Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : March 13, 1978

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SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
^Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending March 11, 1978

H.15
Instruments

Federal funds (effective rate)............. . .
Commercial paper (prime, 90 to 110 days).......
Commercial paper (prim*-, A to A m o s . ) .........
Finance paper placed direct, ly < l to A m>s.) , . .
Bankers' a*-uppt am e-i 'prime, 1,1' li v d .........
Prim** loan (lurg*- l*u-.1ness pr 1m** t itc malorlty) .
Discount rat** (Fuller.,! 8e-i»*i v<- Haul* ot 0«*w Yuri).
Yields on U.S. <:•r».•••*oment mtiii It Irm
|/
Auction Average (Issue date):
3-raonth bill ..........................
6-raonth hill ..........................
1 -year bill
........................ .
Market Yields:
3-mon 1 1, hill .............
.........
6-mon th hill
......................
1 -year 1,i1 1
..........................
Treasury constant maturities: 6 /
1 -year
............................
2 -year
............................
3-year
............................
............................
5-year
7-year
..................... .
10 -year
............................
20-year
. , ........................
30-year
............................
Coupon issues due in: 5/
3 to 5 y e a r s ...................... .
10 years or more (long-term) 6/ . . . . .
Price of long-term Treasury bonds 5/6/ .......
Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody's) . . .
A a a ......................................
Baa . . . ................................
State and local government Aaa (Moody's).......

Mar.

Mar.
7
6.72
6.75
6.79
6.73
6.80

6
6.81
6.75
6.80
6.73
6 .HO
R.no
6 .r>n

Mar.

8
6.72
6.75
6.79
6.73
6 .HO

For Immediate Releaae
March 13, 1978

Mar.
9
6.76
6.75
6.79
6.73
6.81

Mar.
6.77
6.75
6.79
6.73
6.78

Thii
Week
6.76 2/
6.75
6.79
6.7 3
6.80

10

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

\

release

La st.
Year
Week
Ago 1/
6.80 2 / 6.63
6.75 6.75 "
6.80
6.85
6.7 3
6.75
6 .'80
6.86
8.00
(..75
5.7 5
6.50

6.369
6.676

6.629
6.709

6.652
6.965

6.29

6.66

6.39
6.70

6.81

6.86

6.63
6.92
5. ?2

7.29
7.56
7.69
7.85
7.96
8.03

7.36
7.59
7.71
7.87
7.95
8.06

8.18

8.21

8. 21

8.21

8.23

8.25

E
5/
E
5/
E
5/
8.80

8.81

8.66

8.68

9.23

9.22
5.10

8.80
8.69
9.21
5.15

6.369
6.676
6.859
6.37
6.67
6.83

6.32
6.65
6.81

6.29
6.63
6.80

6.25
6.63
6.81

6.28
6.62
6 .8?

7.58
7.71
7.87
7.96
8.05

7.28
7.56
7. 70
7.85
7.96
8.03

7.27
7.56
7.69
7.85
7.95
8.03

7.28
7.56
7,68
7.85
7.95

7.30
7.56
7.65
7.82
7.92

8.21

8.23

8.23

8.02
8.20
8 .2 ?

8.00

8,21
F 0
F 0
F 0
8.82
8.50
9.23

0 T
0 T
0 T
8.81
8.69
9.22

8.25
S E
S E
S E
8.81
8.50
9.22

F
E
F.

N O T
N O T
N O T
8.80
8.67
9.22
5.10

5.52

6. 12
6.50
6.96
7.23
7.69
7.76
7,82

8.52

8.12
9.15
5.23

quoted on bank discount basis. 6/ Yields on actively traded isgues adjusted to constant maturities. Source: U.S.
Treasury Department. 5/ The 9-12 month, 3-5 year, and long-term series are no longer being published in the weekly
release. As announced early last year, these series are being phased out of all Board pub 11 cat Iona, Inasmuch
as the Treasury constant maturity yield series are more, than adequate replacements. 6/ Corrected values for long­
term yields Feb. 15 28: Daily, 7 . 64, 7.66, 7.66, 7 66, 7.67, 7.66, 7.64, 7.63, 7.63.” Week of Feb. 18, 7.6J; u
%$i
Mo. of Feb., 1 .60. F? Ices given ffo these dates arc In error also.