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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
WeeklySeries of Charts

SEPTEMBER 7,1976

DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

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
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 RATESH.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
a INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES




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SPOT EXCHANGE RATES
DOLLAR PRICES OF F O R E I G N CURRENCIES A N D W E I G H T E D A V E R A G E V A L U E S (DASHED LINE)
A V E R A G E S FOR WEEK ENDING W E D N E S D A Y
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3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUMS (+LOR DISCOUNTH
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

CANADIAN DOLLAR
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SWISS FRANC

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PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
US. DOLLARS PER FNE OUNCE

210
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12.5 Kg BARS
Afternoon fixing price




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60

30
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1976

Chart 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER Al

IT PER ANNUM

15

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLARS

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3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES
PER CENT PER A»

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UNITED STATES CD's

CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER
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EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES London
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PER

16

OVERNIGHT

3-MONTH

12

8

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16

16

6-MONTH

7-DAY

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

15
3-MONTH
Euro dollar deposits
FEDERAL FUNDS!

10

OVERNIGHT I
Euro dollar deposits

90 DAY CD's

5

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

20

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15

INTERBANK DM
Covered Frankfurt

INTERBANK STERLING
Covered London
EURO-DOLLAR
DEPOSITS

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EURO-DOLLAR
DEPOSITS

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CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
SWISS DEPOSITS (SF)
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10

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U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

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DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
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Chart 9

LONG -TERM GO VERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES
K H CENT PEW ANNUM
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INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES
WEEKLY SERIES

180

UNITED STATES
100

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300

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1976

SERIES NAME
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 .

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
CHART 3 .

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 . C D ' S ( 6 0 - 8 9 DAYS)
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
JAPANESE COMPOSITE LOAN
EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT
CANADIAN FINANCE COMPANY PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS DEPOSIT




SERIES NAME
CHART 6 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES: LONDON

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

1
1
1
1
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5.29
5.23
5.22
5.53
6.05
6.50

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

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1
1
1
1
1

5.29
5.28
0.23
5.53
5.24
0.19

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

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

1
1
1

5.53
3.44
2.09

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

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

1
1
1

5.30
5.70
-0.40

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

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

1
1
1

5.53
5.65
-0.12

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

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

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




5.53
8.84
-3.31

SERIES NAME
CHART 9 .

AUG.
AUG.
JULY
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
JULY
JULY

27
20
13
20
20
30
30

7.71
8.09
8.76
5.08
9.28
10.31
8.94
13.84

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
EURO-DM BONDS
EURO-DOLLAR BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

Y?

LONG TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS

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

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE y

JULY
JULY
JULY

8.56
7.49
8.07

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDEXES

UNITED STATES
JAPAN
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
GERMANY




AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
JULY
AUG.
AUG.

27
13
20
20
30
20
20

106.11
236.02
102.42
98.72
88.52
71.61
94.12

& FEDERAL RESERVE
H.10

statistical

SEPTEMBER

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER

3,

release

7,

197 6

1976

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




(RATE U . S . CENTS)
SEP.
1

MONETARY
UNIT

AUG. 30

AUG. 3 1

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

124.4500
5.590 00
2.57650
101.7900
16.4900
25.7200
20.3800
39.6100
11.1000
177.5000
0.11860
0.34630
39.7800
8.0000
37.9200
99.4800
18.1600
3.2100
114.7500
1.4695
11.5300
22.7300
40.3600
177.5000

124.3700
5.59000
2.57300
101.8800
16.5000
25.7100
20.2600
39.5600
11.1000
177.7500
0.11880
0.34560
39.7800
8.0000
37.8700
99.6900
18.1600
3.2100
114.7500
1.4708
11.5300
22.6800
40.3500
177.7500

124.3700
5.59000
2.58000
102.4000
16.5200
25.7000
20.2900
39.6400
11.1000
177.5000
0.11890
0.34610
39.7900
5.8800
37.9500
99.7600
18.1700
3.2100
114.7500
1.4695
11.5300
22.7600
40.4600
177.5000

SEP.

2

124.4800
5.59000
2.57550
102.1300
16.5300
25.6900
20.2900
39.6400
11.1000
177.3000
0.11890
0.34640
39.8500
4.8500
37.9500
99.6300
18.1700
3.2100
114.7500
1.4706
11.5300
22.7300
40.3200
17T.3000

SEP.

3

124.7000
5.59000
2.57400
102.0000
16.5200
25.6800
20.2800
39.6300
11.1000
177.2500
0.11880
0.34750
39.8100
4.8500
37.9300
100.0000
18.1700
3.2100
114.7500
1.4695
11.5300
22.7000
40.2700
177.2500