Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : December 10, 1979

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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
SELECTED INTEREST RATES
(Yields In percent per annum)
Calendar veek ending December 8, 1979

H.15(519)

Dec.
3

Instruments
Federal funds (effective rate)
Commercial paper 3/^/
1-month
3-month
. . . . . .
6-month
Finance paper placed directly ZjlJ
1-month . . .
3-month
6-month
Bankers1 acceptances (prime, 90 days) 3j
CDs (secondary market)
1-month
3-month
6-month
Prime loan (large business prime rate-majority) .
Discount rate (Federal Reserve Bank of New York).
U.S. government securities
Treasury bills 3/
Auction average (Issue date)
3-month
6-month
•.
1-year
Secondary market
3-month . . . . . .
6-month
1-year
. .
Treasury constant maturities 4/
1-year
. . . . .
2-year
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year
20-year
30-year

Dec.

For Immediate Release
December 10, 1979
This
Week

Dec.
5

Dec.
6

Dec.
7

14.48

13.18

13.34

13.71

13.771/

12.46 2/

12.46
12.64
12.49

12.76
12.87
12.75

12.94
13.01
12.61

13.04
12.86
12.65

13.03
12.88
12.59

12.85
12.85
12.62

12.28
12.65
12.40

9.99
10.25
10.32

12.30
11.60
11.25
12.80

12.33
11.65
11.35
12.78

12.90
11.75
11.60
12.78

12.95
11.75
11.60
12.85

13.00
11.65
11.60
12.95

12.70
11.68
11.48
12.83

12.14
11.80
11.43
12.62

10.00
9.96
9.94
10.38

12.93
13.18
13.35
15.50
12.00

12.92
13.20
13.22
15.50
12.00

12.83
13.00
13.02
15.50
12.00

12.96
13.02
13.02
15.50
12.00

13.07
13.07
13.00
15.25
12.00

12.94
13.09
13.12
15.54 2/
12.00 2/

12.61
12.96
13.09
15.75 2/
12.00 2/

10.12
10.58
11.12
11.50 2/
9.50 2/

11.927
11.767

11.018
11.022

8.984
9.220

11.927
11.767

Last
Week

Year
1/
Ago -

4
13.78

9.87 2/

11.83
11.70
11.02

11.68
11.67
10.90

11.64
11.58
10.88

11.65
11,53
10.69

11.93
11.75
10.83

11.75
11.65
10,86

11.26
11.25
10.74

8.93
9.24
9.32

12.08
11.42
10.80
10.48
10.50
10.44
10.17
10.11

11.92
11.30
10.68
10.40
10.40
10.32
10.08
10.04

11.85
11.21
10.55
10.31
10.32
10.27
10.05
10.01

11.82
11.08
10.42
10.20
10.20
10.13
9.98
9.93

11.98
11.21
10.58
10,29
10.32
10.30
10.08
10.04

11.93
11.24
10.01
10.34
10.35
10.29
10.07
10.03

11.76
11.27
10.61
10.42
10.40
10.34
10.09
10.07

10.14
9.50
9.12
8.89
8.86
8.86
8.79
8.80

5/.

10.50

10.40

10.28

10.17

10.28

10.33

10.42

9.02

Corporate bonds (Moody's), all industries
Aaa
Baa
State and local government Aaa

11.24
10.60
11.93

11.23
10.59
11.89

11.22
10.57
11.87

11.23
10.58
11.97
6.50

11.22
10.55
11.99

11.23
10.58
11.93
6.50

11.30
10.63
12.00
6.60

9.40
9.06
9.85
5.70

Coupon issues due in 3 to 5 years

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2/
3/
4/
5/

week ending December 4, 1978.
7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
Quoted on bank-discount basis.
Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.

Source:

U.S. Treasury.

<6/ R a t e s o n the c o m m e r c i a l p a p e r placed f o r firms w h o s e bond rating is A a or the equivalent.
7/

90-119 days, and 120-179 days.
Year ago data show maturities for 30-59 days, 90-119 days, and 150-179 days.




Year ago data show maturities for 30-59 days,