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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts
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SEP 2 6 1977

LIBRARY

J SEPTEMBER 19.1977

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION

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 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 PARITY=100

RATIO SCALE
MAY 1970 PARITY=100

CANADIAN DOLLAR
FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

FRENCH FRANC

JAPANESE YEN

SWISS FRANC
GERMAN MARK




A / /

\y\

—

DUTCH GUILDER
/s

160

—

BELGIAN FRANC

140
y

-

—r^

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120

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too

-

100

ITALIAN LIRA

U.K. POUND

80

60

1975

1977

1975

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

AVK

-

-

6

12

18

6

I

I

I

12

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK

+

0

6

6

6

12

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

+

0

FRENCH FRANC

6

-

12

12

-

24




1975

1977

1975

1977

CHART 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

-

160

140

-

140

120

-

120

100

-

100

12.5 Kg BARS
160

AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

-




II
1975

I I I I I I
1977

80

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER ANNUM
PER CENT PER ANNUM,

16

—

U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS

VvL

16

JAPAN
-

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

12

-

1

1

1

1

1

1

—

16

-

—

/jl

U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY

12

-

V

V

8

FRANCE

AJ

—

l
4

I

I

I

I

I

I

, 11,

—

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

1

1

1

1

1

In

12
CANADA

NETHERLANDS

-

*-vrv

1

I

l




1

1

—

1

EURO-DM

GERMANY

1975

-

16

—

12

J

EURO-SWISS FRANC

1977

1975

1977

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
,

PER CENT PER ANNUM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

—

i .
EURO-DOLLAR

12 -

J

A

L

-

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER

-

U.S.

~ l

CD'S

I

I

I

I

I

14

10

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

-

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

6

-

14

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

1
10

t

J_L




I

I
1975

JAPANESE BANK
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS

I
1977

1975

1977

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONOON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM




PER CENT PER ANNUM

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

7-DAY

6-MONTH

1-MONTH

w\

-

1-YEAR

12

—

A
~l
1975

1977

I

I

I

I
1975

I
1977

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CHART

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7

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

12

)

V-v

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSITS

3-MONTH
EURO-DOLLAR

8

DEPOSITS

FEDERAL FUNDS
DASHED LINE

V"\

W
90-DAY C D ' S

rJ

DASHED LINE

4

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

DIFFERENTIAL
ADJUSTED

FOR

FOR

RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

+
0

1975
FAV/HDQ

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Q IF P O S I T I V F

1977

1975

1977

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUSM. INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER CENT PER ANNUM

[p

PER CENT PER ANNUM

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
-

V1*

/

INTERBANK STERLING

L '

12

INTERBANK DM

COVERED LONDON

COVERED FRANKFURT

—

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

DIFFERENCIAL
DIFFERENTIAL

I

I

I

I

N i l I 11 Ml i l l I

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
12

12

U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

DIFFERENTIAL

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v

DIFFERENTIAL

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1975

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1977

1975

1977.

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PER C

PER CENT PER ANI 4UM

T PER ANNUM

CANADA
9

10

UNITED STATES

8

M

5

i

l

l

6
8

11
JAPAN
INDUSTRIAL

\
V

Y / - ,

9

\

—

J

Vr-x

SWITZERLAND

6

V/-

Lyv .

GERMANY

7

I

I

I

I

I

I

4

2

I

18

13

16

11
UNITED KINGDOM

FRANCE

14

9

12

7
NETHERLANDS

U

5

10

12

11
U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

U. S.

CORPORATE
/ >

MONTHLY

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

10




9
Aaa BONDS

7

EURO-DM BONDS

1_1
1975

5
1977

1975

1977

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1 9 6 9 - DO

180

140
UNITED STATES
100
RATIO SCALE
1969=100

80

60

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I I

I

I I

i i l i i l n h ,
UNITED KINGDOM

360

280
JAPAN
200

160

120
180

140
SWITZERLAND

CANADA
100

80

60
180
-

-

140
FRANCE
GENERAL

INDEX

-

-

GERMANY

100

80

-

60




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1975

1977

I
1975

I
1977

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
CHART 2 .

