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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates Weekly Series of Charts September 9,1991 Prepared by the FINANCIAL MARKETS SECTION DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BOARD OF GOVERNORS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, DC. 20551 Table of Contents TABLES 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES H.10 RELEASE CHARTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES GOLD PRICE—LONDON CALL MONEY RATES 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES EURO DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, Its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere. $35.00 per year or $.80 each. 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CHART 1 SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 RATIO SCALE MARCH 1973=100 140 130 FOREIGN CURRENCY PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR 120 140 130 BELGIAN FRANC — — 120 110 110 100 100 90 90 80 80 • 70 280 260 — 240 220 i ' I i ' i I i i ' l i i i i ' i I i • ' I • ' i I ' ' i 70 280 260 240 JAPANESE YEN SWISS FRANC — | 220 200 200 180 180 160 160 140 140 120 100 i i 90 i l i i i l i i i I i i i i i ' I i i i I i i i I i i i CANADIAN DOLLAR U.K. POUND 120 100 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 200 • i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i _ 180 i ' I i i i I i i i i i i />V yvZ A GERMAN MARK DUTCH GUILDER 50 200 180 160 160 140 140 120 120 100 120 • i i I i i i I i ' < I i i I i 110 I I ' I ' I ' I ' ' 90 — 100 60 55 ITALIAN LIRA 100 I 50 FRENCH FRANC 45 80 40 70 35 60 30 50 i i < i i ' 1989 i I ' ' ' I i i 1991 ' _L_L ' I ' i 1989 I I I l l I 1991 25 CHART 2 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES PREMIUM (+) OR (-) AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 4 4 U.K. POUND CANADIAN DOLLAR 1 1 I I 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 GERMAN MARK JAPANESE YEN — I I I , 1 I I I , X. 1 1 l I 1 I |V| 1 SWISS FRANC I I I I I I I I I I I I I I DUTCH GUILDER — — \V 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i FRENCH FRANC ITALIAN LIRA 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1989 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1991 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 i 1 i i 1 1 1989 1 i 1 1 i V i V l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1991 12 CHART 3 PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE 520 520 500 500 12.5 Kg BARS AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE 480 480 460 460 440 440 420 420 400 400 380 380 360 360 340 340 320 1988 1989 1990 1991 320 CHART 4 CALL MONEY RATES WEEKLY SERIES DENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER AN! 16 16 12 12 FRANCE U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS 8 8 JAPAN 4 0 4 i ' ' I ' i i I i i i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 0 16 16 12 12 GERMANY 8 CANADA 8 4 0 4 i i i l i i i l i i i I i i i i i I • • i l i i i l i ' i 16 0 16 UNITED KINGDOM 12 SWITZERLAND 12 8 8 NETHERLANDS 4 0 4 i i i I » i 1989 ' l i i i l i i 1991 ' i 1989 i i l i i 1991 i 0 CHART 5 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 10 12 U.S. CD'S 10 SWISS INTERBANK RATE WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN RATE i i i I i ' I I ' i ' I i i i I I I I ' ' ' I I I ' I I I I 16 14 12 CANADIAN FINANCE CO PAPER U.K. INTERBANK STERLING ' ' ' I i ' ' I ' ' ' ' I i i i I i i 10 i I i i i 10 6 12 GERMAN INTERBANK RATE 10 FRENCH INTERBANK RATE I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i i i I i • i I » ' i I i 4 10 10 — JAPANESE CD RATE NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE ' ' I I I 1989 » I I I I I I I 1991 I i i i I i ' 1989 ' I ' < i I ' i 1991 ' CHART 6 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES LONDON AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 3-MONTH OVERNIGHT 12 12 10 10 4 14 i i ' I i ' i l i i i I ' i i i i i I i i I i i i I i i i 6-MONTH 7-DAY. 12 i 4 14 12 10 10 I 4 14 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1-YEAR 1-MONTH 12 I 4 14 12 10 10 i i i l i i 1989 i I i i i I i i 1991 • i i I i i 1989 i I i i i I i i 1991 i 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 14 14 12 12 OVERNIGHT 3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS 10 10 90-DAY CD'S FEDERAL FUNDS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE I I I l I I I I I DIFFERENTIAL I i i l i i 1989 i l I i L I I i i i I I I I I I I I I I I I L DIFFERENTIAL * "irw 1 1 1991 1 • i i I I I 1989 J L_i i—i—11 1991 CHART 8 INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY PERCENT PER ANNUM 16 CANADIAN FINANCE CO. PAPER, COVERED INTERBANK STERLING 12 COVERED LONDON 8 U.S. COMMERCIAL PAPER EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 4 0 0 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL + 0 2 2 16 12 INTERBANK DM SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED COVERED FRANKFURT 8 EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS DASHED LINE DASHED LINE 4 0 0 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIFFERENTIAL 1989 1991 1989 1991 CHART 9 LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS WEEKLY SERIES PERCENT PER ANNUM PERCENT PER ANNUM 14 14 § CANADA UNITED STATES 12 12 10 10 ' i ' I ' ' i l ' i i l i i i i i I i ' ' I i ' ' I i • i 14 6 14 FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM 12 12 10 10 6 10 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i ' i I i i ' I i i ' l i ' i 6 10 JAPAN SWITZERLAND 2 10 • i • ' I ' ' ' I » i i I i i i i ' l ' ' i I i ' ' l ' ' ' l i i i I i i i I i ' ' i i GERMANY NETHERLANDS ' i i 1989 i I i i ' l ' i 1991 i i i i l i 1989 1991 2 10 CHART 10 STOCK INDICES WEEKLY SERIES RATIO S< 1986 SCALE 00 200 175 , NETHERLANDS — UNITED STATES 150 125 100 75 50 400 350 i i i I i i i I i i i I i i i i i i I i i i i i i i l i i i l i i i l i i i 1 i i i I I I I I I I I I I I ' l i i i I i . GERMANY . JAPAN 300 250 200 150 100 • i < I i i i i i i i l i i i i i 200 175 — FRANCE — SWITZERLAND 150 125 100 75 50 ' i i l i i i l i i i l i i i I I 200 175 , UNITED KINGDOM .CANADA 150 125 100 75 50 I I I I I I 1989 I I I I I I I I 1991 I ' i i I i ' 1989 i 1991 i SERIES Chart 1. 7-Aug-91 S p o t Exchange R a t e s a n d I n d i c e s Noon b u y i n g r a t e s ( U . S . cents, weekly averages) Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Indices, 2.8110 86.997 17.029 57.913 0.07744 0.73244 51.365 66.387 170.05 2.8079 87.248 17.008 57.855 0.07720 0.73202 51.310 66.094 169.49 .77 .71 .74 .91 .45 .78 .46 .57 .78 110 . 6 5 86 .96 76 . 6 4 162 . 7 5 44 . 3 1 191 .67 147 .30 212 . 6 3 68 . 5 5 110 86 76 162 44 191 147 213 68 Weighted a v e r a g e exchange v a l u e i n d i c e s , Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swedish krona Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound U.S. d o l l a r 3 - M o n t h F o r w a r d Exchange R a t e s , Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Chart 3. U.S. 2.7890 87.497 16.891 57.359 0.07684 0.73086 50.918 65.753 168.36 2.7886 87.619 16.894 57.370 0.07690 0.73373 50.932 65.528 168.63 Mar. 104.72 80.49 69.71 167.10 38.78 194.13 142.26 65.67 205.48 62.00 92.81 .89 .33 .13 .39 .14 .12 .22 .81 .20 108 87 74 158 43 190 143 209 67 .04 .15 .86 .66 .34 .77 .70 .30 .09 109 .90 87 .21 76 .11 161 .36 44 .10 191 .36 146 .17 211,.54 68 .10 109 87 76 161 44 192 146 210 68 103 82 69 164 38 196 140 64 204 61 94 .68 .32 .00 .94 .37 .40 .70 .97 .51 .37 .67 104 . 