Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : August 6, 1979

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F E D E R A L RESERVE statistical release
SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in percent per annum)
Calendar week ending August 4, 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)r
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
, 8 ,, ,
2-year
> , . . . . . . . ,
3-year
5-year
7-year
.
10-year
20-year
30-year
.
Coupon issues due in: !>/
3 to 5 years

July
30
10.96
9.98
9.98
9.60
10.13
11.75
10.00

July
31
10.81
9.99
9.96
9.62
10.12
11.75
10.00

August
1

10.75
9.99
9.98
9.62
10.10
11.75
10.00

For Immediate Release
August 6, 1979

August
2
10.70
9..98
9..98
9..64
10.10
11.75
10.00

August
3
10.69
10.00
9.99
9.60
10.12
11.75
10.00

9.154
9.301

This
Week ,
10
9.99
9.98
9.62
10.11
11.75
10.00

Last
Week
•2/
10
9.99
9.98
9.51
10.17
11.75
10.00

9.154
9.301

9.479
9.473

6.895
7.362

Year

9.09
9.33
8.96

9.18
9.28
8,95

9.16
9.24
8.88

9.33
9.34
8.93

9.38
9.37
8.92

9.23
9.31
8.93

9.28
9.39
9.00

6.80
7.24
7.65

9.77
9.32
9.05
9.01
9, 04
9,03
9,00
9.01

9.75
9.31
9.05
8.99
9.02
9.01
8.98
8.99

9.66
9.23
9.01
8.96
8.99
8.99
8.97
8.97

9,71
9.20
8.96
8.90
8.92
8.91
8.92
8.92

9.70
9.27
8.96
8.92
8.96
8.92
8.93
8.94

9.72
9.27
9.01
8.96
8.99
8.97
8.96
8.97

9.82
9.32
9.05
8,98
9.00
9.01
8.98
8.99

8.23
8.37
8.36
8.36
8.40
8.46
8.49
8.49

9.02

9.02

8.99

8.94

8.94

8.98

9.00

8.36

74
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's)
?9
Aaa
10.32
Baa
State and local government Aaa (Moody'a). .
1/As
of week ending August 5, 1978.
2/ 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wedn

9.74
9.25
10.33

9.75
9.24
10.36

9.74
9.21
10.35
3.60

9.74
9.20
10.36

9.74
9.24
10.34
5.60

9.70
9.23
10.30
5.60

9.16
8.76
9.57
5.65

3*/
%/
_5/

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




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