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Selected Interest
Exchange Rates
W eekly Series o f Charts

September 22,1980

DIVISION O F
IN T E R N A T IO N A L F IN A N C E

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

2. D A IL Y C ER T IF IE D SPOT
EXCHANGE R ATES-

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

H.10 RELEASE

CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-M ONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE--LONDON
4. C A LL M O NEY RATES
5. 3-M ONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO D O LLA R A ND
U.S. MO NEY M A RK ET RATES
8. INTEREST A RB ITRA G E: 3-M ONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM G O V ER N M EN T BOND Y IE L D S
10. IN D U S T R IA L STOCK INDICES




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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.

CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
R A T IO
MARCH

SCALE
1973=100




R A T IO

SCALE

MARCH

1973=100

120
100

80

60

160
140

120
H 100
100

80

-

1978

1980

60

CHART 2

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

6
+
0
+
0
24

6
6

6

+
0

+
0

6

6

12

12
18

12
12
6
6
+
0
0
6

12

+
0

6

6

+
0

12




6
1978

1980

1978

1980

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
U .S . c

LLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U .S . D O L L A R S P E R F IN E O U N C E

800

800

750

750

700

700

650

650

600

600

550

550

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

500

500

450

450

400

400

350

350

300

300

250

250

200

200

150

150

100

100
1077




1078

1979

1980

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

20

20

16

ie

12

12

8

8

4

4

16

12

16

8

12

6

4

0
12

4

8

0
12

4

8

+
0

4

4

0




1978

1980

1978

1980

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER C EN T PER ANNUM




P E R C E N T P ER A N N U M

1978

1980

1978

198a

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

Lo n d o n

AVERAGES FOR WEEK END IMG WEDNESDAY
ENT PER A N N U M

P E R C E N T P E R AN

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

20

20

16

16
7-D AY

12

12

8

8

4

4

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4




4

1978

1980

1978

1980

CHART 7

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

PER C EN T PER ANNUM

2

o+

1

1
2
3

4

1978
1 PERCENT

ON




D IF F E R E N T IA L

SCALE

=

1900
2

PERCENT

ON

RATE

SCALE

1978

1980

CHART 8

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

t

per

P E R C E N T P E R AN

annum

20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

0
4

0
2

2

+
0

+
0

2

2
20

20

16

16

12

12

8

8

4

4

2

2

4

DIFFERENTIAL

+
0

DFFERENTIAL

+
0

I L l.

2
1978

1980

PERCENT ON DIFFERENTIAL SCALE = 2 PERCENT ON RATE SCALE




I l I
1978

2
1980

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

14

15

12

13

10

1
1

8

9

8
10

7

8

5

8

3

4

1

7

18

17

14

15

12

13

10

1
1

8

9

8

7

14

13

12

1
1

10

9

8

7

8

5




1978

1980

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
R A T IO
1969='

140

120
100

80

400
360
320

280

240

200
140

120
100

80

160

140

120
100

80




1978

1980

1978

1980

SERIES

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

CHART 1. SEOT EXCHANGE RATES AND INDICES
WEEKLY AVERAGES, NOON BUYING RATES

(U.S. CENTS)

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

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

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

56.14
0.47005
51.63
240.00
85.84
24.16
61.31
3.50018
0.11801

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

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

157.93
123.07
148.23
97.07
85.55
108.85
197.24
137.92
67.04

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

85.17
148.52
109.53
133.10
84.18
73.77
95.48
176.63
122.82
56.75
93.83

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

1.07
-3.62
3.29
-0.17
6.34
1.11
-0.04
-11.44

MARCH 1973 BASE RATES = 100

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

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE INDICES, MAR 1973 = 100
(G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
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.

C H A R T 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES, PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
CANADIAN DOLLAR
U.K. POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
ITALIAN LIRA



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

SERIES

CHA R T

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

3. GOLD PRICE IN LONDON,

AFTERNOON FIXING

O.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

SEPT.

17

673.40

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.
SE°T.
SEPT.
SEPT.
AUG.
SEPT.

17
17
12
12
12
12
12
12
22
12

10.64
10.73
16.38
9.90
9.40
8.74
11.38
11.25
10.15
2.40

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

17
17
17
17
17
17
17

11.25
9.02
11.45
10.74
15.70
5.57
11.47

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

17
17
17
17
17
17

10.73
10.65
11.06
11.86
12.29
12.31

CHART 4. CALL MONEY RATES
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.K. 2-DAY LOCAL AUTHORITY DEPOSITS
CANADA
GERMANY
EURC-DM
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
EURO-SWISS FRANC
CHART 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
O.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE BANK LOANS 6 DISCOUNTS
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN INTEREST RATE
(3-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
C H A R T 6. E U R O — D O L L A R D E P O S I T RATES:

LONDON

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

CHART 7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U.S^ MONEY MARKET RATES
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL ADJ. FOR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

17
17
17

10.73
10.64
0.09

3-MCNTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATE
O.S. 90-DAY CD'S, SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

17
17
17

11.86
11.25
0.61




SERIES NAME

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

CHART 8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE, 3-MCNTH FUNDS
EURC-DCLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

17
17
17

11.86
11.94
-0.07

D.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

17
17
17

10.86
11.84
-0.98

EURC-DCLLAR DEPOSIT
INTERBANK DM (FRANKFURT), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

17
17
17

11.86
12.38
-0.52

EURC-DCLLAR DEPOSIT
SWISS INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

17
17
17

11.86
12.01
-0.14

SEPT.
SEPT.
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
JUNE
AUG.
SEPT.

12
5

11.26
8.00
8.88
4.87
12.48
13.34
9.40
10.94

CHART 9. LCNG TERH GOVERMENT BOND YIELDS
UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
UNITED KINGDOM
U.

. CORPORATE
AAA BONDS
EURC-DM BONDS
EURC-DCLLAR BONDS

CHART

29
12
13
22
12

AUG.
DEC.
JULY

11.64
6.63
9.99

0. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




SEPT. 12
SEPT. 12
DEC. 29
AUG. 15
SEPT. 12
SEPT. 12
SEPT.
5

133.08
318.48
113.81
150.20
119.53
77.90
96.26