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

14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14

89.59
134.90
157.29
146.97
72.63
100.72
112.61
163.17
139.49
70.71

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

14
14
14
14
14
14
14

-0.99
0.07
2.67
-3.80
3.99
1.83
1.27

SEPT. 14

147.73

SEPT. 14
SEPT. 14
9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.
SEPT.
2
9
SEPT.

6 . 05
6.32
6.00
6.75
3.90
3.69
4.8b
8.25
3.21
1.99

14
14
14
14
14
14
14

6.02
4.07
5.25
6.49
7.45
6.09
2.32

3-MCNTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
5 . GOLD PRICE I N LONDON
U.S.
CHART 4 .

DOLLAR PER FINE OUNCE

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 ( 6 0 - 8 9 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 PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

SERIES NAME
CHART 6 .

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

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

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

14
14
14
14
14
14

6.32
6.24
6.3?
6.4
6.68
6.60

14
14
14
14
14
14

6.32
6.05
0.53
6.49
6.02
0.36

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

S E P T . 14
SEPT. 14
S E P T . 14

6.49
6.16
0.33

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

S E P T . 14
SEPT. 14
SEPT. 14

6.01
6.46
-0.45

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

SEPT. 14
SEPT. 14
SEPT. 14

6.49
6.74
-0.25

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT. 14
SEPT. 14
SEPT. 14

6.49
6.32
0.17

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.

INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MONTH FUNDS




SERIES NAME
CHART 9 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM

9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.
AUG.
SEPT.
2
9
SEPT.
AUG. 26
SEPT.
9
SEPT.

7.31
5.70
6.82
4.06
8.53
10.80
6.67
10.56

U . S . CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

JULY
JULY
JULY

7.94
6.69
7.48

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




9
SEPT.
SEPT.
2
AUG. 12
AUG. 26
9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.
9
SEPT.

100.06
257.14
92.06
84.98
126.28
78.00
97.94

FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

SEPTEMBER

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER

16,

release
19,

1977

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
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




MONETARY
UNIT

SEP.

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

110.2500
6.04000
2.78700
93.0600
16.1700
23.9350
20.2600
42.9500
11.4500
174.3200
0.11310
0.37500
40.6000
4.3700
40.5250
96.6000
18.3000
2.4575
115.0000
1.1832
13.7000
20.5500
41.8600
174.3200

12

SEP.

(RATE U . S . CENTS)
SEP. 14
13

110.2500
6.04500
2.78600
93.2450
16.1700
23.9225
20.2500
42.9550
11.4500
174.3400
0.11307
0.37475
40.6100
4.3725
40.5750
96.8000
18.2300
2.4625
115.0000
1.1833
11.6100
20.5550
41.8600
174.3400

110.2500
6.03500
2.76300
93.1900
16.1600
23.9100
20.2350
42.9000
11.4500
174.4050
0.11302
0.37435
40.5900
4.3750
40.5250
96.8000
18.1700
2.4600
115.0000
1 . 1826
11.6500
20.5450
41.8300
174.4050

SEP.

15

110.3000
6.04500
2.78630
93.1950
16.1700
23.9700
20.2650
42.9700
11.4500
174.3700
0.11305
0.37445
40.5900
4.3775
40.5700
96.8000
18.2400
2.4600
115.0000
1.1823
11.5500
20.5800
41.9100
174.3700

SEP.

16

110.3200
6.05000
2.76600
93.1000
16.1700
23.9000
20.2625
42.9650
11.4500
174.2700
0.11310
0.37440
40.6500
4.3762
40.5550
96.8500
18.2200
2.4700
115.0000
1.1823
11.6000
20.5900
41.9550
174.2700