Full text of H.15 Selected Interest Rates : March 26, 1979

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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statistical release

H.15 (519)

SELECTED INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
(Yields in per cent per annum)
Calendar week ending March 24, 1979

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.) . . .
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: 4/
1-year
2-year
3-year
5-year . . . . . .
7-year
10-year
20-year
30-year
Coupon issues due in: 5/
3 to 5 years . • .

March
19
10.11
9.96
10.03
9.81
10.00
11.75
9.50

March
20
9.93
9.93
9.98
9.71
10.00
11.75
9.50

March
21
9.91
9.89
9.93
9.67
9.97
11.75
9.50

March
22
10.01
9.,86
9.,91
9.,66
9. 95
11.75
9.50

For Immediate Release
March 26, 1979
March
23
10.01
9.85
9.89
9.66
9.93
11.75
9.50

9.498
9.483

This
Week
10.09 2/
9. 90
9. 95
9. 70
9.97
11.75
9.50

Last
Week
10.21
9.98
10.03
9.85
10.00
11.75
9.50

9.498
9.483

9.475
9.457

2/

Year
Ago 1/
6.77 2/
6.75*"
6.80
6.74
6.76
8.00
6.50

6.207
6.547

9.50
9.50
9.40

9.52
9.47
9.38

9.56
9.47
9.38

9.56
9.47
9.36

9.55
9.44
9.33

9.54
9.47
9.37

9.51
9.51
9.43

6.21
6.57
6.77

10.27
9.81
9.38
9.21
9.16
9.12
9.07
9.03

10.24
9.79
9.,39
9.,21
9.15
9.13
9.09
9.04

10.24
9.79
9.39
9.21
9.15
9.13
9.08
9.03

10.21
9.77
9.37
9.20
9.15
9.12
9.07
9.03

10.16
9.77
9.36
9.20
9.15
9.12
9.08
9.02

10.22
9.79
9.38
9.21
9.15
9,,12
9..08
9.03

10.31
9.82
9.39
9.20
9.12
9.07
9.03

,25
.54
.65
,81
.90
.98
8.17
8.19

9.24

9.24

9.25

9.25

9.24

9.24

9.24

7.71

Average yields on corporate bonds (Moody*s)
9.78
9.77
Aaa
.
9.38
9.38
Baa
10.27
10.27
State and local government Aaa (Moody f s). .
1/ As of week ending March 25, 1978.
II 7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.

9.78
9.39
10.28

9.78
9.38
10.29
5.80

9.78
9.37
10.28

9.78
9.38
10.28
5.80

9.76
9.38
10.24
5.80

8.78
8.45
9.21
5.10

Source:

U.S. Treasury.

_3/
4/
5/

Bills quoted on bank discount basis.
Yields on actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities.
Unweighted average for all issues outstanding.




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