE
Aaa BONDS

-

—

14

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

10

•#
6

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1983

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1985

1983

1985

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM

260
220

260
-

y

-

180

—

NETHERLANDS
140

100

-

A

FRANCE
-

-

/ V

—

180

—

140

-

100

V

hf

—

-

Y

220

A

,/V

nf\J

-

j J W

-

80

80
M

l

I

I

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MIiiIMII,

M i n i , , 1 , 7

I

I

I

I

ILLLLLLLLLL

SWITZERLAND

-

140

-

100

I

I

220
180

140

100

GERMANY

-

7

^ V

I

80
320

—

280

-

240

—

-

K J \ J

A-

I

I

7

I

I

I

Y,

—

J

-

H\
V

-

-

160

120

CANAD#I

-

j
JAPAN

200

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i i l i i l n l i i

160

-

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1983

I

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1985

I

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1983

I

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1985

120

L A S t VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 1 .

SPOT EXCHANGE KATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING BATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KR08A
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE BATES =

8SIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( t i - 1 0 COUNTRIES FLOS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 2 .

3 1 . 16
0.41211
3 0 . 40
1 3 2 . 32
72.95

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

11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

9 6 . 10
107.90
87.27
53.52
72.70
50.48
133.36
66.69
29.16

11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

142.89
133. 43
149.15
116.74
68.49
96.00
6 3 . 83
179.53
8 7 . 74
35.91
67.43

11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

- 0 . 92
-3.23
3.62
- 1 . 97
3.64
2.39
1.91
-4.45

11.20

41.45
1.69238
0. 05133
11.65

BAR 1 9 7 3 =

100
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR
O . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

100

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN L I S A

U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

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

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

LAST VALUE H O T T E D
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 3 .

GOLD PRICE IN LONDON, AF1EBNOON FIXING

U.S.
CHART 4 .

DOLLARS PEE FINE OUNCE

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

11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11

7.80
7 . 80
11.60
8.95
4.58
6.28
9.74
5. 78
1. 63

S E P T . 11
S E P T . 11
SEPT. ,11
S E P T . 11
SEPT. 11
S E P T . 11
S E P T . 11
S E P T . 11
SEPT. 11

7.93
4.66
6.31
9 . 18
11.64
4.61
9.68
5.76
7.80

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT BATES: LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1—MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR
CHART 7 .

320,96

3-MONTH INTEBEST BATES

U . S . 9 0 - D 6 Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE P A P I B
INTERBANK STEELING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK BATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEBEST RATE
< 5 - 1 0 COONTBIES P I O S SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 .

11

CALL HONEY BATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OV££SIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U. K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5 .

SEPT.

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

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

11
11
11
11

11

7.80
7.95
8.06
8 . 19
8.39
8.78

11

HONEY MARKET BATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

11
11
11

7 . 80
7. 80
0.0

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT BATE
U . S . 90-DAY C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

IS
11
11

8 . 19
7. 93
0.26




S E R I E S NAME
CHART 8 .

L A S I VALUE PLOTTED
BATE
VALUE

X'N I Eft EST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS

EUBO-DOLL I S DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

1
1
1

8 . 19
8.31
• 0 . 13

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

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

1
I
1

7 . 83

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

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

1
1
I

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

I
1
1

CHART 9 .

8 . 19

e.32

• 0 . 13
8 . 19
8.30

-0.11

LONG TERM GGVERMENT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MQNIiLLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

8.21

•0.40

SEPT.
6
6
SEPT.
JAN.
AUG. 16
9
AUG.
AUG.
9
JUNE
6
SEPT.

10.29
6.29
6.29
4.78
10.92
11.61
7.39
9.95

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

11.05

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY

SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




AUG.

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

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

192.31
221.26
276.73
213.81
160.25
232.40
224.49
266.49

:ofoov>,-.

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.10 (51J)

SEPTEMBER

13,

1985

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SBPTBMBEB

13,

1965

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

COUNTRY
•AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.B.
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FBANC
CBUZEIBO
DOLLAB
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FBANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAB
BUPEE
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
RINGGIT
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
PESO
BSCUDO
DOLLAR
RAND
WON
PESETA
BUPEE
KRONA
FBANC
DOLLAB
BAHT
POUND
BOLIVAR

MEMO:
U N I T E D STATES

DOLLAR

SEP.

9

66.75
20.663
59.350
7265.00
1.3711
2.9697
10.6650
6.2050
8.9750
2.9435
140.000
7.3175
12.4000
105.70
NA
1955.00
243.45
2.5060
363.0000
3.3085
53.200
8.5900
NA
17b.000
2.2960
38.40
8.94
172.650
2 7.462
8.6250
2.4230
40.390
2 7. 4 8 0
130.45
NA
143.67

(CURRENCY U N I T S £EB DOLLAR]
S E P . 11
S E P . 10
67.47
2 0 . 6 73
59.370
7310.00
1.3716
2.9786
10.6550
6.1025
8.9650
2.9405
140.300
7.8170
12.3300
105.88
NA
1956.00
242.75
2.5085
369.0000
3.3030
51.850
8.5680
NA
175.560
2.2920
40.00
894.70
172.900
27.462
8.6160
2.4260
40.450
27.550
131.30
NA

67.20
20.795
59.760
7360.00
1.3726
2.9786
10.7250
6.2300
9 . 0250
2.9605
141.200
7.8165
12.3200
105.00
NA
1968.00
243.55
2.5130
366.0000
3.3255
51.720
8.6100
NA
176.500
2.2995
40.40
894.50
174.100
27.462
8.66C0
2.4400
40.450
2 7 . 550
130.85
NA

143.45

144.19

SEP.

12

6 7 . 29
20.860
59.350
7405.00
1.3734
2.9786
10.6950
6.2440
8.9775
2.9440
141.000
7.8165
12.4400
105.75
NA
1964.00
243.20
2.5200
374.0000
3.3065
52.400
8.6100
NA
176.700
2.3Ufc5
40.35
894.30
174.700
27.462
8.4,200
2.4250
40.440
27.580
131.85
NA
143.55

SEP.

13

67.80
20.398
58.580
7455.00
1.3726
2.9786
10.4850
6. 1325
8.8500
2.9000
139.500
7.8150
12.2500
107.30
NA
1949.00
242.00
2.5125
377.0000
J.2585
52.420
8.4725
NA
175.500
2.2850
40.80
894.86
171.750
27.462
8.5300
2.3930
NA
27.590
134.00
NA
1*1.94

IINDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAR AGAINST COHBENCIES OF OTHEB G - 1 1
C O O N I B I E S . MABCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ABB 197 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL XBASE OF EACH OF THE 10 CCOtlTBIES.
S E d l E S REVISED AS OF AUGUST 1 9 7 8 . FOB DESCRIPTION AND BACK DATA, SEB "INDEX OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: R E V I S I O N " ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AUGUST
1 9 7 8 FEDERAL BESBBWE B U L L E T I N .
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