Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : August 27, 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 August 25, 1979

H.15(519)

Instruments
Federal funds (effective rate)
,
Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 days). . . .
Commercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.)
,
Finance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) . . ,
Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days)
,
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority) ,
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York),
Yields on U.S. Government securities: _3/
Auction Average (Issue date):
3-month bill
6-month bill
,
1-year bill
,
Market Yields:
3-month bill
6-month bill
,
1-year bill
,
Treasury constant maturities: 4/
1-year
,
2-year
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year
20-year
30-year
Coupon issues due in: 5_/
3 to 5 years
....

August
20
11.12
10.52
10.47
9.80
10.73
12.00
10.50

August
21
10.99
10.57
10.51
9.89
10.73
12.00
10.50

Augus t
22
10.91
10.62
10.58
9.91
10.79
12.00
10.50

For Immediate Release
August 27, 1979

August
23
11.01
10.62
10.57
9.97
10.84
12.00
10.50

August
24
11.19
10.70
10.69
9.99
11.00
12.00
10.50

9.599
9.504

This
Week
•2/
11.0410.61
10.56
9.91
10.82
12.00
10.50

Last
Week
-2../
10.8010.37
10.32
9.79
10.60
12.00
10.50

9.599
9.504

9.495
9.481

7.267
7.471

Year
1/
Ago
-218.147.88
7.95
7.67
8.07
9.00
7.75

9.189
9.50
9.43
9.20

9.54
9.52
9.24

9.56
9.53
9.27

9.53
9.53
9.27

9.64
9.63
9.40

9.55
9.53
9.28

9.52
9.47
9.15

7.25
7.46
7.79

10.05
9.45
9.12
9.05
9.03
9.02
8.94
8.96

10.11
9.51
9.18
9.09
9.07
9.04
8.95
8.99

10.14
9.55
9.20
9.11
9.08
9.04
8.97
8.99

10.13
9.63
9.21
9.11
9.09
9.05
8.98
9.00

10.27
9.72
9.31
9.19
9.17
9.14
9.02
9.05

10.14
9.57
9.20
11
09
9.06
8.97
9.00

9.95
9.38
9.06
9.01
9.00
9.00
8.95
8.96

8.40
8.44
8,35
8.35
8.36
8.37
8.42
8.45

9.05

9.09

9.12

9.13

9.22

9.12

9.02

8.33

9.73
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's)
9.74
9.19
Aaa
9.23
10.35
Baa
10.34
State and local government Aaa (Moody f s). .
1/ As of week ending August 2 6 , 1978.
2/ 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
^3/ Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
4/ Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
_5/ Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.

9.74
9.24
10.34

9.74
9.24
10.35
5.75

9.75
9.25
10.35

9.74
9.23
10.35
5.75

9.72
9.20
10.34
5.70

9.07
8.69
9.46
5.60




Source;

U.S. Treasury.