4 3 81 .45 69 .49 166 .24 38 .67 194 .80 141 . 7 3 65 . 4 1 204 .56 6 1 .68 93 .42 104 .34 81 . 5 1 69 .45 166 . 1 3 38 .68 195 .50 141 .66 65 .39 203 .69 61 .74 93 .34 -2 -3 -3 -5 -1 -3 -2 -5 .93 .96 .66 .93 .55 .72 .33 .07 1973-100 104. 80. 69. 167. 38. 194. 142. 65. 204. 61. 92. 70 83 70 10 69 22 25 59 76 84 92 Premium o r D i s c o u n t -2.73 -3.76 -3.48 -5.69 -1.49 -3.52 -2.05 -4.97 -2. -3. -3. -5. -1. -3. -2. -5. 95 93 69 91 65 72 23 13 -2 -3 -3 -5 -1 -3 -2 -5 .83 .78 .48 .79 .55 .61 .38 .00 -2 -3 -3 -5 -1 -3 -2 -4 .80 .64 .54 .79 .46 .62 .40 .82 Gold P r i c e i n London, A f t e r n o o n F i x i n g d o l l a r s p e r f i n e ounce Chart 4. 2.7417 87.445 16.612 56.402 0.07550 0.72859 50.056 65.057 165.88 M a r c h 1973 b a s e r a t e s = 100 Belgian franc Canadian d o l l a r French f r a n c German mark Italian lira Japanese yen Netherlands g u i l d e r Swiss f r a n c U . K . pound Chart 2. 14-Aug-91 21-Aug-91 28-Aug-91 4-Sep-91 358.30 3 5 7 . 33 357 .48 354 .55 348 . 5 3 5.83 5.73 8.55 9.21 8.93 7.43 8.91 7.38 10.79 5 . 62 5 . 63 8 . 68 9 . 19 8 . 94 7 . 45 8 . 90 7 . 38 1 1 . 03 5 .68 5 .59 8 .63 9 .22 8 .87 7 .38 8 .99 7 .48 10 .98 5 .58 5 .58 8 .45 9 .09 8 .72 7 .41 9 .00 7 .88 10 .86 5 .65 5 .59 8 .44 9 .03 8 .92 7 .41 9 .02 7 .88 10 .84 C a l l Money R a t e s U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Overnight Euro-dollar deposits Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom SERIES Chart 5. 7-Aug-91 3-Month I n t e r e s t Rates U.S. 9 0 - d a y CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Canadian f i n a n c e paper French i n t e r b a n k r a t e German i n t e r b a n k r a t e J a p a n e s e CD r a t e Netherlands interbank rate Swiss i n t e r b a n k r a t e U.K. i n t e r b a n k s t e r l i n g Weighted average f o r e i g n i n t e r e s t r a t e (G-10 C o u n t r i e s ) Chart 6. Euro-Dollar Selected Euro-dollar Overnight Euro-dollar U.S. f e d e r a l f u n d s Differential Interest deposits Arbitrage, Euro-dollar deposit Interbank s t e r l i n g (London), Differential U.S. c o m m e r c i a l paper Canadian f i n a n c e paper, Differential covered covered Euro-dollar deposit Swiss i n t e r b a n k , covered Differential 10. 5.73 5.71 5.74 5.78 6.05 6.30 5. 5. 5. 5. 5. 6. 63 61 60 61 80 05 5. 8. 9. 9, 7. 9, 7. 10, 9. 60 66 29 15 17 25 88 67 21 5.,57 8, 74 9, 54 9. 25 7 , 27 9. 33 7 ,.80 10. 83 9. 32 5.64 8.68 9.35 9.15 7.22 9.23 7.85 10.75 9.25 .59 .61 .59 .59 .71 .91 5.58 5.60 5.60 5.63 5.75 5.98 5, 59 5. 59 5. 61 5..61 5 .74 5..93 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.73 5.83 -0.10 5 . 63 5 . 62 0 . 00 5 .59 5 .68 - 0 .09 5.58 5.58 -0.01 5. 59 5,.65 - 0 . .06 5.78 5.80 -0.02 5 . 61 5 . 63 - 0 . 02 5 .59 5 .57 0 .02 5.63 5.64 -0.01 5 .61 5 .60 0 .02 5.78 5.82 -0.05 5 . 61 5 . 64 - 0 . 03 5 .59 5 .62 - 0 .03 5.63 5.61 0.01 5 .61 5 .72 - 0 .11 5.85 5.98 -0.13 5 . 68 5 . 74 - 0 . 06 5 .64 5 .75 - 0 .11 5.71 5.79 -0.08 5 .73 5 .80 - 0 .07 5.78 5.68 0.10 5 . 61 5 . 52 0. 09 5 .59 5 .50 0 .09 5.63 5.59 0.03 5 .61 5 .53 0 .08 5.78 5.66 0.12 5. 61 5 . 48 0. 13 5 .59 5 .42 0 .17 5.63 5.42 0.20 5 .61 5 .43 0 .19 9.83 9.17 8.60 6.53 6.03 8.85 10.04 8.04 9.79 9.12 8.57 6.48 6.09 8.87 10.03 7.93 9.72 9.15 8.53 6.45 6.12 8.88 10.00 7.82 9.73 9.03 8.49 6.44 6.16 8.83 9.95 7.86 9 8 8 6 6 8 9 7 .64 .94 .42 .33 .18 .73 .86 .80 .59 .84 .88 .82 .54 .11 .32 .13 118 . 