Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : January 22, 1979

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

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 January 20, 1979

H.15

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: 47
1-year
2-year
. . . . . . .
3-year
•.
5-year
7-year
.
10-year
20-year
30-year
Coupon issues due in: 57
3 to 5 years . . . .

Jan.
15
10.17
10.31
10.39
10.18
10.25
11.75
9.50

Jan.
16
10.10
10.30
10.37
10.18
10.35
11.75
9.50

Jan.
17
10.05
10.29
10.38
10.13
10.35
11.75
9.50

Jan.
18
10.00
10.28
10.36
10.15
10.28
11.75
9.50

For Immediate Release
January 22, 1979
Jan.
19
10.03
10.24
10.31
10.10
10.20
11.75
9.50

9.411
9.534

This
Last
Week
Week
10.05 2/ 9.97 2 /
10.28
10.34
10.36
10.40
10.15
10.19
10.29
10.41
11.75
11.75
9.50
9.50

Year
Ago 1/
6.78 2/
6.82
6.85
6.75
6.89
8.00
6.50

9.411
9.534

9.316
9.443

6.535
6.759

9.44
9.59
9.63

9.44
9.57
9.63

9.44
9.55
9.61

9.46
9.58
9.62

9.40
9.53
9.57

9.44
9.56
9.61

9.30
9.50
9.61

6.48
6.74
6.84

10.52
9.91
9.59
9.27
9.21
9.15
9.01
8.97

10.52
9.92
9.58
9.26
9.20
9.16
9.02
8.98

10.50
9.91
9.59
9.28
9.22
9.18
9.03
8.99

10.51
9.92
9.59
9.27
9.22
9.18
9.04
8.99

10.44
9.91
9.58
9.24
9.19
9.15
9.03
8.97

10.50
9.91
9.59
9.26
9.21
9.16
9.03
8.98

10.51
9.92
9.60
9.30
9.22
9.15
9.01
8.98

7.34
7.55
7.66
7.81
7.89
7.98
8.16
8.19

9.44

9.43

9.44

9.44

9.42

9.43

9.46

7.75

9.67
9.66
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's).
9.67
9.67
9.67
9.67
9.28
9.28
9.28
9.28
9.29
Aaa
9.27
10.15
10.16
10.14
10.14
10.17
10.15
Baa
6.00
6.00
State and local government Aaa (Moody1s) . .
1/ As of week ending January 21, 1978.
27 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
3/ Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
kj Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities, Source: U.S. Treasury.
57 Unweighted average of all issues outstanding.

9.65
9.26
10.17
6.00

8.76
8.44
9.20
5.20