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•»*?r« TH) INTERFST RATFS AND BOND PRICES
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•alendar week ending August 2D, 1978

H. 15

Inst rumen!s
Federal funds (effective rate) ............
Commercial paper (prime, 90 m 119 days)
Commercial paper (prlmn, 4 t«« h mr*s,).
Finance paper placed directly () in n mos.).
Bankers' acceptances (prime, JO davs). .
Prime loan (large business prime rate-maJority).
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank ot 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 b i l l .......... ..................
1-year bill
.............................
Treasury constant maturities: 4/
1- y e a r ................. ............
2- year
..............................
3- year
.........................
3-year
...........................
7-year
.............................
10-year
.............................
20-year
...............................
30-year
.....................

Aug.
21
8.24
7.88
7.96
7.67
8.09
9.00
7.75

Aug.
8.24
7.87
7.94
7.67
8.10
9.00
7.75

Aug.
21
8.38
7.87
7.94
7. A 7
8.05
9.00
7.75

Aug.
24
8.20
7.87
7.93
7.67
8.08
9.00
7.75

For Tmined into Release

August 78, I97H
Aug.
25
8.20
7.89
7.96
7.68
8.05
9.00
7.75

7.267
7.471

This
Week
8.14 2/
7.88
7.95
7.67
8.07
9.00
7.75

Last
Year
Week
— Ago
-Q -.l/ ,
7.87 77 5.99 2/
7.78
5.88
7.86
5.95
7.65
5.88
7.93
5.95
9.00
7.00
7.25
5.25

7.267
7.471

6.887
7.259

5.553
5.891

7.875
7,26
7.48
7.85

7.28
7.49
7.83

7.22
7.42
7.75

7.24
7.45
7.78

7.24
7.44
7.76

7.25
7.46
7.79

7.12
7.40
7.78

5.53
5.87
6.02

8.47
8.47
8.39
8.39
8.40
8.41
8.45
8.48

8.44
8.47
8.38
8.38
8.40
8.41
8.45
8.48

8.35
8.42
8.33
8.31
8.32
8.32
8.38
8.42

8.38
8.41
8.33
8.33
8.35
8.35
8.41
8.44

8.35
8.41
8.34
8.32
8.33
8.34
8.41
8.43

8.40
8.44
8.35
8.35
8.36
8.37
8.42
8.45

8.38
8.41
8.37
8.37
8.43
8.48+
8.52**
8.54

6.42
6.64
6.78
7.00
7. 18
7. 34
7.58
7.63

9.05
8.65
9.46

9.07
8.69
9.46
5.60

9.08
8. 70
9.4 7
5.50

Average yields on corporate bond: <*• dv*
9. OR
9.08
9.06
9.06
A a a .............................
8.73
8.71
8.68
8.68
B a a .............................
9. • '
9.47
9.45
9.46
State and local govern: *....,
m .«.,)•
5.60
—
1/
As of week ending August
’, j •’
2/
7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
3/ Bills quoted on bank dir >unt basts.
Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities
Source;
U.S.
August 17 revised to H.4H.
*++ August 17 revised to 8.50.




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7.96
8.81
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