Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : August 7, 1978

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending August 5, 1978

H. 15

Instruments
Federal funds (effective tare). . . .
Commercial paper (prime,
io |ju da vs).........
Commercial paper (prime, • to 6 mos.)
Finance paper placed directly (I to 0 mos.) . . .
Bankers’ acceptances (prime, 90 davs) . .
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority) .
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Rank of New York).
Yields on U.S. Government se-ut 1» ies:
3/
Auction Average (Issue date):
3-raonth 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
..................
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's) .
A a a ..................
B a a .....................
State and local government Aaa (Moody’s). . .
±J
As ot week, ending August 6, 19 7 ’
2/
7“day average Cor statement week ended on
3/ Bills quoted on hank discount has Jr .
4/ Yields on actlvolv ti id- I issue'; »d|u.*;t <-><1
*
duly 21 was revised t' ' I; n • • liaoge in



, t o»i s t i cal

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July

Aug.

31

1

8.00
7.77
7.83
7.63
7.88
9.00
7.25

7.97
7.82
7.90
7.59
7.90
9.00
7.25

Aug.
2
7.90
7.80
7.85
7.62
7.93
9.00
7.25

release

For Immediate Release
August 7, 1^7H
Aug.
3
7.85
7.80
7.86
7.62
7.88
9.00
7.25

Aug.
4
7.81
7.78
7.84
7.62
7.87
9.00
7.25

6.895
7.362

Thi s

Last
Week
7.88 2/
7.86
7.9?

Year
Ago 1/
5.80 2

7.67

7.97
9.00
7.25

5.50
5. 70
6.75
5.25

6.895
7.362

6. n )s
7.425

5.424
5.6QI

Week
7.89 2/
7.79
7.86
7.62
7.89
9.00
7.25

5.54
5.61

6.76
7.31
7. 74

6.88
7.31
7.71

6.76
7.22
7.63

6.80
7.19
7.59

6.78
7.18
7.58

6.80
7.24
7.65

6.83
7.38
7.78

5.35
5.69
5.83

8.33
8.47
8.47
8.46
8.46
8.56
8.59
8.56

8.29
8.45
8.46
8.44
8.45
8.54
8.57
8.55

8.20
8.40
8.36
8.35
8.39
8.44
8.46
8.44

8.16
8.26
8.27
8.30
8.36
8.39
8.41
8.42

8.16
8.26
8.24
8.26
8.36
8.38
8.41
8.41

8.23
8.37
8.36
8.36
8.40
8.46
8.49
8.48

8.39
8.51
8.55
8.53
8.55
8.63
8.67
8.63

6.24
6.52
6.74
7.03
7.27
7.43
7.66
7.71

9.22
8.82
9.62

9.20
8.79
9.59

9.16
8.74
9.58

9.12
8.72
9.53
5.65

9.11
8.73
9.51

9.16
8.76
9.57
5.65

9.23
8.88
9.61
5.74 '

8.35
8.00
8.85
5.25

preceding Wednesday,
to constant maturities,
weekly average.

Source:

U.S. Treasury Department.