Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : August 1, 1988
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H.15 (519) For immediate release August 1, 1988 SELECTED INTEREST RATES Yields in percent per annum Instruments FEDERAL FUNDS (EFFECTIVE) 1 COMMERCIAL PAPER2 3 1-MONTH 3-MONTH 6-MONTH FINANCE PAPER PLACED DIRECTLY2 1-MONTH 3-MONTH 6-MONTH BANKERS ACCEPTANCES (TOP RATED) 2 3-MONTH 6-MONTH CDS (SECONDARY MARKET) 1-MONTH 3-MONTH 6-MONTH BANK PRIME LOAN1 4 DISCOUNT HINDOH BORROWING1 5 U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TREASURY BILLS AUCTION AVERAGE2 6 3-MONTH 6-MONTH 1-YEAR AUCTION AVERAGE(INVESTMENT)6 3-MONTH 6-MONTH SECONDARY MARKET2 3-MONTH 6-MONTH 1-YEAR TREASURY CONSTANT MATURITIES7 8 1-YEAR 2-YEAR 3-YEAR 5-YEAR 7-YEAR 10-YEAR 30-YEAR COMPOSITE OVER 10 YEARS(LONG-TERM)9 CORPORATE BONDS MOODY'S SEASONED AAA BAA 1988 1988 1988 1988 1988 JUL JUL JUL JUL JUL 25 26 27 28 7.89 7.82 7.42 7.79 7.92 8.04 7.80 7.92 8.02 7.74 7.71 7.24 1988 Last week JUL 29 This weeK 7.88 7.84 7.80 7.83 7.75 7.81 7.93 8.05 7.84 7.98 8.11 7.86 8.01 8.12 7.82 7.95 8.07 7.79 7.91 8.01 7.72 7.82 7.90 7.75 7.69 7.24 7.73 7.67 7.24 7.78 7.71 7.32 7.79 7.73 7.34 7.76 7.70 7.28 7.69 7.64 7.26 7.62 7.55 7.19 7.88 7.96 7.90 8.00 7.94 8.05 7.93 8.05 7.93 8.03 7.92 8.02 7.86 7.94 7.77 7.85 7.80 8.05 8.34 9.50 6.00 7.82 8.05 8.36 9.50 6.00 7.82 8.09 8.37 9.50 6.00 7.84 8.12 8.41 9.50 6.00 7.84 8.11 8.40 9.50 6.00 7.82 8.08 8.38 9.50 6.00 7.78 8.03 8.30 9.50 6.00 7.73 7.94 8.18 9.29 6.00 6.88 7.09 6.76 7.09 6.73 6.97 7.04 7.10 7.45 6.97 7.45 6.94 7.32 6.88 7.09 7.40 7.10 7.45 6.80 7.07 7.25 6.89 7.09 7.26 7.00 7.17 7.33 6.99 7.15 7.34 6.95 7.13 7.36 6.93 7.12 7.31 6.72 7.07 7.25 6.73 6.99 7.22 7.79 8.34 8.50 8.69 8.93 9.07 9.16 7.80 8.35 8.52 8.72 8.94 9.09 9.19 7.88 8.44 8.60 8.77 8.98 9.14 9.26 7.89 8.44 8.62 8.79 9.02 9.16 9.27 7.90 8.39 8.57 8.75 8.98 9.12 9.23 7.85 8.39 8.56 8.74 8.97 9.12 9.22 7.79 8.34 8.51 8.72 8.97 9.13 9.23 7.75 8.28 8.44 8.66 8.91 9.06 9.14 9.20 9.21 9.26 9.30 9.25 9.24 9.27 9.20 9.96 10.03 10.03 11.11 11.20 11.14 10.40 10.44 10.41 A-UTILITY 7.76 7.76 7.77 7.76 STATE & LOCAL BONDS 1 1 10.43 10.49 10.46 10.49 CONVENTIONAL MORTGAGES 12 Meekly figures are averages of 7 calendar days ending on Wednesday of the current week* monthly figures include each calendar day in the month. 2. Quoted on bank-discount basis. 3. Rates on commercial paper placed for firms whose bond rating is AA or the equivalent. 4. Rate charged by banks on short-term business loans. 5. Rate for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 6. Auction date for daily data* weekly and monthly averages on issue-date basis. 7. Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Treasury. 8. See reverse for a description of the constant maturity series. The 20-year constant maturity yield was discontinued at the end of 1986 because the Treasury no longer issues a 20-year bond. 9. Unweighted average of all issues outstanding of bonds neither due nor callable in less than 10 years, including one very low yielding "flower" bond. 10. Estimate of the yield on a recently offered, A-rated utility bond with a maturity of 30 years and call protection of 5 years* Friday quotations. 11. Bond Buyer Index, general obligation, 20 years to maturity, mixed quality* Thursday quotations. 12. Contract interest rates on commitments for fixed-rate first mortgages. Source: FHLMC. Note: Weekly and monthly figures are averages of daily rates, except for state & local bonds, which are based on Thursday figures, and conventional mortgages and A-utility bonds, both http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ of which are based on Friday figures. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 10.04 11.19 10 10.04 11.20 10.02 11.20 10.04 11.20 10.03 11.19 10.41 SELECTED INTEREST RATES YIELDS IN PERCENT PER ANNUM WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY WEEK ENDED 1988: JULY FEDERAL 3-MONTH 3-MONTH 3-MONTH 3-MONTH 1. 2. 3. FUNDS (EFFECTIVE) TREASURY BILL COMMERCIAL PAPER CD(SECONDARY MARKET) EURODOLLAR 4 WEEKS ENDED 1988: JULY 1988: JULY 1988 JUNE 27 20 27 29 7.80 6.84 7.92 8.06 8.24 7.83 6.70 7.89 8.00 8.18 7.76 6.69 7.78 7.90 8.05 7.49 6.45 7.48 7.50 7.60 FEDERAL FUNDS RATES ARE AVERAGES OF EFFECTIVE RATES FOR SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS ENDING ON WEDNESDAY. QUOTED ON BANK DISCOUNT BASIS. FOR INDICATION PURPOSES ONLY. DESCRIPTION OF THE TREASURY CONSTANT MATURITY SERIES YIELDS ON TREASURY SECURITIES AT "CONSTANT MATURITY" ARE ESTIMATED FROM THE TREASURY'S DAILY YIELD CURVE. THIS CURVE, WHICH RELATES THE YIELD ON A SECURITY TO ITS TIME TO MATURITY, IS BASED ON THE CLOSING MARKET BID YIELDS ON ACTIVELY TRADED TREASURY SECURITIES IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET. THESE MARKET YIELDS ARE CALCULATED FROM COMPOSITES OF QUOTATIONS REPORTED BY FIVE LEADING U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEALERS TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK. THE CONSTANT YIELD VALUES ARE READ FROM THE YIELD CURVE AT FIXED MATURITIES, CURRENTLY 1,2,3,5,7,10, AND 30 YEARS. THIS METHOD PERMITS ESTIMATION OF THE YIELD FOR A 10-YEAR MATURITY, FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN IF NO OUTSTANDING SECURITY HAS EXACTLY 10 YEARS REMAINING TO MATURITY.