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Weekly Series of Charts

September 9, 1985
Prepared by the
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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 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 AND
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
:ALE
973=100

RATIO
MARCH 197 3 = 1 0 0

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

—

180

-

160

JAPANESE YEN

—

140
-

120
100

"

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80
240

CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

200

-

160
140

120
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160

GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER

-

140

120

100
80
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70

100
U.K. POUND

FRENCH FRANC

80
70

60
50
40

60
BELGIAN FRANC




ITALIAN LIRA

50

40
35
30
25
1983

1985

1983

1985

CHART 2

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

6

24
CANADIAN DOLLAR

-

ITALIAN LIRA

-

-

+

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-

-

-

0

16

FRENCH FRANC

12
JAPANESE YEN

ill
1983

1985

1983

1985

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. [

.LARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE

600

600

560

560

520

520

480

480

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

440

440

400

400

360

360

320

320

280

280

240




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1982

1983

1984

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CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

24

20

-

16

-

-

FRANCE
-

U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

-

8

-

-

4

-

-

0

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24

-

20

SWITZERLAND

CANADA

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-

-

-

12

-

8

-

4
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NETHERLANDS

1983

1985

1983

1985

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CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER AN

16

18

14

16

12

I
\

U . S . CD'S

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

14

10

8

12

10

—

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

6

8

16

12

14

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

— \

-

10

12

8

10

6

8

I

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I

11

17

15

4

FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

— 1 A/M

-

9

7

13

11

-

5

9

3

8

10

JAPANESE GENSAKIRATE

A

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

-

8

7
6

6
4

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1985

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1985

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CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PER ANNUM




PERCENT PER ANNUM

24

20

3-MONTH
OVERNIGHT

24

20

7-DAY

6-MONTH

24

20

1-MONTH

1983

1-YEAR

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

12

10

18

—

-

16

M
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14

3-MONTH

FEDERAL FUNDS

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

DASHED LINE

12

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-

10
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E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

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1985

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CHART 8

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

PERCENT PER ANNUM

22

22

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS
DASHED LINE

'r

INTERBANK STERLING
COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

2

2

4

2

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

+

0

2
22

22

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

v-

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
0

2
1983

1985

1 PERCENT 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




1983

1985

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER At

19

19

UNITED STATES

CANADA

15

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11

15

11

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UNITED KINGDOM

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SWITZERLAND

-

-

5

11

-

-

7

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13

MONTHLY

GERMANY

JAPAN
9

9

5

5

22

22
U. S. CORPORATE

-

MONTHLY

18

18

FRANCE
Aaa BONDS

14

-

-

\

14

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

10

10

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1983

1985

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
W E E K L Y SERIES

RATIO SCALE
1969=100

RATIO SCALE
1969=100
260
220

UNITED STATES

—

UNITED KINGDOM
180

140

100

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260

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140

-

100

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FRANCE

-

Y

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80

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140

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SWITZERLAND

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280

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200

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160

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LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 1 .

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVEBAGES,

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
SWEDISH 8 2 0 N A
INDICES,

HARCH 1 9 7 3

BASE RATES =

[GATED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)

CHART 2 .

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

35.42
Q.41876
31.48
138.31
7 3 . 16
11.59
43.07
1.75044
0.05289
11.95

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

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

99.64
109.64
90.38
55.94
72.92
52. 25
138. 56
68. 98
30.05

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

136.67
135.46
147.89
1 1 8 . 18
69.97
9 3 . 90
64.61
182. 27
88.68
3 6 . 16
67.57

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

-1.03
-3.34
3.46
-2.56
3.43
2.27
1. 7 5
-4.78

100

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

0 . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA
SWEDISH KfiONA

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

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

100

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

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S , PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
I T A L I A N LIRA




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

L A S T VALUE PLOTT
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 3 .

GOLD P R I C E

U.S.
CHART 4 .

I S LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

DOLLARS PER F I N E OUNCE

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T RATES:

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

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

7. 88
7.92
11.97
9.00
4.88
6.33
9.75
5.75
1.70

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

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

7.82
4.65
6.31
9 . 15
11.60
4.66
9.69
5.70
7.82

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

4
4
4
4
4
4

7.92
7.95
7.99
8. 06
8.21
8.59

LONDON

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

CHART 7 .

331.82

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
SWISS INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN I N T E R E S T RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES P I U S SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 .

4

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5 .

SEPT.

SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-COLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT. .