0 3 130 .86 101 . 8 3 135 . 3 2 107 .89 133 . 9 4 157 . 7 5 157 . 0 5 117 .04 126 .50 96 .98 130 .12 107 .35 130 .92 157.78 157 .24 .34 .24 .63 .26 .35 .83 .60 .65 116 134 102 131 108 134 160 157 .20 .57 .06 .55 .65 .31 .92 .28 L o n g Term Government B e l l w e t h e r Bond Y i e l d s 1 0 - y e a r m a t u r i t y , where a v a i l a b l e Canada France Germany Japan Switzerland Netherlands U n i t e d Kingdom United States Chart 63 76 55 30 39 29 75 91 37 3 - M o n t h Funds covered Euro-dollar deposit I n t e r b a n k DM ( F r a n k f u r t ) , Differential C h a r t 9. 5. 8. 9. 9. 7. 9. 7. 10. 9. & U . S . Money M a r k e t R a t e s 3-month E u r o - d o l l a r d e p o s i t U.S. 90-day CD's, s e c o n d a r y market Differential Chart 8. 5.80 8.76 9.49 9.24 7.39 9.21 7.75 10.93 9.34 D e p o s i t Rates Overnight 7-day 1-month 3-month 6-month 1-year Chart 7. 14-Aug-91 21-Aug-91 28-Aug-91 4-Sep-91 S t o c k I n d i c e s (Wednesday f i g u r e s ) Canada France Germany Japan Netherlands Switzerland U n i t e d Kingdom United States 117 128 100 137 108 133 156 157 117 133 102 127 107 133 158 159 I n d i c e s ( i n o r d e r , r e b a s e d t o 1986=100) a r e T o r o n t o C o m p o s i t e , CAC G e n e r a l , FAZ A k t i e n , Tokyo SE ( T o p i x ) , CBS A l l - G e n e r a l , S w i s s Bank I n d e x , F i n a n c i a l Times O r d i n a r y , NYSE C o m p o s i t e ..•opicovp/.. FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release September 9, 1991 H.10(512) FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES FOR THE MEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 6, 1991 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 MONETARY UNIT •AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM CANADA CHINA,P.R. DENMARK *EURO COMMUNITY FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HONG KONG INDIA •IRELAND ITALY JAPAN MALAYSIA NETHERLANDS *NEH ZEALAND NORWAY PORTUGAL SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND •UNITED KINGDOM DOLLAR SCHILLING FRANC DOLLAR YUAN KRONE ECU MARKKA FRANC D. MARK DRACHMA DOLLAR RUPEE POUND LIRA YEN RINGGIT GUILDER DOLLAR KRONE ESCUDO DOLLAR RAND HON PESETA RUPEE KRONA FRANC DOLLAR BAHT POUND MEMO: HKJNITED STATES DOLLAR (CURRENCY UNITS PER DOLLAR) Sep. 3 Sep. 4 Sep. 5 Sep. 2 H . > 0 L I D A Y Sep. 6 0.7781 12.240 35.790 1.1407 5.3862 6.7105 1.1806 4.2370 5.9115 1.7402 192.65 7.7625 25.830 1.5380 1298.75 136.02 2.7830 1.9599 0.5723 6.7945 149.15 1.7185 2.8670 740.20 108.33 N. A. 6.3130 1.5265 26.680 25.720 1.6910 0.7848 12.215 35.740 1.1417 5.3862 6.7040 1.1833 4.2280 5.8990 1.7365 191.85 7.7610 25.760 1.5410 1295.00 135.30 2.7830 1.9564 0.5745 6.7865 148.65 1.7185 2.8660 744.20 108.18 N.A. 6.3035 1.5238 26.603 25.700 1.6935 0.7856 12.240 35.810 1.1410 5.3862 6.7125 1.1816 4.2120 5.9075 1.7400 192.45 7.7550 25.790 1.5375 1296.50 135.87 2.7800 1.9602 0.5798 6.7945 148.74 1.7190 2.8740 743.80 108.38 N.A. 6.3135 1.5273 26.511 25.680 1.6920 0.7867 12.215 35.650 1.1395 5.3862 6.6850 1.1847 4.2155 5.8840 1.7325 191.65 7.7590 25.820 1.5430 1292.25 136.15 2.7750 1.9516 0.5814 6.7700 148.35 1.7170 2.8630 743.40 107.98 41.918 6.2900 1.5225 26.520 25.700 1.6975 93.19 92.98 93.15 92.88 •VALUE IS U.S. DOLLARS " I N D E X OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE OF U.S. DOLLAR AGAINST CURRENCIES OF OTHER G-10 COUNTRIES. MARCH 1973 = 100. HEIGHTS ARE 1972-76 GLOBAL TRADE OF EACH OF THE 10 COUNTRIES. SERIES REVISED A S OF AUGUST 1978. 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