Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : January 8, 1979

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SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending January 6, 1979

H.15

Jan.

Instruments

1

Federal funds (effective rate)
Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 119 days). . . .
^rruiiercial paper (prime, 4 to 6 mos.)
inance paper placed directly (3 to 6 mos.) . .
Bankers1 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: kj
1-year
.
2-year
,
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year
20-year
30-year
.. .
Coupon issues duein: 5/
3 to 5 years
1

M

Jai.
2

11.72
10.57
10.64
10.30
10.80
11.75
9.50

Jan.
3
8, 34
10, 54
10, 59
10, 26
10, 68
11. 75
9,50

For Immediate Release
January 8, 1979

Jan.
4

Jan.
5

10.03
10.44
10.51
10.23
10.63
11.75
9.50

9.94
10.38
10.46
10.15
10.48
11.75
9.50

9.388
9.550

This
Week

Last
Year
Week
Ago 1/
10.59 2/ 10.25 27 6.69 2/
6.66
10.48 '
10.55
10.55
10.61
6.69
10.24
10.22
6.58
10.65
10.73
6.71
11.75
11.68c
7.75
9.50
9.50
6.00
9.388
9.550

9.336
9.580

.423

9.41
9.54
9.70

9,31
9,48
9,62

9.31
9.38
9.55

9.34
9.38
9.56

9.34
9.45
9.61

9.25
9.46
9.65

6.20
6.45
6.57

10.58
10.00
9.63
9.33
9.24
9.18
9.00
8.99

10, 53
9,98
9,60
9.33
9,23
9,16
9,01
8, 96

10.45
9.88
9.50
9.27
9.18
9.11
8.97
8.94

10.46
9.87
9.50
9.28
9.18
9.10
8.98
8.95

10.51
9.93
9.56
9.30
9.21
9.14
8.99
8.96

10.54
9.98
9.59
9.32
9.22
9.14
8.99
8.95

03
26
40
59
72
83
8.01
8.08

9.50
9.64
9.27
10.12

9.49

9.43

9.43

9.46

Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody s)
9.64
9.64
9.64
9.64
9.25
Aaa
9.26
9,27
9.23
10.16
10, 14
10.17
10.15
Baa
•nd local government Aaa (Moody 1 s). .
6.05
6.05
XI As of week ending January 7, 1978.
II 7- ay average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
3/ Ri.ls quoted on bank discount basis.
4/
Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Treasury.
5/ Unweighted average of all issues outstanding.
"*
December 29 revised to 9.49.




9.48r*
9.62
9.27
10.08
6.05

7.52
8.64
8.30
9.10
5.15