4
4
4

7.92
7.88
0.04

3—MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT R A T I
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

4
4
4

8.06
7.82
Q. 2 4




SERIES
CHART 8 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

I N T E R E S T ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK STERLING (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

4
4
4

8 . 06
8 . 16
- 0 . 10

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE P A P E R , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

4
4
4

7.71
8 . 10
-0.39

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK DM ( F R A N K F U R T ) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

4
4
4

8.06
8 . 15
-0.09

SEPT.
SEPT.
SEPT.

4
4
4

8.06
8 . 13
-0.07

AUG. 3 0
AUG. 3 0
JAN.
AUG. 16
AUG.
9
AUG.
9
JUNE
AUG. 3 0

10,17
6,31
6.29
4.78
10.92
11.61
7.39
9.93

JULY

10.97

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
S W I S S I N T E R B A N K , COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

CHART 9 ,

LONG TEEM COVERSENT BOND Y I E L D S

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

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.
AUG.

28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28

193.93
217.94
277.40
214.91
159.98
2 2 9 . 16
223.18
270.33

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
MS
H.10 (512)

SEPTEMBER

w/
6,

1985

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER

6,

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:

COUNTRY
•AOSTBALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA,P.B.
DENMABK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMAN!
GREECE
BONG KONG
INDIA
•IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NETHERLANDS
•NEB ZEALAND
NORNAY
PHILIPPINES
PORTUGAL
SINGAPORE
•SOOTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
S R I LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
THAILAND
•UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA
MEMO:
•UNITED STATES

MONETARY
UNIT
DOLLAR
SCHILLING
FRANC
CRUZEIRO
DOLLAR
YUAN
KRONE
MARKKA
FRANC
D. MARK
DRACHMA
DOLLAR
RUPEE
POUND
SHEKEL
LIRA
YEN
RINGGI1
PESO
GUILDER
DOLLAR
KRONE
PESO
ESCUDO
DOLLAR
BAND
HON
PESETA
RUPEE
KRONA
FRANC
DOLLAR
BAHT
POUND
BOLIYAB
DOLLAR

SEP.

H
0
L
I
D
A
Y

2

-

(CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR)
SEP.
4
SEP.
3

SEP.

5

SEP.

6

68.70
20.050
57.8*0
6970.00
1.3704
2.9372
10.3450
6.0400
8.7200
2.8540
135.900
7.8140
12.0600
109.10
NA
1907.00
239.50
2.4865
342.0000
3.2120
53.800
8.3815
NA
171.000
2.2675
41.00
891.10
167.400
27.363
8.4350
2.3520
40.480
27.090
136.90
*A

68.45
20.027
57.540
7125.00
1.3688
2.9490
10.3400
6.0300
8.7055
2.8510
136.200
7.8165
12.0800
109.20
NA
1904.00
239.60
2.4860
342.0000
3.2040
53.600
8.3450
NA
170.500
2.2655
39.50
892.90
167.150
27.413
8.4250
2.3460
40.450
26.150
137.28
NA

68.98
20.106
57. 830
7170.00
1.3689
2.9490
10.3630
6.0440
8.7350
2.8620
136.350
7.8145
12.1000
108.75
NA
1915.50
239.95
2.4850
344.5000
3. 2210
53.920
8.3680
NA
171.000
2.2685
39.65
892.90
167.750
27.413
8.4340
2.3565
40.440
27.150
136.50
NA

68.43
20.590
59.170
7215.00
1.3702
2.9608
10.6000
6.1800
8.9425
2.9315
139.800
7.8150
12.2200
106.05
NA
1947.00
243.60
2.5075
359.0000
3.2920
53.500
8.5225
NA
174.000
2.2975
38.50
893.70
171.400
27.413
8.5960
2.4180
NA
27.250
132.50
NA

139.91

139.68

140.19

143.05

•INDEX OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U . S . DOLLAS AGAINST CDHRENCIES OF OTHBB G - 1 1
COUNTRIES. MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0 . WEIGHTS ABB 1 9 7 2 - 7 6 GLOBAL TRADE OF BACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES.
S E R I E S REVISED AS OF A0G0ST 1 9 7 8 . FOR DESCRIPTION AID BACK DATA, SEE "INDEX OF THE
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALOB OF THE U . S . DOLLAR: R E V I S I O N " ON PAGE 7 0 0 OF THE AOGDST
1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
•VALUE I S O . S .




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