Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : April 16, 1979

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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statistical release

SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending April 14, 1979
April
April
April
April
Instruments
9
11
12
10
10.02
9.38
10.02
10.03
Federal funds (effective rate)
10.08
10.10
10.02
9.95
Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 days). . . .
10.09
10.11
9.97
10.04
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.)
9.81
9.73
9.73
9.81
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) . .
10.08
10.05
10.06
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days)
10.02
11.75
11.75
11.75
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority)
11.75
9.50
9.50
9.50
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
9.50
Yields on U.S. Government securities: _3/
Auction Average (Issue date)
9.649
3-month bill
9.572
6-month bill
1-year bill
Market Yields:
9.72
9.62
9.75
9.69
3-month bill
9.66
9.62
9.66
9.65
6-month bill
9.38
9.38
9.36
9.37
1-year bill
Treasury constant maturities: 4/
10.22
10.24
10.25
1-year
10.23
9.81
9.85
9.81
9.85
2-year
9.42
9.49
9.45
9.49
3-year
9.23
9.30
9.27
9.30
5-year
9.18
9.25
9.22
7-year
9.25
9.14
9.20
9.17
9.20
10-year
9.08
9.12
9.09
9.13
20-year
9.04
9.08
9.07
9.09
30-year
Coupon issues due in: 5_/
9.32
9.36
9.30
9.38
3 to 5 years

For Immediate Release
April 16, 1979

H.15(519)

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Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody s)
Aaa
Baa
State and local government Aaa (Moody's). .
1/ As of week ending April 15, 1978.

9.78
9.35
10.32

9.78
9.37
10.32

9.78
9.37
10.32

9.80
9.38
10.34
5.85

April
13
9,83
M
A
R
K

Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.




Source:

Year
Ago 1/
6.74 2/
6.80
6.85
6.75
6.84
8.00
6.50

9.649
9.572

9.593
9.496

6.373
6.743

9.70
9.65
9.37

9.53
9.46
9.26

6.29
6.70
6.91

10.09
9.72
9.34

S

10.24
9.83
9.46
9.28
9.23
9.18
9.11
9.07

9.12
9.09
9.05
9.01

7.40
7.68
7.81
7.95
8.04
8.15
8.33
8.35

E

9.34

9.24

7.87

D

9.79
9.37
10.33
5.85

9.76
9.31
10.29
5.85

8.87
8.56
9.30
5.40

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2_/ 1-day average for statement w e e k ended o n preceding Wednesday.
3/
4/
5/

This
Last
Week
Week
9.93 2/ 9.95 2/
10.04
9.83
10.05
9.85
9.66
9.77
9.90
10.05
11.75
11.75
9.50
9.50

U.S. Treasury.

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